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But whereas slum clearance was enforced by local governments, which used and in some cases abused eminent domain to reinvent neighborhoods, the Tysons retrofit almost entirely depends on 150 or so private landowners. (Aside from a fire station, a school and a few public watersheds, Tysons has almost no public...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A (Radical) Way to Fix Suburban Sprawl | 6/11/2009 | See Source »

Such discrepancies are hard to explain. The Harvard researchers' data, gathered from the Osiris database, was reviewed by both NEJM and TIME and found to be accurate as of March 26, 2009. Osiris, for its part, collects financial information from yet another financial database, FactSet Research Systems, which sources its...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Much Do Life Insurers Profit from Tobacco? | 6/4/2009 | See Source »

This finding has been described as the “Hedonistic Paradox”, which states that those who seek happiness for their own benefit often find themselves disappointed, whereas those who seek to improve the well-being of others may have a greater likelihood of being happy themselves. Research...

Author: By James M. Wilsterman | Title: Happiness and Our Ethical Values | 6/3/2009 | See Source »

This does not mean a nationalist China is committed to what its own government has dubbed a “peaceful rise.” China’s dual-pronged espionage campaign remains menacing. First, Chinese hackers conduct extensive cyber-warfare. Second, China gathers human intelligence in a manner...

Author: By Nicholas Tatsis | Title: Managing China? | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

The Harvard men’s water polo team showed marked improvement through the 2008 season, but the Crimson could not manage to demonstrate its growth in the win column. The young squad struggled often in its fall campaign, amassing a 5-12 (3-5 ECAC) record before ending the...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SEASON RECAP: Harvard Struggles in Division Play | 5/30/2009 | See Source »

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