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"Dominant individuals behaved in ways that made them appear competent," the researchers write, "above and beyond their actual competence." Troublingly, group members seemed only too willing to follow these underqualified bosses. An overwhelming 94% of the time, the teams used the first answer anyone shouted out - often giving only perfunctory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Competence: Is Your Boss Faking It? | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

To solve the current economic problem, the government must be willing to run up a 40 percent budget deficit, Krugman said.

Author: By Manning Ding, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Economist Disapproves of Bailout | 2/10/2009 | See Source »

Ticket scalping within the Harvard community is unfair to our peers. Granted, students could have collected their tickets earlier. But the penalty for procrastination should not be hyper-inflated prices. It is no secret that a large portion of the student body is able and willing to pay ludicrous prices...

Author: By Shiv M. Gaglani | Title: Entrepreneurs or Extortionists? | 2/10/2009 | See Source »

Harvard’s policy stands in contrast to some of its peer schools, notably Princeton and Yale, which are maintaining previous hiring levels. Harvard stands to lose talent to these schools, as young academics begin tenure tracks at other universities. There is no guarantee that these professors will be...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: No Applications Necessary | 2/10/2009 | See Source »

Many in the crowd were willing to echo the President's sentiments. A retired air-force member, 68-year-old Ali Amir-Hosseini, vividly remembered the Ayatullah's return. "We staged a strike and were one of the first brigades to stop collaborating with the Shah's regime," he said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran Celebrates an Earthshaking Anniversary | 2/10/2009 | See Source »

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