Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sincerely hope that a majority of the council representatives are trusting enough in the wisdom of the student body to put this matter to a referendum. It seems that the only way that the council will downsize is if it is forced to do so by its electors. Indeed, this might be the first chance students have had in a long time to directly influence the council's effectiveness. Let's hope it's not the last...
...SoBe Wisdom drinks contain ginkgo biloba, St. John's wort and, according to the label, are said to "sharpen the mind" and promote "focused thought...
...There's no way the consumer can know if any of these beverages are really doing all that they claim to do," said Dr. Gabe Mirkin, associate professor at Georgetown University Medical School, to Time. For example, it takes six bottles of SoBe Wisdom to reach the amount shown in clinical studies to reduce stress...
...chess was just a game, like checkers or tic-tac-toe. If a computer could memorize enough mechanical moves to play, that didn't mean it was smart; it was just good at plugging numbers. Computers can only do what they've been programmed to do, the conventional wisdom said; true originality, the capacity to look at a unique situation and determine an appropriate response, required more than circuits...
What does this say about us? Is the media suddenly pulling through with some Y2K common sense? Has the wisdom of our leaders preventing the forecasted hysteria? Or are Americans simply unable to handle two holiday buildups at once--and have opted for Christmas consumerism over New Year's millennialism? Maybe all the Y2K anxiety the nation's pundits have been expecting will be condensed into the week between Christmas and New Year...