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...want the Harvard community to think like naive third graders again,” said Sidewalk Sam. His desire to reignite a sense of wonder and engagement in the history of the natural universe certainly echoes the wishes of the life science community at Harvard...

Author: By CAROLINE A. SOLOMON, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sidewalk Chalkers Breath Life Into Fossils | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

...like most people, you do a lot of routine things in any given day - running errands, say, or e-mailing or doing laundry. And like most people, you've probably never stopped to wonder whether the pattern of your routine behavior fits into some sort of universal mathematical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Sorry I Haven't Written': A Scientific Explanation | 9/29/2009 | See Source »

...lite Wikipedians. Chi also notes the rise of wiki-lawyering: for your edits to stick, you've got to learn to cite the complex laws of Wikipedia in arguments with other editors. Together, these changes have created a community not very hospitable to newcomers. Chi says, "People begin to wonder, 'Why should I contribute anymore?'" - and suddenly, like rabbits out of food, Wikipedia's population stops growing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Wikipedia a Victim of Its Own Success? | 9/28/2009 | See Source »

...should do, haven't the citizens won? If you give me $700 billion per year, hey I have some good ideas. I can make some money with that, for me and for you. I'm going to have my best quarter if you gave me that money. I wonder how many people in the inner cities would love a little bailout money to get out the hole they are in and have one of their best years ever. This wasn't a gift; it was a theft. They stole the people's money by gambling with it. They took...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: Why Michael Moore Hates Capitalism | 9/26/2009 | See Source »

...walk into Honduras in July. "How could I stay in exile," he asks, "when the coup has been condemned by every country in the world? I had to come back to show support for the people who elected me." Even those who support restoring him to office wonder if his theatrical return actually hurts his chances of getting de facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti to agree to a settlement. But Zelaya insists it has turned momentum his way: "The coup leaders are like anyone who committed a crime and wants to hide it. You have to keep the spotlight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Honduras Quagmire: An Interview with Zelaya | 9/26/2009 | See Source »

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