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Neither a Trap Nor a Lie
An English professor defends the "life of the mind" despite its economic risks.
What Darwin's Doubters Get Wrong
Michael Ruse wonders why evolution is still being debated. Our readers weigh in:
The question is, if everything we have and everything we are--from our miraculously finely-tuned and well-ordered physical structures, to our emotional outlooks, our religions, our cultures--are all determined by their having survival value, then why do we seek so much beyond mere survival?"
"I still can spend hours looking through my microscope. But, the wonder of life is still not 'evidence' of a designer. Science requires a natural explanation, requires its practitioners to be 'doubting Thomases', whereas faith is belief beyond proof; its concern and focus is the spiritual world, not natural world."
Peer Review
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Conservation Professor Applies His Science to National Parks
Gary Machlis, of the University of Idaho, is the first full-time science adviser to the director of the National Park Service.
- Work in Iraq Puts Engineering Professor on the Fast Track
- In a War-Torn Land, a President Works to Make His University an Oasis
Percolator: The Podcast
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Poverty, Reconsidered: Ever since economists started trying to keep tabs on poverty, they've done so by measuring income. But what if that's the wrong way of going about things?
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The Mix Tapes of Osama bin Laden: Neither CNN nor FBI could find much use for Osama bin Laden's personal collection of audiocassettes, but Flagg Miller is listening, and he says there's much to be learned.
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Women Home From War
Female combat veterans on their life-changing experiences.
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Economics Is on the Verge of a Golden Age
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On Going Viral at the (Virtual) MLA
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In the News
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Pell Grant Increase Could Be Cut as Talks Intensify on Student-Aid Bill
After months of waiting for action on a bill that would revamp the federal student-loan system, Congress moves to compromise on final legislation.
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U. of California Must Refund $38-Million in Fees to Students, Judge Rules
A state judge says the university illegally raised its fees despite having promised not to do so.
- Minnesota Regents Outline Policy to Toughen Rules on Financial Conflicts of Interest
- 3 Women Sue Alabama State U., Saying It Condoned Harassment
- Democrats, Under Pressure, Look to Cut Benefits From Student-Loan Bill
- Video-Indexing Patents, Developed for Holocaust Archive, Head to Auction Block
- College-Oriented Charities Get a Share of Obama's Nobel Prize Cash
- British Universities Are Urged to Pursue U.S. Stimulus Money, for 'a Piece of the Action'
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Jury Finds Iowa State Professor Filed False Bias Complaints in Pursuit of Tenure
- Virginia's Governor, in Response to an Outcry, Says Workplace Bias Is Banned
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The Ticker
- 'No Smoking Guns' in Resignation of President at U. of North Texas
- Arizona Regents Approve Steep Tuition Increases at Universities
- Michigan Proposal Would Require Universities to Report Stem-Cell Use
- Obama Donates Share of Nobel Prize Cash to College-Oriented Charities
- British Universities Are Urged to Pursue U.S. Stimulus Money, for 'a Piece of the Action'
Wired Campus
- Security Firm Says Universities Make Good Targets for Phishing
- Georgia Tech Students Develop Digital Locks for Shared Bikes
- Some Participants Criticize Format of Blockbuster Ed-Tech Conference
Arts & Letters Daily
Simple-minded moral posturing on Darfur by celebrities and rights activitsts has made the conflict even worse. More
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