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...It’s not immediately obvious to everyone what it’s all about,” said Anne Harrington, chair of the history of science department. “To some people it just seems like you do some history and you do some science, but the intellectual heart of the program is to ask big questions about the stakes of science, not just to do it but why it matters...
That's one interpretation. Leslie Harrington, executive director of the Color Association, the oldest chromatic forecasting firm in the U.S., offers another. "The meaning of red and blue are so entrenched in our society," she says. "Purple is representative of not deciding." Which may explain why pundits from Keith Olbermann to Bill O'Reilly have been sporting purple ties during the election season...
Meanwhile, many of the institutions with which Ayers has been affiliated continue to receive inquiries from reporters and political activists. The scrutiny has been so severe that Deborah Harrington, president of the Woods Fund, has hired a public relations firm. She can't wait until Nov. 4. "We hope that at that point, we can return to normal," she says. Amid the controversy, the fund's board has discussed whether Ayers has become too much of a distraction. But, Harrington says, "We knew who he was, and about his past, when he came on the board. People can change...
...Professor Anne Harrington of the History of Science department said that she thought CCHR’s argument had elements of “doublethink” to it, lessening its credibility...
...They emphasize the words of psychiatrists who say what the CCHR wants to hear, but they also talk about psychiatrists like a bunch of corrupt crooks,” Harrington said...