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Baird Professor of Science and member of the Working Group on Pedagogy Gary J. Feldman says that many science Cores fail to address the “basic issues that everyone should have some understanding...
...Issues of importance in the physical sciences have to do with nuclear power, energy resources, environmental issues, things like global warming and so forth,” Feldman says. “Students should have a good enough understanding of the basic sciences to understand these...
...oddly enough, in many churches the issue of why Christ died is inert, if ever-present. One reason is that any deviation beyond the rote "He gave his life for us" quickly plunges into metaphysical formulations for which all but religious scholars lack the basic vocabulary. "Most people don't live in the theological nuances, including clergy," says Dr. Philip Blackwell of Chicago's First United Methodist Church. And even if we did, says Jack Graham, pastor of the Prestonwood Baptist megachurch in Plano, Texas, a full understanding might still elude us. "There are many mysteries of atonement that...
...PAMPER YOUR CAR A LITTLE. Basic maintenance, such as changing the oil on schedule and keeping the tires properly inflated, makes a difference in gas mileage, says AAA spokesman Justin McNaull: "About one-third of cars on the road don't have their tires properly inflated, and it's costing you fuel economy and shortening the life...
Both Bush and Kerry face a basic political decision: whether to speak to the nation or preach to the choir. The urge to preach may be overwhelming. The number of undecided voters is minuscule, about 5% in most polls. Activists in both parties--Karl Rove and Howard Dean, for example--argue that the surest path to victory is to stoke the base, keep the partisans engaged and angry, and deal with those wimpy undecideds by tearing down the opposition with negative...