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The marijuana study, combined with his botanical research, led Weil to a pivotal choice--one that would determine the direction of the rest of his life. After medical school, he decided, he would forgo the young doctor's traditional apprenticeship as a hospital intern and resident and instead devote his...
For a decade, arrogantly convinced that Jonathan Swift's 18th century political satire Gulliver's Travels was just waiting to be made into a mini-series starring Ted Danson, Halmi tirelessly pitched the idea to skeptical network executives until NBC succumbed two years ago. Improbably enough, Gulliver drew critical raves...
The government may devote as many as two weeks to illustrate McVeigh's mental world. It is important for the prosecutors to make the jurors feel they know McVeigh, know he was capable of great evil and know he had the motive to perpetrate such evil. To do that, they...
If a student were allowed to take an introductory psychology class for Core biological science credit, might it not be a popular class that even senior faculty members might devote their time to? If they were not so interested, might not the Dean of the Faculty attempt to persuade them...
But it is irresponsible of undergraduates to assume that classes taught by household names are going to be the most rewarding. For one, great scholarship does not necessarily imply great teaching ability. Second, subject matter and reading lists, among other factors, should always take precedence over the cache of a...