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In some nations the Peace Corps has been responsible for the very changes that now require it to expand even further. In others, natural evolution has enlarged Peace Corps responsibilities. The Peace Corps now has more than 12,000 volunteers and will meet its growing responsibilities and hopes to have...
They were forced into it by the fact that technology has advanced more rapidly in the past 50 years than in the previous 5,000. Men in business, government, education and science itself realize that they must look at least two decades ahead just to keep abreast, must learn to...
An even more momentous prospect is offered by DNA, the complicated molecule that contains the elements of heredity. Biologists think that before the century is out, they will have succeeded in changing the "information" contained in DNA. If so, it will become possible eventually to control the shape-or color...
Some futurists are less sanguine; they worry not only about the social problem of who would supervise this man-made evolution, but also about unforeseen side effects, such as genetic mutations. Medical optimism is also limited by the notion that there may be an increase of accidents and the general...
Mr. Carter writes that I have unjustly attributed an aura of "fraternal complacency" to some Nieman classes during the Lyon's tenure as curator. For a description of the program under Lyon's leadership I was forced to rely on his two books for information. When I requested an interview...