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...project manager, said that he has gotten positive feedback from this year’s Datamatch, in which almost 1300 Harvard undergrads and alums took part. But Dasher—who was also a participant in this year’s survey—could not explain the intricate workings of the Datamatch system. “It is a mathematical formula, but there are some random elements, too. It’s been passed down for so many years, though, that I don’t think any one person knows exactly how it works...

Author: By Shannon E. Flynn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Match Made in Nerd Heaven | 2/22/2006 | See Source »

...speech at the event, Summers said issues of “intrinsic aptitude” might explain the under-representation of women on the science faculties of top universities...

Author: By Nicholas M. Ciarelli, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bold Goals, Strife Mark Tenure | 2/22/2006 | See Source »

...instance, a technical dispute over doctoral degrees last year does as much to explain the rift as do the splashier headlines of the last half-decade...

Author: By Evan H. Jacobs and Anton S. Troianovski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Faculty Uproar Led To Ouster | 2/22/2006 | See Source »

...matter how well Canada does as a whole, it's the performance of the men's hockey team that matters most. That helps explain the passionate sideshows that have flared at Torino. There was, of course, the Gretzky gambling controversy. Then news broke over new legal action against Team Canada star Todd Bertuzzi in connection with an on-ice NHL attack against Steve Moore in 2004. But rather than become distractions, Canada's hockey players say that if anything, the controversies have further unified Team Canada. "Growing up in Edmonton, watching [Gretzky] play with the Oilers, I remember how much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Now or Never | 2/20/2006 | See Source »

...podcasting tool Listen to individual stories from the current episode: New Routes To Profit?Big airlines look to far-off locales for profit. Listen Hackers For HireBanks pay TraceSecurity and other companies to steal from them. Listen Web Boom 2.0.This bubble is different from the last one. We'll explain how. Listen Previous episodes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: energy: Re-Energized in France | 2/19/2006 | See Source »

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