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...several years, we (along with a number of others from the Class of 1969) have raised this issue with University President Lawrence H. Summers. Following the announcement of his resignation, the Wall Street Journal reported that Harvard’s recently-departed fund managers asserted that Summers listened too much to us. In fact, he did not listen enough...
...features a pair of vocalists exchanging proclamations of love—but, as one of the singers reminds us, “one will never forget all the clichés and lies.” Despite the oft-caustic lyrics, these songs are a pleasant listen. For longtime Merritt listeners, they won’t do much that previous Magnetic Fields albums haven’t done already and better (or 6ths albums, or Future Bible Heroes albums, or any of Merritt’s other projects), but “Showtunes” is still a solid collection...
...Listen to a podcast of the complete discussion (1 hr. 15 min.): Listen Excerpts from the panel: The Internet | Steven Johnson: The rise of "professional amateurs" Listen Politics | Andres Martinez: We're not as polarized as we think Listen Politics | Steven Johnson: Exposure to diverse ideas does not breed tolerance Listen Immigration | Caitlin Flanagan: The efficacy of social programs in light of immigrants' success Listen New Communities | Mark Cuban: We're no longer objective; we're all "joiners" now Listen Education | Mark Cuban: Our new "open-book test" world Listen Education | Steven Johnson: It's time for new tests Listen...
...football squad before the academic year even started.“I got here and I realized that I got really caught up in the recruiting aspect of Harvard and playing Division I football,” Weitzen says. “I really didn’t listen to what the coaches had to say, what was involved, and what your obligations were.”“As the first week of football started, I realized that I didn’t really want to be part of that.I had made the wrong decision for myself...
...blogs to podcasts to videos and more. Distribution, too, has been opened via global communications networks. But as these media floodgates open, the sheer quantity of information available will force citizens to develop new tools to filter media sources and develop a more skeptical approach to what they read, listen to, and view.The age of citizen media is coming. Contrary to some utopian (or is that dystopian?) claims, it is not likely to kill off today’s mass media, though traditional media’s business models are under ferocious attack. Rather, grassroots efforts will be an essential...