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...whales. Climate change poses a fundamentally different problem, on a far vaster scale, then the local air pollution or wildlife conservation issues that environmentalists have faced before, and it demands a different kind of solution. At the core of that problem is energy, which touches every aspect of modern life, and while the old green virtues of conservation, of simple living, must play a part in our response, the key will be technology. We must invent, develop and implement - on a global scale - low-carbon means of using power. What's required, as Krupp writes in his new book, Earth...
...Experience is a red herring. Does anyone believe that a modern President makes complex decisions without input from a team of experienced experts? The real question that should be asked is how willing a potential President is to tamp down his or her ego in order to get to the right answer using the best available knowledge. Measured that way, my vote is for Obama. He doesn't think he knows it all, and he talks and listens to people who don't agree with him. That's presidential. Brian Weiss, Pasadena, California...
...suggests that lentiviruses were probably around quite a long time ago,” Johnson said. “They were probably causing epidemics in the ancestors of modern primates...
...reaction provides an insight into our natural empathy with certain animals. Jeffrey Masson ’64, a bestselling author on the emotions of animals, told me that the golf incident reflects an instinctual human affinity for pets and wildlife, heightened by the exposure that modern media gives us to these creatures. “We’re so similar emotionally to animals, but we only believe it when we see it for ourselves… and now with nature documentaries and YouTube videos we’re seeing...
...hushed. It was Chiazotam N. Ekekezie ’08 with the Sisters of Kuumba, starting off the night for “Sing It, Sister! A Celebration of Black Women in Music.” The show’s repertoire ranged from old African-American spirituals to modern songs such as Erykah Badu’s “Tyrone...