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While Andorsky admits that the science argument is "compelling," more compelling is the unmentioned fact that many significant scientific discoveries occur as a result of an experiment performed for an entirely different purpose. In the absence of a human scientist with the capability to adjust experimental conditions at moment's notice, experiments might have to be repeated several times to yield results, or worse, abandoned due to their excessive costliness, against which Andorsky rails. To cite a historical example, would Alexander Fleming have isolated penicillin if he had to conduct his research via an unmanned satellite? I stake my final...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Space Station Merits Support | 2/13/1995 | See Source »

Many depressed students do not seek help atUniversity Health Services. And since depressionmay occur with symptoms other than sadness, suchas a loss of vitality and energy, people may noteven realize that they are suffering fromdepression...

Author: By Lana Israel, | Title: Students Confront Clinical Despair | 2/8/1995 | See Source »

...need to vacate planet Earth. Says astronomer Carl Sagan, "There is a long-term historical reason having to do with not putting all our eggs in one planetary basket, given the claims that global catastrophes have overtaken our planet in the past and that one is eventually likely to occur again, even if the chances are very slight...

Author: By David J. Andorsky, | Title: A Space Station Is Too Costly | 2/7/1995 | See Source »

BOSTON--Harvard's opening round Beanpot match against Boston College turned out to be the high-scoring, heavyweight bout no one thought would occur. B.C 7 Harvard...

Author: By Bradford E. Miller, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Eagles Soar Above Crimson Icemen | 2/7/1995 | See Source »

...fact it was rising prices for shares in building firms and their suppliers that helped stabilize the stock exchange. One of the oddities of natural disasters is that rebuilding eventually generates a surge in economic growth, and that is almost certain to occur in Japan, where an economic recovery has just begun. Construction firms and the producers who supply the steel, glass, concrete, telephones and machinery they need can expect to do well. Japanese investors were also encouraged by the government's decision last week to subsidize up to 90% of the cost of repairing or replacing public facilities like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ECONOMIC AFTERSHOCK | 2/6/1995 | See Source »

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