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When it comes to evaluating risks, both ordinary people and policymakers tend to be wildly inefficient. Remember that in the 1970s, intelligence officials, preoccupied with communism, discounted the threat posed by Islamic fundamentalism. The lesson: Ignored threats often pose more serious threats to global stability than the fears du jour. So with SARS and terrorism now dominating headlines and our worry space, it's worth pondering what threats have been squeezed out. The recent bad winter suggests one strong candidate for consideration: the threat of rapid climate change...
...Mira Nair ’79 were a yoga pose, she would be the headstand, or sirshana...
Lewis wrote in an e-mail that while not ideal, the double switch should not pose any serious problems. “With Dr. von der Heydt having been in Lowell House, I’m sure there will be an easy transition,” Lewis said...
...symbolic of partying,” says Prabhu. Taking advantage of what he calls a “close personal relationship” with Louie, Corker says that after he presented him with the free t-shirt and sweatband, Louie was “more than happy to pose.” Corker also notes that Louie “appeals to a younger demographic,” being particularly popular among first-years. Corker declines to speculate on the root of this youth appeal...
SARS very clearly poses a high level of danger to anyone traveling in nations that have been besieged by the disease. The mortality rate for the illness, reported to be between five and six percent, is significantly higher than that of more prevalent diseases, and thus presents a clear and present danger to those who may be exposed to it. Furthermore, SARS’s incubation period of 10 to 14 days would dictate the prudence of a quarantine protocol to ensure that those returning from SARS-infected areas do not pose a danger to their fellow students. Common sense...