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Of course, better models won't work unless people learn how to use them. McKinsey directors Ron Hulme and Kevin Buehler and senior risk expert Andrew Freeman argue in the Harvard Business Review this month that "a growing emphasis on mathematical modeling has rendered much of the risk-management debate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Business Schools Learn from Wall Street's Crisis? | 9/21/2008 | See Source »

So French was on his best behavior here. He read from a prepared statement and took no questions. His statement warned that the six people who had received subpoenas and did not show, including Todd Palin, may be held in contempt by the legislature (he didn't mention, though, that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Todd Palin (Among Others) a No-Show at Troopergate Hearing | 9/19/2008 | See Source »

Among the demands of presidential leadership in the 21st century is this: Are you prepared to lead this conversation as an honest broker? Balancing risks and rewards is a medical challenge; redefining what we mean by being human is a moral one. And figuring out where to draw the lines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life and Death | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

Although Nightingale said that concentrators would probably be well-prepared for their theses despite missing half a year of tutorial-style learning, she said she still “felt a little bad” for them not having an entire junior year of individual attention.

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hist. and Lit. Drops One-on-One Tutorials | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

I didn’t go to Italy to work in a 100-degree kitchen because I wanted to be a chef. I didn’t dream of creating cakes intricate enough to be mistaken for architectural models. I could live without learning how to infuse foam with grapefruit...

Author: By Rebecca A. Cooper, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Learning to Make Food—Italian Style | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

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