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...heart of the mental illness craze is the question of what constitutes a normal, healthy mind. As scientific knowledge expands its understanding of genomics and the chemical make-up of the brain, there is a temptation to declare what should be considered a model specimen of Homo sapiens. However, the greatest contributor to human diversity is not large-scale cultural, environmental, or genetic diversity, but rather the basic differences that makes every brain unique. To load a person up on chemicals or therapies in order to iron out the aspects of his personality that don’t correspond...
...Moore at Kew," the vast show that opened there in September and remains through the end of March, 27 of his large bronzes and one massive figure in white fiberglass have been set to advantage all around Kew's elegant acreage. Silhouetted against Kew's white pavilions and specimen plantings, his massive Double Oval from 1966 has the power and strangeness that marks the best of Moore's work. And his work that's less than the best? The lawns of Kew also bring out everything that's sentimental and suburban in his draped reclining figures...
...pounds, he is the largest specimen in the Crimson’s lineup, and he has used his frame to his advantage, delivering big hits throughout his career. As a sophomore, he showcased his physical tenacity in a particularly rough contest against Boston College. Undeterred by the loss of his stick, he played defense with his body, flattening an opponent to deny an Eagles scoring threat...
...museum, after being told the bird was a fake.Harvard’s dodo inherits an enigmatic legacy, shrouded in centuries of bloody intrigue: from the bird’s extinction in the 1640s to an 18th-century bonfire that nearly burned the world’s last specimen to ashes. Not to mention a man who may have killed to inherit the stuffed bird, the one which would eventually inspire Harvard’s fake.A WORLDLY BIRDThe beginnings of the faux dodo are older than the University itself.According to Lecturer on Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Andrew Berry, Portuguese...
...that we can get behind, a deeply flawed character who struggles mightily with issues of morality and faith and who eventually sacrifices personal happiness to do his duty. Guy Crouchback, the protagonist of Waugh’s 1950s “Sword of Honor” trilogy, is a specimen of this breed. When the middle-aged gentleman is introduced, he seems unlikely to do anything interesting. The only surviving son of an ancient but dwindling Anglo-Catholic family, Guy lives in self-imposed exile, completely removed from his friends and relations while his estranged wife marries and divorces...