Niall Ferguson: The Shutdown Is a Sideshow. Debt Is the Threat In the words of a veteran investor, watching the U.S. bond market today is like sitting in a packed theater and smelling smoke. You look around for signs of other nervous sniffers. But everyone else seems oblivious. Yes, the federal government shut down this week. Yes, we are just two weeks away from the point […]
Zionism is not racism: A speech 40 years ago www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Zionism-is-not-racism-A-speech-40-years-ago-432506 Politics And Diplomacy By CHAIM HERZOG \ speech to the United Nations in 1975. Then-Ambassador Chaim Herzog speaking to the United Nations in 1975. (photo credit:HERZOG FAMILY FOUNDATION) On Wednesday, a special event at the United Nations will mark 40 years since the historic speech by Israel’s then president, Chaim Herzog, in which he repudiated UN […]
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore speak at a Ted Conference:
Frances E. Jensen, MD, is Director of Translational Neuroscience and Director of Epilepsy Research at Children’s Hospital Boston, and Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School.
Home › Jensen, Frances › The Teenage Brain The Teenage Brain Jensen, Frances Published by Collins 2015-01-06, 2015 ISBN 10: 1443406228 / ISBN 13: 9781443406222 Title: The Teenage Brain Publisher: Collins 2015-01-06 Publication Date: 2015 About this title: Synopsis: Renowned neurologist Dr. Frances E. Jensen offers a revolutionary look at the brains of teenagers, dispelling myths and offering practical advice for teens, parents […]
Rav Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz zt”l, On His Yahrtzeit, Today, 3 ElulAugust 21, 2012 3:20 am Rav Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz zt”l was born in the town of Willig in Hungary in 1886 into a family of Sanzer chassidim. At a young age – when he was already studying Shulchan Aruch Yore De’ah with Shach, Taz and the Pri Megadim — he had acquired a name as a talmid […]
The Jerusalem Post – Israel News November 20, 2015: Why only now? terrorism By DAVID M. WEINBERG \ 11/19/2015 21:41 History teaches us that the fearless defeat the feeble. The faithful overcome the fickle. The rooted rout the irresolute. Let’s face it: Radical Islam of the 21st century is deeply devoted and daring. It is driven by intense religious-fascist fervor, and a purist-apocalyptic vision of a global caliphate […]
Your independent source for Harvard news since 1898 Right Now | A Work in Progress The Teen Brain by Debra Bradley Ruder September-October 2008 Courtesy of Paul Thompson / UCLA School Of Medicine Your teenage daughter gets top marks in school, captains the debate team, and volunteers at a shelter for homeless people. But while driving the family car, she text-messages her best friend and rear-ends another […]
Scientific American http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-clean-energy- Less polluting energy sources are proliferating in the U.S. If other nations join in, the results could have global impact By David Biello | November 18, 2015 | WIND POWER: Turbines to harvest the energy in wind have cropped up across the U.S. U.S. buildings have grown colder in recent years. The switch from the heat-generating incandescent bulbs to light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, reduces the […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN 11/15/2015 20:58 There is a palpable feeling that the attacks on France represent a turning point in history. Police patrol near Notre Dame Cathedral following a series of deadly attacks in Paris , November 14, 2015. (photo credit:REUTERS) The state of emergency declared by French President Francois Hollande on November 13 in response to the massive terrorist attacks in Paris put in place […]
