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In earlier generations, teachers worried about students mastering skills rather than having high self-esteem. They knew that high self-esteem in the long run was the product of high achievement, not the other way around. But, based on spurious beliefs about what determines human performance, the emphasis of education has changed dramatically over the past two to three decades. |
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RNA Runs Interferenc |
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At the same time stem cells are promising unprecedented hope for conditions requiring replacement of tissue, another new technology called “RNA interference” may be even bigger. This technology promises to address the one-third of human maladies that are the result of genetic glitches that can’t be fixed by stem cells or by any of today’s “conventional” therapies. |
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One of the oldest dreams of science has been creating a human-like machine. Teams of researchers have been working for half a century to create machines that can do useful work and also share some characteristics of animals and humans ?in other words, robots. |
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Decision Making for |
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Is it a safer investment for an American company to build a new plant in Mexico ?or in China? |
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Stocks Are Headed Hi |
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With Social Security reform in the air and the election behind us, all eyes are on the stock market: Will it rise or fall as 2005 unfolds? For one perspective, we can look at what most of the big-name gurus are saying: |
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