Harvard hosts a debate on whether or not IT Is done

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Maybe he would have liked Harvard
better...

Maybe he would have liked Harvard
better... 07/16/2004 05:09 PM

A recent New Yorker magazine story on Egypt (full text online from link) contains the following passage:

Ibrahim taught Arabic literature at Berkeley in 1998, an experience that evidently did not suit him. “I despised the total individualism, the control of multinationals, the manipulation of the media over the ordinary person, the values of life, just living to eat, drink, fuck, have a car, and that’s all,” he said. “There are no moral values, no broad-minded attitudes toward life in general or a sense of what is happening in the world, no sense of the role America is playing in trying to control the resources of the world.” Perhaps what irked him most, he said, was “the genuine stupidity of the normal American citizen. He is ignorant. He doesn’t know what his own country is doing in the world. The U.S. is following the same policy of racism as the Nazis. Do I really have to explain something to you that is so well known everywhere?”

Ibrahim's "genuine stupidity" observation certainly adds some weight to the Bell Curve thesis (see below).  But suffering through the horrible weather here in Boston as I do mostly it cheers me to find out that there is anyone who manages to resist the lures of California.

[The very last part of the article is also worth reading, about an Egyptian kid who believes himself involved in a "clash of civilizations" where the West is trying to destroy Islam.  A big fan of September 11th and Al-Qaeda, he is confident that Islam will destroy the West first, which seems odd.  The belief system holds simultaneously that (a) the U.S. is completely immoral, (b) the U.S. is involved in a kill-or-be-killed war to the death with Muslims, and (c) the U.S. won't simply unload its warehouses full of nuclear weapons on the heads of Egyptians, et al.  If the U.S. were truly as evil as these guys say, W. and Co. would just use our leftover nukes to kill all the people in every country where Al-Qaeda recruits and then come back a few years later to pump out the oil.  And yet the fact that they are still alive and well in Cairo would seem to demonstrate that the U.S. is not completely immoral.  You would think that, at a minimum, the U.S. and W. would get credit from "the Arab Street" for the continued existence of "the Arab Street."]

"Webl0gs Harvard Law"

"Webl0gs Harvard Law" 12/19/2003 11:55 AM

Beyond Harvard and the SATs

Beyond Harvard and the SATs 08/05/2004 08:52 AM
In "Seeing Past Z," Beth Kephart argues that ambitious parents are smothering their kids' creativity with lessons, activities and schedules.

Harvard@Home

Harvard@Home 02/17/2004 08:01 AM
Harvard@Home
http://athome.harvard.edu/

Established in March 2001, Harvard@Home enables you to experience some of the exciting research, teaching, and public addresses making news across the University today—right from your desktop. We hope you'll return often to experience the latest new program—which will be added each month—or to explore those stored in their program list. Harvard@Home is a University-wide, collaborative effort. These programs are being brought to your desktop thanks to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Information Technology Committee, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Instructional Computing Group, Harvard Magazine, the Harvard Alumni Association, and professors and visiting lecturers from across the University. Support for Harvard@Home has been generously provided by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Provost's Technology Innovation Fund.

"Harvard man loses 3,000 webl0gs"

"Harvard man loses 3,000 webl0gs" 06/22/2004 08:58 AM

Harvard man loses 3,000 webl0gs

Harvard man loses 3,000 webl0gs 06/15/2004 06:22 PM
Down the plughole

Harvard Webl0gs: How to avoid flamewars

Harvard Webl0gs: How to avoid flamewars 06/29/2004 08:41 AM
How to avoid flamewars

blogs.law.harvard.edu/howToAvoidFlamewars
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The Harvard Crimson Online :: News

The Harvard Crimson Online :: News 02/11/2004 09:39 PM
advocated for the United Nations to control the US military .. HERE'S THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE FROM 1970 .. John Kerry believed .. there's more .. interview

thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=352185
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Move over, Harvard law: Now enrolling
for right wingers

Move over, Harvard law: Now enrolling
for right wingers 08/18/2004 12:58 PM
If the Bush administration has been frustrated by Democratic lawmakers in its efforts to stack the nation's courts with right-wing judges, Rev. Jerry Falwell hopes to help Bush's cause -- from the other side of the bench. The Chicago Tribune reports that the religious leader is opening a law school this month at his Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., intending to swell the ranks of attorneys who will fight for conservative causes.

One bl0gger is worth ten votes - Harvard
man

One bl0gger is worth ten votes - Harvard
man 11/14/2003 08:05 AM
Emergent marketing aids

Harvard man loses 3,000 webl0gs | The
Register

Harvard man loses 3,000 webl0gs | The
Register 06/16/2004 11:42 AM
Harvard man loses 3,000 weblogs .. Orlowski is writing .. The Register .. Cheap Shot .. via

theregister.co.uk/2004/06/15/winer_weblog_wipeout
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Poll: Harvard Students Mostly Unhappy
(AP)

Poll: Harvard Students Mostly Unhappy
(AP) 03/29/2005 02:54 PM
AP - A long-held stereotype that Harvard undergraduates feel neglected by their professors and don't have as much fun as students at other colleges now has some data to back it up.

"The Harvard Crimson Online :: News"

"The Harvard Crimson Online :: News" 02/12/2004 04:02 AM

Downloading didn't hurt sales: Harvard,
UNC study

Downloading didn't hurt sales: Harvard,
UNC study 04/09/2004 04:01 PM

"The Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales: An Empirical Analysis" (. pdf file), a new study from two professors at UNC and Harvard Business School , finds that internet downloading of copyrighted, commercial materials did not harm sales during the study's timeframe.

The study tracked downloads of a specific group of songs, then checked them against their sales figures.

"Downloads have an effect on sales which is statistically indistinguishable from zero."

IBM, Harvard team to develop 'Crimson
Grid'

IBM, Harvard team to develop 'Crimson
Grid' 12/17/2003 06:07 PM
Harvard is receiving an IBM Shared University Research award as part of the initiative and will get eServer systems for a blade center that will power the grid.

"harvard primate cognitive neuroscience
lab page "

"harvard primate cognitive neuroscience
lab page " 09/19/2004 02:22 AM

Librarian Sues Harvard Over 'Pretty'
Bias (AP)

Librarian Sues Harvard Over 'Pretty'
Bias (AP) 03/22/2005 04:51 PM
AP - A Harvard University librarian claims in a lawsuit that she has been rejected repeatedly for promotion because she is black and is perceived as just a "pretty girl" whose attire was too "sexy."

(comparatively) stupid white men at
Harvard and Yale

(comparatively) stupid white men at
Harvard and Yale 08/28/2004 11:44 AM

A friend was asking me about some of her colleagues who had joined Mensa and I said that anyone who hangs around a decent college is already effectively a member because you only need a fairly low SAT score to get admitted to Mensa (turned out to be 1250 if you took the pre-1995 test and the new wimpy test for today's youth is not accepted at all; see http://members.sh aw.ca/delajara/criteria.html).  Then I tried to figure out what average SAT scores prevailed at colleges today and the Web search brought up this interesting page from a 1998 Brookings Institution report.  What I found most striking was the discrimination against Asian-Americans at the elite old-line universities.  Harvard is the 2nd worst offender in this regard.  An Asian kid has to have an SAT score 65 point higher than a white kid to get into Harvard.  Maybe this explains George W's illustrious career at Yale?  (not listed in the table but presumably similar to Harvard)

[Page 438 of the same study is also interesting.  It concludes that being black or hispanic rather than white at the "most selective colleges" is "comparable to the effect of having ... a total SAT score of 1400 rather than 1000".  So if you are a generic white family and want to get your kids into college it might be time to go down to the courthouse and change your last name to "Hernandez".  The college admissions staff don't get deeply into geneaology, do they?  Just learn enough Spanish to say "Here is a check for $40,000 to cover the first year of tuition, room, and board."  Then your kids could change their names back right after graduation from their last degree, in order not to suffer discrimination from employers who might think "they got in just because they were Hispanic" and to conceal themselves from pesky Alumni Association donation demands.  With a system this heavily based on race and name changes as economical as they are I'm surprised that more families don't game the system.  Perhaps there is a business opportunity here...]

Center for International Development at
Harvard University

Center for International Development at
Harvard University 05/01/2004 06:23 AM
Center for International Development at Harvard University
http://www.cid.harvard.edu/

Established in 1998 by the Harvard Institute for International Development and the Kennedy School of Government, the Center for International Development (CID) is Harvard's primary center for research on sustainable international development. The CID is currently headed by Professor Dani Rodrik, who provides oversight and direction for the Center. On the site, visitors can learn about upcoming international development conferences sponsored by the Center, read about the various persons working at the Center, learn about various research programs, along with reading various reports associated with each area of inquiry. The site also contains a host of links to online research data sets for persons working in the field of international development, and to the Center's working papers and special reports. Some of the more compelling working papers address the situation of sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa and the rise and fall of the Indonesian economy. This will be added to International Trade Resources 2004 Internet MiniGuide and has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. [From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003. http://scout.wisc.edu/]

A Harvard University study released
yesterday

A Harvard University study released
yesterday 11/02/2003 03:13 AM
P.C.U.? .. reports

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44914-2003Oct30.html
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Harvard’s Diversity Grovel by
Heather Mac Donald

Harvard’s Diversity Grovel by
Heather Mac Donald 06/05/2005 11:30 PM
$50 million that Harvard will be spending .. Heather MacDonald .. very good article

city-journal.org/html/eon_06_03_05hm.html
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Harvard man provides musical solace for
bereft bl0ggers

Harvard man provides musical solace for
bereft bl0ggers 06/18/2004 02:40 PM
Blogicide BPM

Harvard Law School's New Resource on
Internet Law and Policy

Harvard Law School's New Resource on
Internet Law and Policy 01/29/2004 09:58 AM
BeSpacific Jan 29 2004 9:16AM GMT

Harvard Primate Neuroscience Lab has
sense of humor

Harvard Primate Neuroscience Lab has
sense of humor 09/17/2004 11:56 AM
Xeni Jardin: Theron "Somebody's at Harvard's having a little fun at George W.'s expense. Check out the Bush to monkey morph in the top right. No idea if this is a subtle hack, or really the Harvard PCNL having some fun." Link

"Harvard’s Diversity Grovel by Heather
Mac Donald"

"Harvard’s Diversity Grovel by Heather
Mac Donald" 06/05/2005 11:45 PM

Lawyer For Harvard Student Battling
Apple Wants Dismissal

Lawyer For Harvard Student Battling
Apple Wants Dismissal 02/05/2005 09:59 PM
TechWeb Feb 6 2005 1:28AM GMT

Harvard in Lather Over Campus Maid
Service (Reuters)

Harvard in Lather Over Campus Maid
Service (Reuters) 03/14/2005 06:13 PM
Reuters - A Harvard University student's fledgling dorm-cleaning business faced the threat of a campus boycott on Thursday after the school's daily newspaper slammed it for dividing students along economic lines.

Harvard Report Details Improvments for
E-Gov't Initiatives

Harvard Report Details Improvments for
E-Gov't Initiatives 06/14/2004 11:05 PM
BeSpacific Jun 15 2004 1:35AM GMT

First time in history that Yalie has
been slow to criticize Harvard

First time in history that Yalie has
been slow to criticize Harvard 03/17/2005 03:24 AM

Driving down to Manhattan on Friday we made the obligatory stops in Hartford (Rein's NY-Style Deli at Exit 65 on I-84 and the Wadsworth Atheneum art museum) and picked up the local newspaper.  One of the lead local stories..  "Students Protest On Yale Campus--Object To Silence By President Levin":

"More than 100 Yale graduate student teachers marched to the university president's office Thursday to protest the university's treatment of women and minorities.

"Even after the graduate students were told that President Richard Levin was not in his office, they remained in the building and speakers took the floor to air their grievances.

"The march, ... was prompted, they said, by Levin's failure to join other university leaders who have denounced remarks made by Harvard University President Lawrence Summers at a conference last month."

Wouldn't it be nice to have a job where one's most important responsibility was to throw rocks at someone in an unrelated organization in another state?  Or a job where you got to spend all afternoon hanging out with friends complaining about the top manager of your organization not spending enough of his time complaining?  Thanks to the magic of generous donors, a tuition price-fixing cartel among the Ivies, and the IRS not taxing the $billions in wealth accumulated by the Ivies, all of this is indeed possible!

Google Print Facing Copyright Woes at
Harvard?

Google Print Facing Copyright Woes at
Harvard? 03/17/2005 03:38 AM
The Harvard Crimson is reporting (http://www.thecrimson.com/today/article506429.html that some publishers are objecting to the Google plan to digitize books and put them online. From the article. "While Google may upload some...

Harvard and Beth Israel create 'virtual
patient'

Harvard and Beth Israel create 'virtual
patient' 04/08/2005 01:08 AM
Canadian Healthcare Technology Apr 8 2005 5:08AM GMT

Google Partners with Oxford, Harvard &
Others to Digitize Libraries

Google Partners with Oxford, Harvard &
Others to Digitize Libraries 12/19/2004 03:06 PM
Google is working closely with five new content partners on a massive scanning project that will bring millions of volumes of printed books into the Google Print database.

Cleared by a jury, but not by Harvard;
Former student seeks to return

Cleared by a jury, but not by Harvard;
Former student seeks to return 12/30/2003 05:05 AM
Boston Globe story

boston.com/news/local/articles/2003/12/28/cleared_by_a_jury_bu t_not_by_harvard
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Harvard University Approves Student Sex
Magazine (Reuters)

Harvard University Approves Student Sex
Magazine (Reuters) 02/13/2004 09:19 AM
Reuters - Harvard University's newest magazine may be called the "H Bomb" but its topic is more anatomical than atomic.

Signal/Noise 2k5 - Creative Revolution
at Harvard Tomorrow!

Signal/Noise 2k5 - Creative Revolution
at Harvard Tomorrow! 04/07/2005 05:53 PM

For those people in the Harvard area, check out the Signal/ Noise 2k5: Creative Revolution conference being held at Harvard tomorrow April 8, 2005. Find details about it here.

The original and first Signal/Noise in 2000 was organized by none other than Creative Commons' recently departed but dearly beloved Executive Director - Glenn Otis Brown. The conference has a great line-up of academics, musicians, practitioners and enthusiastic commentators from the reuse field - all of whom will be discussing questions such as: is all art derivative? how new technologies facilitates new genres, creators and business models (did someone say "Creative Commons"?) and how artists react to downstream uses of their work and how these reactions should be balanced with the public interest in facilitating downstream reuse. All interesting topics! The site also contains a useful Brie fing Book and links to some great sites for those interested in remixing, mash-ups etc - including Creative Commons' own ccmixter site.

Harvard Institute of Politics' political
personality test

Harvard Institute of Politics' political
personality test 04/16/2004 09:03 PM
Harvard's Institute of Politics has created a short test to measure where your political beliefs fit with college students across the country. You better sit down for this one: I am a Traditonal Liberal !   From Secular Centrist Matthew Yglesias. Take the test and see where you fall on the brightly colored chart.

Students who followed business school
hack to be refused admission to Harvard

Students who followed business school
hack to be refused admission to Harvard 03/14/2005 06:04 PM

In response to last week's hacking of admissions information for several leading business schools, Harvard University is going to reject any applicants who took advantage of the event.

(via Phil Greenspun )

Harvard Gazette: Academic turns city
into a social experiment

Harvard Gazette: Academic turns city
into a social experiment 12/24/2004 01:08 PM
the mayor of Bogota has embarked on a program of putting mimes on the sidewalks .. how an eccentric intellectual saved the city of Bogata .. Academic turns city into a social experiment .. Quote: .. [Link]

news.harvard.edu/gazette/2004/03.11/01-mockus.html
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Update on Harvard Primate Neuroscience
Lab chimp-Dubya morph

Update on Harvard Primate Neuroscience
Lab chimp-Dubya morph 09/18/2004 01:15 PM
Xeni Jardin: Following up on yesterday's post about an apparent bit of political humor on the Harvard Primate Neuroscience Lab's website, one BoingBoing reader wrote in to tell us that a relative worked at the lab -- and confirmed that indeed, the chimp-to-Dubya morph was no accident. Also, BoingBoing reader Chris Holland says:

That "image" at the top-right corner actually is a scaled-down display of a bigger quicktime movie ... for a more dramatic effect. Now if I could only dig out that morphing I did when I was a kid of Claudia Schiffer and Cindy Crawford.

Link to chimp-Bush-mov. Whoahhhh. If anyone has the url for a chimp-to-Dubya-to-Claudia-to-Cindy morph mov, dude -- send it to us before Fleshbot gets their greedy (and well-lubed) little hands on it.
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