“[T]aste isn’t the only reason we like high-calorie foods. Even
in the complete absence of taste, it’s possible to develop a preference
for high-calorie foods.” §
“Nobody gets up in the morning and says, ‘Today it’s Thursday,
and on Thursdays I don’t wash my hands.’ The challenge is to make
it so much a part of people’s practice that it becomes unthinkable not
to do hygiene before touching a patient.” §
“The Better Business Bureau estimates that 10 million people are affected
by identity theft every year. One of the most common forms of this is the hijacking
of good credit. If an identity thief gets personally identifiable information
such as a Social Security or credit card number of an individual with a high
credit score, the thief can apply for a loan or use credit available in the name
of his victim. ... Credit companies do make forms of e-mail alerts available
to consumers, but this is a paid service. Those who make money marketing our
credit information should be required to provide immediate notice to us for free
when a potential credit fraud in our name is being detected.” §
“‘Socialized medicine’ is the bogeyman that just won’t
die. The epithet has been hurled at every national health plan since the New
Deal — even Medicare, which critics warned would strip Americans of their
freedom. ... But the critics have it backward. The best American medical care
is indeed extremely good, but much of our system falls short — especially
when you consider how costly it is, how heavy a burden it places on employers
and families, and how many it excludes. ... If socialized medicine means doing
what our public-insurance programs and other nations’ health systems do
to control costs, expand coverage and improve the quality of care, it’s
high time for a little socialization.” §
“[S]uggesting that academia is a liberal profession where conservatives
have chosen not to reside mistakes ideology for reasoned opinion. Although I
sometimes question the judgment of some of my professors at Yale University,
I certainly trust that they generally possess the ability to see issues from
two differing perspectives.” §
“Walk onto the trading floor of any of the hedge funds that crowd the Lever
House building in Manhattan and hardly a female face will be seen who is not
a secretary or an assistant. Enter the software shops of Silicon Valley, go to
the rows of terminals where geeky computer programmers design cleverly crafted
new media. They are mostly smart boys, playing with their toys. Everything that
keeps our economy running is run by men. Yes, of course there are women around — no
one needs to remind me that Meg Whitman was the powerhouse behind eBay — but
these are still treehouse atmospheres, boys’ clubs.” §
“[Americans have] a wonderful tradition in our society of subordination
of the military to the civilian leadership. We don’t have a history of
military coups, touch wood. And part of the overall package of relationships
is that people who are in uniform, whether they’re buck privates and seamen
recruits or generals and admirals, will observe certain limits on their ability
to exercise their constitutional rights to free speech. ... [A]n officer in the
military cannot speak contemptuously to the president, the secretary of defense,
the service secretary, certain other high officials. That doesn’t apply
to us.” §
“So when I got the first ‘application’ [for preschool] in the
mail, I thought it was just an anomaly. Not so. Almost every preschool we visited
has something like it, not just name and address and emergency stuff, but real
questions. For the kid. ... The fun-loving dad in me wants to laugh, to fold
these recommendation forms into paper airplanes and teach Katie to throw them
off the highest building in town. But the other dad, the protective one, who’s
already preparing his speech for the first boy who thinks he’s good enough
to date her, that dad wants to keep anyone — admissions officers included — from
judging my daughter.” §
“Things are as bad in child care as they were 30 years ago. … It’s
hard to convince decision-makers that quality makes a difference.”
T H I S
— Ivan E. de Araujo, visiting research scientist in epidemiology and
public health, “Fattening Foods May Have More Than Good Flavor in Their
Corner,” U.S. News & World Report, March 26, 2008.
— Dr. Louise-Marie Dembry, associate professor of internal medicine and
of epidemiology and public health, on ways to reduce the spread of infection
in hospitals, “Connecticut Battles Infection,” Nurse.com (VA), March
10, 2008.
— Abraham Silberschatz, the Sidney J. Weinberg Professor of Computer Science
and chair of the Department of Computer Science, and Mark A. Shiffrin, in their
article, “Credit Card Companies Can Stop ID Fraud,” Hartford Courant,
March 12, 2008.
— Jacob S. Hacker, professor of political science, in his article, “Let’s
Try a Dose. We’re Bound to Feel Better,” Washington Post, March 23,
2008.
— Alexander Besant, student in international relations, in his letter to
the editor, “Enticing Conservatives Into Academe,” Chronicle of Higher
Education, March 14, 2008.
— Elizabeth Wurtzel, student at the Law School, in her article, “Bitter
Ashes of Burned Brassieres; In a ‘Girls Gone Wild’ World, Whatever
Happened to the Promise of Feminism?” The Los Angeles Times, March 18,
2008.
— Eugene Fidell, visiting lecturer at the Law School, “A Discussion
of Dissent in the Military,” “Talk of the Nation,” National
Public Radio, March 13, 2008.
— Ken Harbaugh, student at the Law School, in his article, “Forget
Being Accepted by Yale, It’s Hard Enough To Make It Into a Good Preschool,” The
Los Angeles Times, March 18, 2008.
— Edward Zigler, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Psychology, “‘Father’ of
Head Start Says It’s Not Lived Up to Potential,” The Advocate (LA),
March 26, 2008.
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John Wettlaufer appointed the Alan M. Bateman Professor
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Leader of Stonyfield Farm organic yogurt company to discuss . . .
Studies probe method to curb Parkinson’s disease . . .
Renowned pianist’s 60th birthday to be feted with events
Three Yale alumni journalists to discuss their experiences
Event honors the literary legacy of poet Elizabeth Bishop
Scholars to discuss art world of 1920s
Yale undergraduates are honored with Van Sinderen . . . Prizes
Memorial service planned for H. Bradford Westerfield
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