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As he led a parade through the streets of Cambridge during Harvard’s 250th anniversary, the President was greeted by a banner from the freshman class that read: HARVARD UNIVERSITY HAS WAITED 250 YEARS FOR US! To a generation that thinks that life is all about them, the sign makes some sense. To a University…

A new book explores the unique topic of time. Time is the most precious resource humans have, but the way we perceive it changes based on many factors. Sometimes time flows quickly, and sometime it creeps by at an unbelievably slow pace. Author and broadcaster Claudia Hammonds has written a book entitled,…

There are times when something everybody knows to be true is not really true at all. Everybody knows that the 300 year old violins crafted by the Italian masters Stradivari and Guarneri have an exquisite sound unmatched by modern violinmakers. One proof of their quality is the high price tag they carry,…

Kjerstin Gruys found a unique way to fight an unhealthy obsession with weight and appearance. Gruys recovered from anorexia more than ten years ago, but found she was stressing over her appearance in mirrors while shopping for a wedding dress. The San Francisco woman said looking in the mirror brought…

In his book, Leadership and Conflict, Speed Leas writes, “As contradictory as it sounds at first, the weaker the people perceive themselves to be, the more likely they will fight dirty or use violence. When one believes he or she is powerless against odds that are too much, he or she is likely to believe…

How can two people see the same thing, be in the same situation, listen to the same sermon, belong to the same church, and see things entirely different. The answer is simple. We often see things as we choose to see them. Tom Vanderbilt explains “top down processing” in his book, Traffic; Why We Drive…

ETERNITY In a recent poll by the Pew Research Center, the age where the average person considers someone “old” is 68. However, there is a generational difference in the perception of who is old. The younger people are, the sooner they believe old age sets in. For those in the survey from ages 18-29,…

PERCEPTION Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, reportedly told of a time when he climbed into a taxicab in Paris. Before he could utter a word, the driver turned to him and asked, "Where can I take you, Mr. Doyle?" Doyle was flabbergasted. He asked the driver if…

“During the war a soldier picked up on the battlefields of France a battered frame which had once contained a picture of Jesus. The picture had gone but the frame still bore the words Ecce Homo[1]. The soldier sent it home as a souvenir, and someone at home put a mirror in it, and hung it on the wall.…

Joshua Bell emerged from the Metro and positioned himself against a wall beside a trash basket. By most measures, he was nondescript—a youngish white man in jeans, a long-sleeved T-shirt, and a Washington Nationals baseball cap. From a small case, he removed a violin. Placing the open case at his feet,…