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The molecular biologist’s genome is the second to ever be sequenced. The results gave him some potentially life-saving information.
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The pioneering molecular biologist recounts some of the major breakthroughs in the search for the structure of DNA.
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The country’s fervent Christianity and respect for family is why “buggery” remains illegal in the country, says the prime minister. But “we are tolerant provided that homosexual lifestyle does not […]
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“Leaders must be prepared to look at their people and say, ‘No look, you put me here to lead, this is the direction in which I think we ought to […]
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A recent dispute over the extradition of drug kingpin Christopher Coke strained the country’s relations with the Obama Administration. Prime Minister Golding says they’re on the mend.
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Prime Minister Golding says that drug-related crime in Jamaica and other countries in Latin America should not be seen in isolation: “It is a global problem. And therefore it’s something […]
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Jamaica has been one of the more dangerous countries in the world for years, but an intensive anti-crime push has brought the murder rate down 42% since May. To fight […]
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The prime minister says the tragedy in Haiti demonstrated the need to maintain strict building codes and to have disaster-management measures in place.
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The country introduced “very, very tight fiscal measures” to reduce its budget, cut its deficit, and rein in government borrowing, says the prime minister.
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A conversation with the Prime Minister of Jamaica.
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A conversation with the CUNY theoretical physicist.
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A conversation with the molecular biologist who co-discovered DNA.
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Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku sees two major trends today. One eventually leads to a multicultural, scientific, tolerant society. The other: to fundamentalism, monoculturalism, and (eventually) ruin.
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Even if computer technology continues to double every 18 months—which is doubtful—we could put a chip in robots’ brains to shut them off if they start to get murderous.
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The physicist believes that shape-shifting technology is near on the horizon. And “just decades away we will have something resembling Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak.”
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At the heart of every galaxy like our own Milky Way lies a supermassive black hole, but scientists are unsure which develops first.
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The answer to this question is at the cutting edge of science, but one theory states that dark matter is nothing but ordinary matter in another dimension hovering right above […]
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When you figure out the formula that encourages repeat business and customer loyalty, each new customer can grow your business exponentially.
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Hsieh says Zappos can teach its new parent company, Amazon, a thing or two about the importance of a “high-touch, human approach” in business.
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Learning to balance short-term, medium-term and long-term goals is the key to corporate success.