January/February 2010

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  • Postscript
    Ever wonder what happens after our stories end? Learn about psychology professor Carol Dweck’s brainstorm for
    turning plodders into eggheads; which
    former philosophy major will run for the U.S. Senate; what daunting task Indonesia’s president has given to the man who led post-tsunami reconstruction; and more
  • Extras, Extras
  1. The Harmonics’ convergence
  2. Johnny Dawkins, recruiter extraordinaire
  3. Sports shorts

Excerpt
Elif Batuman on Old Uzbek’s 100 words for crying

SAGE: Smart Advice for a Green Earth
Should you buy that faux Christmas tree at the January sales? Turn off your compact fluorescent lights when you leave the room for a few minutes?

Plus: the carbon footprint of eating meat and the cost-benefit analysis of combating climate change, all researched by students

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