... ways we couldn’t have imagined fifty years ago. We
now know why habits emerge, how they change, and the science behind
their mechanics. We know how to break them into parts and rebuild them
to ... difference.
But in the taxi, Lisa didn’t know that. And to the scientists at the laboratory,
the details of her trek weren’t relevant. Because for reasons they were just
begi...
... dollar to
the large fi rms on the other side of CDS contracts, the federal govern-
ment allowed these sophisticated investors to avoid losses and as a result
“ will reduce their incentive to be ...
appeared to drop between 2002 and 2005, “ but the models didn ’ t take
into account the fact that many borrowers were fi nancing their pay-
ments with new loans. The borrowers...
... published by the year's
end. At the time of his death the following year, however, it would
remain incomplete.
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editor, he read widely, yet the only pattern ... his
debt to the character-writers.
At the Southern Literary Messenger, Poe also had the chance to read
many memoirs and reminiscences, and these helped shape the
d...
... off to bed.” And rising, he made his way to the door. I followed.
When we were in the hall we stepped on to the lift—not the one we went
down on, but another situated at the other side of the ... steps on to the green. At the foot of
the steps we were met by two caddies—for I suppose I must give the
things the old name. They had come from immediately be...
... table to table, seeing where they stopped, what signs they
read, whether they noticed the video monitors, and how they handled
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WHY
WE
BUY
the merchandise, including
if
they took anything ... stand
on
their toes and crane their
l(l,ecks
to see
what exactly was at the top
of
the chart.
We
suggested to the manager
that the chart be lowered, and a week later...
... from the top and the bottom to get
3
8
.
Why are we allowed to do this and thereby, in some sense, ‘equate’ the pair
(6, 16) with the pair (3, 8)? The mathematician’s answer—which may well
sound ... possible, they might well argue, for them to comprehend the
research going on at the cutting edge of physical theory if they cannot
even master the manipulation of fracti...
... one between 7 and 10 a.m.
and another from 4 to 7 p.m. Another occupation associated with broken sleep schedules is that of
doctors. They tend to retire to bed around 1 a.m. and start their ... stressful they sleep for 6 hours on average,
getting up around 5 a.m By contrast, truck drivers, probably because of their need to keep their
trucks on the road over long periods, tend...