Rochester Review
March–April 2010
Vol. 72, No. 4
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In Review
“This tug of war will continue as long as we have fundamental disagreements in the country over the role of money in politics.” —David Primo, an associate professor of political science, in the New York Times, responding to this winter’s Supreme Court ruling that the federal government may not ban political spending by corporations and unions in candidate elections.
USA Today
“Why weekends are better are the two factors of autonomy and relatedness. There’s more connection with other people and more self-direction. Wherever you don’t have autonomy or don’t feel relatedness, your well-being will be lower.”—Richard Ryan, a professor of clinical and social psychology, explaining his recent research on why people report greater happiness during weekends.
Wall Street Journal
“If we’ve learned anything, it’s that we need much more effective communication of danger signals in advance.”—Joel Seligman, University president and an expert on regulatory history, commenting on new rules intended to regulate Wall Street.
ABC News
“The illusions that you see in three dimensions in the movies [are] not exactly calibrated the same way that your eyes and your brain are. If your eyes are a little off to begin with, then it’s really throwing a whole degree of effort that your brain now needs to exert.” —Deborah Friedman, a professor of ophthalmology, explaining why some people get headaches watching three-dimensional movies or television.
New York Times
“What we are looking for is excellent work, from any language, eclectic modern fiction that is overlooked. Commerce does not enter the discussions; I wouldn’t know a commercial book if I saw one.”— Joanna Scott, the Roswell S. Burrows Professor of English, describing the editorial approach of Open Letter, the University’s literary translation press, in selecting literature for publication.
MSNBC
“It’s keeping the switch flipped and maintaining these new behaviors that becomes tricky.”—Edward Deci, a professor of psychology and the Gowen Professor in the Social Sciences, remarking on the difficulties of maintaining resolution when making lifestyle changes.
Chicago Tribune
“When we think about why we want to have a scientifically literate society, it’s not to have kids succeed in school science. It’s because we want them to be able to interact with their world.”—Joyce Duckles, a doctoral candidate in human development at the Warner School, discussing research suggesting that children are capable of grasping science sooner than previously thought.
