Topic: Amanda Ripley
This blog is a reaction to the article, " It is based on a study conducted by Roland Fryer Jr., a Harvard economics professor. All quoted material comes directly from this article.According to studies performed by Roland Fryer Jr., a Harvard economics ...
Probably less than you think, as Levitt has previously argued. Now, in an analysis of seven years of test-score data from 6,000 Los Angeles teachers, the L.A. Times and the Rand Corp. have found teacher effectiveness to be three times ...
When Amanda Ripley set out to study the world's deadliest catastrophes for her new book, The Unthinkable: But in fact, says Ripley, a reporter for Time, "I actually found the whole thing encouraging. "The most startling thing I learned about 9 ...
Teach for America (TFA) is known for putting recent college graduates in low-income public schools for two-year teaching stints, a mission that has produced a lot of passionate debate. Amanda Ripley reports that over the past 20 years, TFA has tracked the ...
After reading Amanda Ripley's book I figured it WAS time to prepare for the unthinkable. So it is back to the gym. I lose motivation as my "other" is really not into doing anything other than overeating, surfing the net and ...
Amanda Ripley busts 10 myths that could save your life in a disaster while Nassim Nicholas Taleb outlines 10 points to save the world from financial cataclysm.
Time's Amanda Ripley reminds us that last week's crash of a Continental Airlines Jet in Denver wasn't especially unusual. That's because, as is typical of plane crashes, everyone survived. Levitt blogged recently about the surprisingly good odds of ...
When you think about how you might respond during a potential disaster, such as Hurricanes Katrina or Gustav, you probably wonder whether or not you'll panic. "Learning or glimpsing what your disaster personality might be like through science and stories of ...
You can't see anything through the suffocating smoke around you, yet you know you have to get out of the plane. These are questions veteran Time journalist Amanda Ripley addresses in her harrowing book The Unthinkable. Through the riveting accounts of ...
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Amanda Ripley-Interview
Neil A. Martin interviews Amanda Ripley about her new book ...2008-01-25 -
Amanda Ripley: The Unthinkable
Time Magazine's Amanda Ripley, offers insight into her book ...2008-08-13 -
Surviving Disaster with Amanda Ripley | Preview | ...
See a rare glimpse into disasters as seen through the ...2012-01-18
