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After five years, MIT's OpenCourseWare
has a dedicated following — and many imitators. But it struggles with costs
and copyrights.
BY DON BOROUGHS
ILLUSTRATION BY LUNG-I LO

A LEVEL HEAD

A LEVEL HEAD

Kathy Sykes, professor and
BBC star, fosters a rational
debate between scientists
and the British public.
BY THOMAS K. GROSE

DESERT ADVANCE

DESERT ADVANCE

Saudi Arabia and its Persian
Gulf neighbors are importing Western-style teaching and research — at a rapid pace.
BY STEPHEN GLAIN

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A well-told yarn holds students’
attention and helps them
remember what
they’re taught.
BY ALICE DANIEL
ILLUSTRATION BY I-SHAN CHEN

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UP CLOSE:
RIT's Ron Hira
BY THOMAS K. GROSE

REFRACTIONS:
Recycling a Building
BY HENRY PETROSKI

JEE SELECTS: Time To Reflect
BY ANN F. MCKENNA, BUGRAHAN YALVAC, AND GREGORY LIGHT

ON THE SHELF: Our Planet At Risk
BY ROBIN TATU

LAST WORD: Paradigm Lost
BY ROBERT J. KUNTZ

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