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<p style="padding-top: 30px;">The August edition of<a href="http://mit.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=9be039b955f2b6393bc7798d7&id=c4ac3d1dc0&e=21b763b83d" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline;color: #990000;"><strong> Said and Done</strong></a> is now online. Visit for a photo-rich digest of research, news, profiles, and kudos from the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. A few highlights include:
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<strong>Conference on <em>Normativity</em> honors Philosopher Judith Jarvis Thomson</strong> <br>
Fundamental ethical questions were up for debate recently as distinguished moral philosophers gathered at MIT for a daylong conference on <em>Normativity</em> — a groundbreaking 2008 treatise by MIT philosophy professor emeritus Judith Jarvis Thomson. “Debate was vigorous, lively, and good humored — in all the ways that humor can be good!” said Professor Richard Holton, head of the Philosophy Section. <br>
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<strong>Levitan Teaching Awards Announced</strong><br>
The School's Teaching Award Selection Committee has announced the recipients of the 2010 James A. and Ruth Levitan Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Congratulations all! <br>
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<strong>Gamelan Galak Tika teams up with Kronos Quartet for the premiere of "Super Collider" </strong><br>
On August 13 in Manhattan, Music and Theater's Gamelan Galak Tika (a Balinese gamelan directed by Professor of Music Evan Ziporyn) will team up with the Kronos Quartet for the world premiere of MIT alum Christine Southworth's composition, "Super Collider." Part of the Lincoln Center Out of Doors Series, the concert will also feature a set of new gamelan instruments designed by current and former MIT students. <strong><br>
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</strong><strong>Looks like a Winner</strong><br>
MIT political scientists demonstrate how much a candidate's appearance affects election outcomes. New research from MIT political scientists shows that the appearances of politicians strongly influence voters — and that people around the world have similar ideas about what a good politician looks like. While few political observers would be surprised to learn that good looks earn votes, the MIT researchers have quantified a phenomenon that is more often assumed to be true than rigorously measured.<br>
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Office of the Dean <br>
MIT School of Humanities, <br>
Arts and Social Sciences <br>
617-324-2043<br>
<a href="mailto:hiestand@mit.edu" style="text-decoration: underline;color: #990000;">hiestand@mit.edu</a> <br><br></p>
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