Something about Harvard that you likely didn't know, apart from the fact that it does play a small, adorable brand of football there: Many of its more prominent head-coaching positions are endowment-supported, meaning instead of saying, "Such-and-such So-and-so, Head Golf Coach," you get official titles like, "Ted Donato, The Robert D.

We like to be in control of our own lives, and some of us have an automatic rebellious streak when we're told what to do. We're less likely to do a task if we're ordered to do it than if we make the choice of our own volition. It seems that this effect is so strong that it even happens when the people giving the orders are... us.

Continuing with the tradition from last two years, I will occasionally post interviews with some of the participants of the ScienceOnline2010 conference that was held in the Research Triangle Park, NC back in January. See all the interviews in this series here.

Scientists from University of Illinois have found certain vital clues that might help explain the cause of stomach cancer.

Janet has a typically thoughtful post about tuition benefits, following on a proposal to eliminate tuition benefits for employees of the University of Illinois. Janet does a great job of rounding up the various pros and cons of the benefit and its possible elimination.