In a previous post, I mentioned that higher education has systematized and regularized applications into a Procrustean bed that seems to excise individuality from the process. This uniformity is ...

Procrustes, the cruel abductor in Greek mythology, is known for his punitive bed which adjusted his undesired victims to perfect size. Tall victims had their legs cut off with sharp metal tools and ...

When I was a grad student eons ago, I started work on a research project. My faculty advisor told me, “Don’t force your facts into a Procrustean bed to fit your premise.” Not wanting to display my ...

The underlying assumption behind Gina Rippon’s book The Gendered Brain (March 30) is that there should not be any differences between male and female brains — therefore there aren’t any. It’s a bit ...