I bet Larry Summers wishes he never attended the NBER Conference on Diversifying the Science & Engineering Workforce last month. At the very least, he no doubt regrets his comments about scientific Aptitude and gender differences. We know that because he's since issued several apologies.

Last week the Harvard faculty turned out in force to rebuke Summers for his remarks. Some observers even suggested that these events could lead to his resignation.

The New York Times certainly hasn't ignored the fracas. A new article discusses a recently-published book on Summers and his leadership of Harvard—a book thrust into the national spotlight thanks to this rather timely conflagration. From what I can tell, the book, titled Harvard Rules, simply confirms what we already knew about Summers and his confrontational, controversial style.

And now we're treated with a transcript of Summers' remarks at the conference. Pay attention to the fourth paragraph if you're interested in slogging through his speech. For a concise analysis of it, check out this treatment on Inside Higher Ed.

Best of luck to you, Larry.

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