Writing Right
Some written languages are a precise reflection of a people's speech, while others, like english, are a complete mess. Is this alphabetical evolution? Or the unequal application of logic to literacy?
by Jared Diamond
Winds of Change
In the mysterious, glowing clouds created by the collision of violently blowing gases, you can read the record of a star's dying days.
Virtual Jack
He looks like a human, he's shaped like a human, he moves, works, and reacts like a human. He's the avant-garde of simulated us, and the future of virtual reality.
The Promise of a Cure
Cystic fibrosis may be just the opponent gene therapy has been looking for. It's inherited, it's deadly, and--most important--it's responding.
Quantum Consciousness
Nothing in science is as mysterious as quantum mechanics--except, perhaps, the mechanics of the mind. Now genius-of-all-trades Roger Penrose says the two are intimately connected.
