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Tuning into Deep Space
by Corey S. Powell
Transposons
by Ayala Ochert
So-called junk DNA proves its worth: First in corn, now in creatures like us
Avalanche!
If a scientist stands in the way of 150 tons of snow crashing down a mountain at 50 mph, can he figure out why it let loose and when it will again?
A Window on Consciousness
by Brad Lemley
People with a bizarre condition called synesthesia see sound, smell colors, and taste shapes. Neuroscientists think they might open a window into the ultimate mystery of human consciousness.
Eye of the Beast
by Penny Moser, James Balog
The next time a panther stares you down, just try to imagine what the world looks like from its point of view
No Place to Hide
GPS receivers will be everywhere soon—in cars, boats, planes, backpacks, briefcases, purses, jackets, and pants pockets. The good news is, you'll always know exactly where you are. The bad news is, so will everybody else
Do You See What They See?
by Brad Lemley
Neuroscientists think people with synesthesia might open a window into the ultimate mystery of human consciousness.
Tuning In To Deep Space
by Corey S. Powell
Tuning In To Deep 2

DEPARTMENTS

Letters
Letters
by Ivan Amato
I predict Kismet will be just another college-crafted, dead-end 'toy system' like so many other projects'
Reviews
Reviews
by Michael M. Abrams, Scott Kim, Marc T. Simon
More than 600 species fly, writhe, hop, lurk, and, yes, swim in Baltimore's aquarium
Vital Signs
Vital Signs
by Tony Dajer
Mr. Chang can't move his legs, and if something isn't done, his lungs will go next

DATA

The Biology of ... Hand-Washing
by Gurney Williams III
Your Mother Was Right: In an age when antibiotics don't kill germs very well, soap does
Potassium Paralysis
by Tony Dajer
Mr. Chang can't move his legs, and if something isn't done, his lungs will go next
Millennium Dance
by Bob Berman
The sun, moon, and Earth create Y2K, cosmic style
NeuroQuest
Confounding your kleptomaniac mind, and reclaiming stolen goods.
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