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Table of Contents
December 1999
Discover Magazine's mission is to enable readers to lead richer lives by explaining and expanding their universe. Each month we bring you in depth information and analysis from various topics ranging from technology and space to the living world we live in.
FEATURES
Transposons
by
Ayala Ochert
So-called junk DNA proves its worth: First in corn, now in creatures like us
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.
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
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.
Tuning into Deep Space
by
Corey S. Powell
Scientists Risk Their Lives to Study Avalanches
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?
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
NeuroQuest
Confounding your kleptomaniac mind, and reclaiming stolen goods.
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
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
Science News
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