November 2000

Why is There Life?

Because, says Britain's Astronomer Royal, you happen to be in the right universe

by Brad Lemley

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November

Departments

Bogglers Solutions

by Scott Kim

NeuroQuest

by Eric Haseltine

Bogglers

by Michael Abrams and Jeffrey Winters

Reviews

Future Tech

Motorists' prayers for decent radio will soon be answered—from outer space
by Fenella Saunders

Sky Lights

The solar system's biggest players put on a light show for city slickers
by Bob Berman

Vital Signs

Sometimes when a seizure hits, even the doctor doesn't know whether it's real
by Tony Dajer

Works in Progress

California's biggest lake is a man-made accident nature keeps trying to undo
by Karen Wright

The Biology of . . . Truffles

Expensive and delectable, truffles are one crop modern agriculture can't tame
by Robert Kunzig

Letters