October 2000

20 Ways the World Could End

Are we in danger of being erased from the universe? Here we look at the factors that could doom humanity: natural disasters, human-triggered cataclysms, willful self-destruction, and greater forces directed against us.

by Corey S. Powell, with additional research by Diane Martindale

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October

Departments

Bogglers Solutions

by Scott Kim

NeuroQuest

by Eric Haseltine

Bogglers

by Scott Kim

Reviews

Future Tech

What's beyond silicon and fiber optics? Would you believe microprocessors with living brain tissue?
by Mark Sincell

Sky Lights

Calculating the odds of surviving a manned mission to Mars
by Bob Berman

Vital Signs

Mr. Post's escalating fever after a monthlong trip into the bush was not a good sign
by Claire Panosian Dunavan

Works in Progress

Whither the biggest iceberg in recorded history?
by Karen Wright

Letters

The Physics of. . . Foul Shots

Why everyone in the NBA ought to be using a granny shot from the foul line
by Curtis Rist