Contents / Articles
First Word
The next step in evolution
by Michael Murphy
Communications
Reader's writes
Arts
Painting Alzheimer's
by Joe Dziemianowicz
Mind
Faces in the crowd
by Jeff Goldberg
Political Science
The spin doctor is in
by Tom Dworetzky
Digs
Dating cave paintings
by Kathleen McAuliffe
Funds
Making green greenbacks
by Linda Marsa
Electronic Universe
Simulations: almost like the real thing
by Gregg Keizer
Earth
Quake-proof buildings
by Cherri Senders
Continuum
Mental Muscle
Using your head can pay off in the long run
with a longer, healthier life.
by Kathy Keeton
Interactive Museums
These days, some museums want you to touch, not look.
by Margaret Wertheim
Fiction: The Eye of the Beholder
A painting inspires varied stories from Samuel R. Delany,
Lucius Shepard, Leigh Kennedy, and Joyce Carol Oates.
Chasing Science
To find out the latest in science, drop in
at the annual AAAS conference
by Frederik Pohl
Interview
Neurobiologist Sarah Leibowitz's research shows why we eat.
by Douglas Stein
Antimatter
Games
A potpourri of puzzles
by Scott Morris