March 2002
Scientific American Magazine

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Cover; March 2002; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Table of Contents; March 2002; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

SA Perspectives: Treat AIDS Globally; March 2002; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Prevention alone can't conquer AIDS

On the Web; March 2002; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Letters to the Editors; March 2002; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

50, 100 and 150 Years Ago; March 2002; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Logic Circuits, Simian Brains, Steam Evolution

I Seek You; March 2002; by Wendy M. Grossman; 2 Page(s)

Are new security technologies worth the intrusion and the cost?

Hears to Your Health; March 2002; by Michael Behar; 2 Page(s)

A sensor lets researchers listen for germs

Throw the Switch?; March 2002; by Daniel Grossman; 2 Page(s)

New vaccines may not be a reason to keep smallpox stocks

Astronaut Boot Camp; March 2002; by Phil Scott; 2 Page(s)

NASA finds a new way to imbue recruits with the right stuff

Blowing Out to Sea; March 2002; by Wendy Williams; 2 Page(s)

Offshore wind farms may finally reach the U.S.

Been There, Done That; March 2002; by George Musser; 2 Page(s)

The big bang may not have been a singular event

News Scan Briefs; March 2002; by JR Minkel, Graham P. Collins, Steve Mirsky, Philip Yam, Steven Ashley; 2 Page(s)

Space Rock Candy; Inflamed Blame Game; Superfluid Freeze; Microwaves of Grain; Bubble Bath of Death; Blows to the Nose; Data Points: Taking Stock; www.sciam.com/news - Brief Bits

By the Numbers: Down with Evolution!; March 2002; by Rodger Doyle; 1 Page(s)

Creationists are changing state educational standards

Innovations: Defying Gravity; March 2002; by Michael Behar; 3 Page(s)

A small Swiss firm develops an innovative G suit for fighter pilots

Staking Claims: Who Owns You?; March 2002; by Gary Stix; 1 Page(s)

A mock trial explores the intersection of patents and genetic-property rights

Skeptic: Hermits and Cranks; March 2002; by Michael Shermer; 2 Page(s)

Fifty years ago Martin Gardner launched the modern skeptical movement. Unfortunately, much of what he wrote about is still current today

Profile: Aspirations in Science and Civics; March 2002; by David Appell; 2 Page(s)

From the carbon-nanotube lab to the corridors of Washington power, Mildred S. Dresselhaus has followed a career that combines scientific research with public service

The Worldwide Computer; March 2002; by David P. Anderson and John Kubiatowicz; 8 Page(s)

An operating system spanning the Internet would bring the power of millions of the world's Internet-connected PCs to everyone's fingertips

Attacking Anthrax; March 2002; by John A.T. Young and R. John Collier; 9 Page(s)

Recent discoveries are suggesting much-needed strategies for improving prevention and treatment. High on the list: ways to neutralize the anthrax bacterium's fiendish toxin

The Cosmic Reality Check; March 2002; by G¿nther Hasinger and Roberto Gilli; 8 Page(s)

A celestial audit suggests that astronomers' inventory of luminous bodies may soon be complete

Scars That Won't Heal: The Neurobiology of Child Abuse; March 2002; by Martin H. Teicher; 8 Page(s)

Maltreatment at an early age can have enduring negative effects on a child's brain development and function

Repeated Blows; March 2002; by Luann Becker; 8 Page(s)

Did extraterrestrial collisions capable of causing widespread extinctions pound the earth not once, but twice - or even several times?

How Should Reading be Taught?; March 2002; by Keith Rayner, Barbara R. Foorman, Charles A. Perfetti, David Pesetsky and Mark S. Seidenberg; 8 Page(s)

Educators have long argued over the best way to teach reading to children. The research, however, indicates that a highly popular method is inadequate on its own

Working Knowledge: Secret of Spin; March 2002; by Mark Fischetti; 2 Page(s)

Combination locks

Voyages: Ancient Rituals on the Atlantic Coast; March 2002; by Marguerite Holloway; 3 Page(s)

Full moon in May brings horseshoe crabs ashore to mate and migrating birds in to feast

Reviews: A Good Blue Is Hard to Find; March 2002; by Peter G. Brown, Staff Editors; 2 Page(s)

Bright Earth offers a stained-glass window into the history of chemistry and materials science. Also, The Editors Recommend

Puzzling Adventures: Card Counters; March 2002; by Dennis E. Shasha; 1 Page(s)

Card counting with Bob and Alice

Anti Gravity: Divining Comedy; March 2002; by Steve Mirsky; 1 Page(s)

Can researchers dissect humor without killing the patience?

Endpoints; March 2002; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

How do neon lights work?