June 2004
Scientific American Magazine

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Cover; June 2004; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Table of Contents; June 2004; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

SA Perspectives: Stem Cells: A Way Forward; June 2004; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

An end to the stem cell impasse?

How to Contact Us and On the Web; June 2004; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Letters to the Editors; June 2004; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

50, 100 and 150 Years Ago; June 2004; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Polio Gossip; Wright Rumors; Yak Yak Yak

Diving for Dead Wood; June 2004; by Sarah Simpson; 2 Page(s)

Submarine with a chain saw for eco-friendly logging

Homo carnivorous; June 2004; by Gary Stix; 2 Page(s)

Are we genetically optimized to down chicken wings?

Eye on the Junk; June 2004; by Phil Scott; 1 Page(s)

Space station noises renew worry about orbital debris

Sitcoms on the Brain; June 2004; by Marina Krakovsky; 1 Page(s)

Different brain areas "get it" and find it funny

Power-Thrify PCs; June 2004; by Steven Ashley; 2 Page(s)

Billion-dollar savings with better power supplies

The 17-Year Itch; June 2004; by Tabitha M. Powledge; 2 Page(s)

Brood X reappears, with clues to cicada behavior

By the Numbers: Civic Culture; June 2004; by Rodger Doyle; 1 Page(s)

Variable sense of civic duty affects voter turnout

News Scan Briefs; June 2004; by JR Minkel, Philip Yam; 3 Page(s)

Read My Lips; Toddler Troubles; Out Quantum Limits; The First Pet Cats; Rewritable Appetite

Innovations: A Confederacy of Smarts; June 2004; by Gary Stix; 4 Page(s)

Can Microsoft's assemblage of all-star researchers transform computing?

Staking Claims: The Silent Revolution; June 2004; by Gary Stix; 1 Page(s)

An upcoming book deciphers in plain language what ails the patent system

Skeptic: Death by Theory; June 2004; by Michael Shermer; 1 Page(s)

Attachment therapy is based on a pseudoscientific theory that, when put into practice, can be deadly

Insights: A Transparent Enigma; June 2004; by Madhusree Mukerjee; 2 Page(s)

Low-functioning autistics are not supposed to joke, write or creatively express a rich inner life. But then there's Tito Mukhopadhyay

Working Knowledge: Deep Silence; June 2004; by Mark Fischetti; 2 Page(s)

Submarine stealth

Saturn at Last!; June 2004; by Jonathan I. Lunine; 8 Page(s)

After a seven-year journey, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft is preparing to unveil the mysteries of Saturn, its rings and its giant moon, Titan

Nanotechnology and the Double Helix; June 2004; by Nadrian C. Seeman; 10 Page(s)

DNA is more than just the secret of life - it is also a versatile component for making nanoscopic structures and devices

Lessons from the Wolf; June 2004; by Jim Robbins; 6 Page(s)

Bringing the top predator back to Yellowstone has triggered a cascade of unanticipated changes in the park's ecosystem

Smart Sensors to Network the World; June 2004; by David E. Culler and Hans Mulder; 8 Page(s)

An emerging class of pillbox-size computers, outfitted with sensors and linked together by radios, can form perceptive networks able to monitor a factory, a store - even an ecosystem. Such devices will more intimately connect the cyberworld to the real world

The Stem Cell Challenge; June 2004; by Robert Lanza and Nadia Rosenthal, sidebar by Christine Soares; 8 Page(s)

What hurdles stand between the promise of human stem cell therapies and real treatments in the clinic?

Nuclear Explosions in Orbit; June 2004; by Daniel G. Dupont; 8 Page(s)

The spread of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles raises fears of atomic attacks on the global satellite system

Technicalities: Security at Your Fingertips; June 2004; by Mark Alpert; 3 Page(s)

Fingerprint sensors can guard your computer data

Reviews: Deploying Science to Desperate Ends; June 2004; by Claire Panosian Dunavan, staff editors; 2 Page(s)

His Brother's Keeper questions how much is permissable in the search for cures. Also, The Editors Recommend

Anti Gravity: Take This Job and Do It; June 2004; by Steve Mirsky; 1 Page(s)

Why we tend to water down other people's workloads

Ask the Experts; June 2004; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Do we really use only 10 percent of our brains? How can the weight of Earth be determined?