June 2005
Scientific American Magazine

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Cover; June 2005; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Table of Contents; June 2005; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

SA Perspectives: Bring Back the OTA; June 2005; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Congress needs scientific intelligence

How to Contact Us and On the Web; June 2005; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Letters to the Editors; June 2005; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

50, 100 and 150 Years Ago; June 2005; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Einstein Obituary; Artificial Life; Light from the Dead

RNA to the Rescue; June 2005; by JR Minkel; 2 Page(s)

Novel inheritance patterns violate Mendel's law

Rare Flare; June 2005; by Govert Schilling; 2 Page(s)

Odd magnetar burst partly solves gamma-ray riddle

Snoring Suspects; June 2005; by Lisa Melton; 2 Page(s)

Free radicals may set off sleep apnea's cardio dangers

Solid (State) Progress; June 2005; by Steven Ashley; 3 Page(s)

Hydrogen-fuel storage for cars gets a materials boost

Math without Words; June 2005; by Philip E. Ross; 3 Page(s)

Numerical reasoning seems independent of language

Desert Island; June 2005; by Kate Wong; 2 Page(s)

How climate can promote speciation

By the Numbers: Leveling the Playing Field; June 2005; by Rodger Doyle; 1 Page(s)

Economic development helps women pull even with men

News Scan Briefs; June 2005; by JR Minkel, Charles Q. Choi; 2 Page(s)

Twice Burned; Laser Bug-Off; Brain-Destroying Algae?; Can't Get g Out of My Head; Decloaking Malaria; No-Splash Liquid

Skeptic: Fahrenheit 2777; June 2005; by Michael Shermer; 1 Page(s)

9/11 has generated the mother of all conspiracy theories

Insights: A Culture of Death; June 2005; by Diane Martindale; 2 Page(s)

In the underworld of assisted suicide and euthanasia, Russel Ogden examines the means and methods--even as he is shunned by academia and chased by the law

Buying Time in Suspended Animation; June 2005; by Mark B. Roth and Todd Nystul; 8 Page(s)

An ability to put the human body on hold could safeguard the critically injured or preserve donor organs for transport. Does the power to reversibly stop our biological clocks already lie within us?

Inconstant Constants; June 2005; by John D. Barrow and John K. Webb; 8 Page(s)

Do the inner workings of nature change with time?

Conversational Computers; June 2005; by Andy Aaron, Ellen Eide and John F. Pitrelli; 6 Page(s)

Efforts to make computers speak naturally will let machines better communicate meaning

Obesity: An Overblown Epidemic?; June 2005; by W. Wayt Gibbs; 8 Page(s)

A growing number of dissenting researchers accuse government and medical authorities--as well as the media--of misleading the public about the health consequences of rising body weights

Making Cold Antimatter; June 2005; by Graham P. Collins; 8 Page(s)

Low-energy atoms of antihydrogen will enable researchers to test a fundamental property of the universe

The Morning of the Modern Mind; June 2005; by Kate Wong; 10 Page(s)

Controversial discoveries suggest that the roots of our vaunted intellect run far deeper than is commonly believed

Doubt Is Their Product; June 2005; by David Michaels; 6 Page(s)

Industry groups are fighting government regulation by fomenting scientific uncertainty

Working Knowledge: Lean and Mean; June 2005; by Mark Fischetti; 2 Page(s)

Hybrid vehicles

Technicalities: The Multipath to Clarity; June 2005; by Philip Yam; 3 Page(s)

Receiving HDTV over the air takes luck and lots of patience

Reviews: A Customer Base of One; June 2005; by George Johnson, Staff Editors; 2 Page(s)

Fab looks towards a future when computer technology will enable all of us to design and manufacture products to our own needs and specifications. Also, The Editors Recommend

Anti Gravity: Dim Wits; June 2005; by Steve Mirsky; 1 Page(s)

Academic exams taken by true and false people

Ask the Experts; June 2005; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

How are past temperatures determined from an ice core? Why do people have different blood types?