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December 2000
Scientific American Magazine
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Cover; December 2000; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)
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The Second Abortion Pill; December 2000; by Sasha Nemecek; 2 Page(s)
Mifepristone - a.k.a. RU486 - is anticipated to boost access to abortion. Based on the history of an older pill, it might not
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Paleolithic Pit Stop; December 2000; by Kate Wong; 2 Page(s)
A French site suggest Neanderthals and early modern humans behaved similarly
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Red Team versus the Agents; December 2000; by W. Wayt Gibbs; 2 Page(s)
At a nuclear weapons lab, a team of elite hackers matches wits with undefeated autonomous defenders
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The Amazing Acenes; December 2000; by Graham P. Collins; 2 Page(s)
Organic crystals show siliconlike abilities and may elucidate fundamental physics
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A Trace of the Corona; December 2000; by Naomi Lubick; 1 Page(s)
New Images help to explain why the sun's atmosphere is hotter than it's surface
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By the Numbers: Taxes: No Major Change in Sight; December 2000; by Rodger Doyle; 1 Page(s)
Significant alterations to U.S. taxation are driven by crisis, such as turmoil or war, a point brought home long ago by the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794, when the federal government learned the hard way that heavy excise taxes were politically explosive
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News Briefs; December 2000; by Diane Martindale; 2 Page(s)
Muscling DNA; A One-Way Ticket to Nunavut; Gotcha!; The (Somewhat) Scientific American; The Nobel Prizes for 2000
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Profile: Lynn Conway--Completing the Circuit; December 2000; by Paul Wallich; 4 Page(s)
Her research on integrated circuits advanced the Internet age by years. Now she finds herself revisiting her earliest, groundbreaking work in computers, which she long kept secret because, back then, she existed as a man
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In the Waiting Room; December 2000; by David Pescovitz; 2 Page(s)
Robodocs may be here, but remote surgery remains remote
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Cyber View: Bits of Radio; December 2000; by Wendy M. Grossman; 1 Page(s)
Receiving digital broadcasts becomes cheaper and easier - except in the U.S.
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Rulers of the Jurassic Seas; December 2000; by Ryosuke Motani; 8 Page(s)
Fish-shaped reptiles called ichthyosaurs reigned over the oceans for as long as dinosaurs roamed the land, but only recently have paleontologists discovered why these creatures were so successful
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Nanotubes for Electronics; December 2000; by Philip G. Collins, Phaedon Avouris; 8 Page(s)
They are stronger than steel, but the most important uses for these threadlike macromolecules may be in faster, more efficient and more durable electronic devices
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The Secrets of Stardust; December 2000; by J. Mayo Greenberg; 6 Page(s)
Tiny grains of dust floating in interstellar space have radically altered the history of our galaxy
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Piecing Together Alzheimer?s; December 2000; by Peter H. St George-Hyslop; 8 Page(s)
The stunningly complex biochemical puzzle that underlies this crippling disease remains incomplete, but parts that seemed unrelated just a decade ago are now fitting into place
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The Science of Smart Growth; December 2000; by Donald D.T. Chen, sidebar by Andres Duany; 8 Page(s)
Are there any alternatives to urban sprawl? Pundits and pols may endlessly debate that question, but the only way to get an answer is to go out and see what works in the real world
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The Coolest Gas in the Universe; December 2000; by Graham P. Collins; 8 Page(s)
Bose-Einstein condensates are one of the hottest areas in experimental physics
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Books; December 2000; by Frans B.M. De Waal, Staff Editors; 3 Page(s)
Did you hear the one about Laughter: A Scientific Investigation? Also, The Editors Recommend
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Wonders: Gleaning Nuggets; December 2000; by Philip Morrison, Phylis Morrison; 2 Page(s)
The enduring luster of gold, silver and copper.
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Connections: Not Nelson's Obelisk; December 2000; by James Burke; 2 Page(s)
Monumental conclusions from wax, dinner sets, greenhouses, Argentina, prisons and the king of beasts
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