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May 1994
Scientific American Magazine
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Cover; May 1994; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)
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Masthead; May 1994; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)
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When Treaties Fail; May 1994; by John Horgan; 3 Page(s)
If a rogue state attacks, what are the technological options?
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Neural Eavesdropping; May 1994; by John Horgan; 1 Page(s)
How does the brain establish and store memories?
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The Lucky Ones; May 1994; by Tim Beardsley; 3 Page(s)
How do some HIV-positive people avoid getting AIDS?
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Take the Pain?; May 1994; by Tim Beardsley; 2 Page(s)
Lidocaine comes under suspicion as a carcinogen
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Unbearable Lightness; May 1994; by Powell; 2 Page(s)
A new theory may explain why objects tend to stay put
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Family Matters; May 1994; by Holloway; 2 Page(s)
Revised dates invigorate debate on human origins
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Vishnu Violated; May 1994; by Mukerjee; 2 Page(s)
Jetties threaten world's largest gathering of Olive Ridley turtles
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Amazing Grace; May 1994; by Leutwyler; 1 Page(s)
Physicists find evidence for halos around nuclei
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The Biological Evidence Challenged; May 1994; by Byne; 6 Page(s)
Even if genetic and neuroanatomical traits
turn out to be correlated with sexual
orientation, causation is far from proved
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Bohm's Alternative to Quantum Mechanics; May 1994; by Albert; 8 Page(s)
This theory, ignored for most of the past four decades, challenges
the probabilistic, subjectivist picture of reality
implicit in the standard formulation of quantum mechanics
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How Interferons Fight Disease; May 1994; by Johnson, Bazer, Szente, Jarpe; 8 Page(s)
They are not the cure-alls researchers once hoped
they would be, but they are providing therapy for a variety
of infectious illnesses and for some cancers
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Chesley Bonestell's Astronomical Visions; May 1994; by Miller; 6 Page(s)
This artist's unique combination of technical knowledge and graphic prowess brought astronomy alive and helped to advance the manned spaceflight program
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Directional Drilling; May 1994; by Cooper; 6 Page(s)
New techniques enable crews to drill around natural or
man-made obstructions for oil and gas. These same methods are used
to sample underground pollutants and bury service lines
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East Side Story:
The Origin of Humankind; May 1994; by Coppens; 8 Page(s)
The Rift Valley in Africa holds the secret
to the divergence of hominids from the great apes
and to the emergence of human beings
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Aging Airways; May 1994; by Stix; 9 Page(s)
The FAA struggles to replace its winking, blinking air-traffic control equipment. But will the skies be safer? Can the agency survive the effort intact?
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Devilish Details; May 1994; by Beardsley; 2 Page(s)
Businesses and arms controllers square off on export restrictions
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Cold Calculation; May 1994; by Horgan; 1 Page(s)
Catalytic converters have helped reduce automobile
pollutants at the tailpipe by as much as 90 percent
since they were first installed in American cars more than two decades ago.
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Office Romance; May 1994; by Patton; 2 Page(s)
A Japanese builder spins dreams of a workplace utopia
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As Advertised; May 1994; by Leutwyler; 1 Page(s)
A Japanese commercial radiates charm; glowing claims for a beer
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Lollipop, Lollipop; May 1994; by Stix; 2 Page(s)
A candied sedative with a kick
arouses opposition from doctors
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The Price of Clean; May 1994; by Gibbs, Stix; 2 Page(s)
Can California afford the EPA's 15-year plan to clear its air?
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Gray Matter; May 1994; by Gibbs; 1 Page(s)
There was a time when seers predicted that computers
would banish paper from the modern workplace.
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