ntt@dciem.UUCP (Mark Brader) (04/20/84)
Well, this group is looking pretty dead; this will be only the 11th message at this site. Or are we missing some? If it doesn't show signs of more activity than this, I'm for letting it die a natural death. May issue, "Science 84": ARTICLES "Behind a Smoke Screen" A response to R.J.Reynolds Co's recent anti-anti-smoking ads "Infanticide" [cover story] It is surprisingly widespread in animals and various human cultures; is there a connection? "In the Shadow of Huntington's" Huntington's disease is inherited but is silent until after child- bearing years; now there is a test to identify victims at any age "Computer Worship" The computer literacy god has clay feet "The Light Fantastic" Photographs of iridescence in beetles, oil slicks, soap, ... "The Bee Complex" It seems bumblebees are "ruthless capitalists" "The Selling of PMS" There are more and more clinics that treat premenstrual syndrome, but there is no known cause or proven cure. DEPARTMENTS "Currents" (short articles) goat/sheep chimera created; wheel with springs; the Nemesis hypothesis; church council promotes Peters map projection; theory that radon is a trigger for rain formation; does a fetus feel pain?; cricket mating behavior; learning under anesthesia (in rats). Letters violins; lab animals; Sheldon Glashow; smallpox virus specimens; mysterious lights; counter-accusation re Galileo Alan P. Lightman On Olbers' paradox (why the night sky is dark) Mysteries How did language begin? "Crosscurrents" (more short articles) Pavlovian conditioning and sex; do narwhals and dolphins stun their prey with loud noises?; ear protection by destructive interference?; device for automatically navigating cars; tracing acid rain sources Jake's Page The technological miracle of the postal system Sports Mechanics of the pole vault Review "Weapons and Hope", by Freeman Dyson "Science 84" (the "84" part changes each year) is published (10 times per year) by the American Association for the Advancement of Science "to bridge the distance between science and citizen". Posted by Mark Brader