Vol. 141 No. 14, May 2009
Index
- Cartoon analysis.
- Game show.
- Photo analysis.
- A telescope to the past.
- The last known jaguar.
- Ancient foot, modern walk.
- Where the jobs are.
- Who grew it?
- 4 million.
- 400.
- 68.
- 7,000.
- 91%.
- A degree in Beatle-ology.
- Call them acro-bats.
- Washington wordplay: Barack Obama isn't the first president to recognize the power of words in communicating with--and convincing--the American people.
- Uneasy neighbors: Mexico and the United States share a 2,000-mile-long border--and the challenge of dealing with immigration, trade, and now a drug war.
- A is for iPod ... or pizza ... or cash: is offering rewards for good grades or perfect attendance a good way to boost performance, or a gimmick that sends the wrong message?
- What we eat: from Japan, Chad, and Kuwait, to the U.S., Ecuador, and England: a look at what families around the world eat during a typical week.
- Honey, I'm experimenting on the kids: is it ethical for scientists to use their own children as test subjects?
- Is it a show or a commercial? Increasingly, it's both, as advertisers find new ways to pitch their products inside TV programs.
- World War I: why it still matters: in 1919, the 'war to end all wars' formally ended with The Treaty of Versailles. But 90 years later, we're still living with the consequences.
- Should the driving age be raised? More than 5,000 teenagers die each year in car accidents. Some say they're getting behind the wheel too early.
- Should Benita Veliz be deported? An American-in-waiting needs the Dream Act. So does America.
- Fallen soldier, missing father: three years ago, Bre Priestner's father was killed in Iraq.
- Cartoons.