Vol. 142 No. 6, November - November 2009
Index
- Game show.
- Upfront teachers' edition.
- A baby rhinoceros lies between two zookeepers at the Allwetter Zoo in Munster, Germany.
- Waste watchers.
- How do you say 'cupcake' in Arabic?
- Read any good 'vooks' lately?
- Treasure island.
- 1,200.
- 2011.
- 33%.
- 37,261.
- 507.
- The party line.
- Where grads gravitate.
- Should the government tax your coke? Why some lawmakers and health officials are pushing for a 'soda tax' on sugary drinks.
- The White House: a slave's view: the discovery of a memoir by one of President Madison's slaves sheds light on the role slavery once played in the White House.
- Can you believe your eyes? People have manipulated images since before the invention of photography. Today's digital technology has simply made it easier and more common than ever.
- The problem with Iran: just how close are the Iranians to making a nuclear weapon, and can they be stopped?
- How we got addicted to oil: 150 years after oil was first struck in Pennsylvania, the world is scrambling to find new--and less problematic--sources of energy.
- Juries: is almost unanimous good enough? In Oregon and Louisiana, a 10-2 vote can convict or acquit.
- 'Informing' on the flu: when my flight to China landed, health officials in full protective gear took everyone's temperature with noncontact sensors. Before landing, we were given questionnaires asking if we had a fever or cough, and if we had noticed anyone with flu symptoms to provide their seat numbers. Was I obliged to inform on other passengers?
- Is sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan the answer? 68,000 U.S. troops are currently there.
- [Cartoon].