Vol. 137 No. 5, November - November 2004
Index
- Can you say that in Russian, please?
- Game show.
- Letter from the editor.
- "Any kid could do that!".
- Too many photos?
- Numbers in the news.
- Seeds of peace.
- Vacations in space.
- Average dog or canine Einstein?
- Noted & quoted.
- Science for the mind, music for the soul.
- Hedging their vows.
- How long will the oil last?
- Just don't let them catch you dialing ...
- The new czar? President Putin at his second inauguration, at the Kremlin in Moscow in May. Since becoming President in 1999, he has rolled back democratic reforms.
- The Bush philosophy: resolute, no matter what; in his second term, President Bush will read a nation increasingly divided over both foreign policy and domestic issues.
- The power of fake news.
- We the jury ...: secretive by design, juries are increasingly the object of public and media scrutiny. Is that good for America's legal system?
- Cyberbullies: cell phones, instant messaging, and the internet are giving bullies new ways to harass their classmates, even they're not at school.
- 1989: when the wall came tumbling down: the Berlin Wall's fall signaled the end of the Cold War and the division of Europe.
- Surf's up! Hawaii may soon become the first state in the nation to recognize surfing as an official high school sport.
- A paralyzed soldier asks, 'what was our purpose?'.
- In Sudan, stuck in a war zone with no way to flee.
- Sounding the steroids alarm.
- Should there be reparations for slavery? Two views on whether the U.S. should provide compensation for the past suffering of slaves.
- Living with disabilities, outliving expectations.
- Cartoons.