January 1, 2004
Science and Self-Government
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January 1, 2004
A More Child-Like Science
Why do leaves turn red? Where does the sun go at night? What made Whiskers die? Will Mommy die sometime, too? Children...
January 1, 2004
Man or Machine?
The third chapter of Beyond Therapy takes up the goal of “superior performance.” In attempting to satisfy the...
January 1, 2004
January 1, 2004
Restless Souls
It makes good sense for the Council to turn its attention to the prospect of happy souls right after considering the...
January 1, 2004
Imagining the Future
To think about technology is to think about the future. It is, unavoidably, to speculate and to predict, to imagine how...
January 1, 2004
The Kyoto Protocol: A Post-Mortem
It may not be a household word, but by now the Kyoto Protocol has become a well-known political slogan. President Bush...
January 1, 2004
The Scientist and the Poet
Paul Cantor on the surprising wrinkles in an age-old rivalry
January 1, 2004
The Right Plan
The setting seemed ideal in 1989 when President George H. W. Bush announced his new Space Exploration Initiative. It...
January 1, 2004
The Virtual Astronaut
When the president delivered his Moon-Mars speech, it was nearly the anniversary of the Columbia disaster. Within hours...