Science & Technology
Scientific American, February 2001: Connections
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In this month's Connections, "Home from Home, " columnist James Burke ties together body-snatching, mastodons, war, and raincoats...
Scientific American, January 2001: Connections
Wise and witty James Burke's titles this month's essay "Class Acts" - he ties together Stonehenge, stamps, clear air and tea...
Scientific American, January 2001: Optical Networks
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A pair of articles about optical networks, from Scientific American's January 2001 issue. Gary Stix reports in the article "The Triumph of Light" about these future networks...
Scientific American, January 2001: Wonders
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Columnists Philip and Phylis Morrison look at the development of the written word some five millennia ago in their article...
Scientific American, March 2001: Connections
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James Burke's "Connections" column is titled "French Leave, " where he discusses matters adulterous, bucolic, passionate, and fugitive. From the March 2001 issue of Scientific American...
Scientific American, March 2001: Making Sense of Taste
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How does the brain interpret what the tongue tastes? Authors David V. Smith and Robert F. Margolskee explore the bitter, sweet, salty, and sour world in "Making Sense of Taste"...
Scientific American, March 2001: The Needy Porcupine
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Columnists Philip and Phylis Morrison look at sodium, salt, and a popular rodent in "The Needy Porcupine, " from the March 2001 issue of Scientific American...
Scientific American, May 2001: The Arctic Oil and Wildlife Refuge
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The last great onshore oil field in America may lie beneath the nation's last great coastal wilderness reserve. W. Wayt Gibbs reports on "The Arctic Oil and Wildlife Refuge"...
Scientific American, May 2001: The Semantic Web
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"The Semantic Web" is certain to spark lots of debate; the father of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, along with James Hendler and Ora Lassila, predict the next step...
Scientific American, May 2001: Warp Drive Underwater
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If you recall the Nautilus, Captain Nemo's submarine in 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea, it was a very fast moving vessel. But we all know that water puts a huge drag on subs...