Discussions
Save the Helium
A swing of the congressional budget ax has killed the strategic helium reserve, even though public and private research depends on steady suppliles of the element.
Subsumed by Science?
The notion that technology is a mere subset of science pervades the media and our culture.
Message from the Comet
Phenomena like the comet Hale-Bopp can reinspire us to communicate with and enlighten one another.
Computers and Hope in an Urban Ark
Revealing how computers can provide hope amid poverty, children in one urban community are posting their drawings, poems, and other creations on the Net.
Taking on the Database Challenge--and Winning
Score one for the scientific community, which banded together to stop a proposed intellectual-property treaty that would have privatized huge stores of knowledge.
Data Smog: Surviving the Info Glut
The ability to churn out ever greater volumes of information in a variety of formats has exceeded our ability to process it. Fortunately, firm action, both personal and political, can help clear the air.
