Other Countries´ Money
Foreign companies are tapping into the vigorous U.S. system of innovation by sponsoring and increasing amount of research and development at American companies. Is this a boon, or a subtle form of industrial espionage?
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Chess is Too Easy
Forget about Big Blue vs. Kasparov—the best test of artificial intelligence is to ask a computer to write a story. Meet Brutus.1, a software agent that creates short tales of betrayal,self-deception, and evil worthy of a human creator.
Cashing In On Medical Knowledge
Some doctors have begun patenting not just devices but medical procedures and techniques. Proponents argue that this practice is needed to foster innovation in medical care. Critics claim that it perverts the Hippocratic oath and drives up medical costs.
To Mac or Not to Mac?
A self-confessed Macintosh devotee contemplates the ultimate sacrifice: moving to a PC running Windows. Is life worth living on the Dark Side?
The Virtues (and Vices) of Virtural Colleagues
Electronic "collaboratories" that let researchers conduct experiments, review data, and communicate with collagues via computer are changing the culture of science.
First Line
The Curtain Goes Up on a New Production
Raising the Curtain on a New TR
Trends
Forum
Finding the Wheat, Leaving the Chaff
Medical information is redily available on the Web. So is misinformation. The general public is hard-pressed to tell the difference, though, placing a new burden on doctors.
Columns
Prophets of Inevitability
Human choices—not immutable forces of nature—govern the development and adoption of technologies.
Reviews
Setting A Standard In Multimedia Software
Volcanoes: Life on the Edge; Critical Mass: America´s Race to build the Atomic Bomb; and Leonardo da Vinci
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