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Natural Gas Changes the Energy Map

November 2009

Vast amounts of the clean-burning fossil fuel have been discovered in shale deposits, setting off a gas rush. But how it will affect our energy use is still uncertain.

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Ghosts in the Machine

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Prescription: Networking
A new urban network suggests how technology could remake health care.
Intelligence Explained
Tracking and understanding the complex connections within the brain may finally reveal the neural secret of cognitive ability.
Images of the Author’s Brain
Tracking and understanding the complex connections within the brain may finally reveal the neural secret of cognitive ability.

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