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March 2012 Volume 306, Issue 3

From the Editor
Letters
Science Agenda
Forum
Advances
TechnoFiles
The Science of Health
Features
Reviews and Recommendations
Skeptic
Anti Gravity
50, 100 and 150 Years Ago
Graphic Science



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From the Editor

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The Moving Mind p4
Mariette DiChristina
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-4
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Letters

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Letters pp6 - 7
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-6
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Science Agenda

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A Neglect of Mental Illness p8
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-8
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Forum

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Big Computers for Little Engineers p10
Donald Q. Lamb
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-10
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Advances

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Remains of the Day p11
Elizabeth Grossman
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-11
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Forget Cramming p12
Gary Stix
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-12a
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STAT p12
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-12b
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It Watches Your Wallet p13
Charles Q. Choi
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-13
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Body-Snatching Flies p14
Katherine Harmon
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-14a
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Know Your Space Tycoons p14
John Matson
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-14b
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Backseat Drivers p15
Carrie Arnold
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-15
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A New Wrinkle in Time p16
John Matson
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-16
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What Is It? p17
Ann Chin
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-17
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Probing the Depths p18
Rose Eveleth
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-18
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Are University Labs Criminally Dangerous? p19
Beryl Lieff Benderly
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-19
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It’s All in the Tail p20
Larry Greenmeier
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-20
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Soot Soldiers p21
David Biello
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-21
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Stars That Go Out with a Bang p22
Kelly Oakes
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-22a
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Your Appendix Could Save Your Life p22
Rob Dunn
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-22b
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TechnoFiles

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Time to Kill Off Captchas p23
David Pogue
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-23
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The Science of Health

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Nature That Nurtures pp24 - 25
Deborah Franklin
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-24
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Features

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What Makes Each Brain Unique pp26 - 31
Fred H. Gage and Alysson R. Muotri
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-26
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The Far, Far Future of Stars pp32 - 39
Donald Goldsmith
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-32
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Dinosaurs of the Lost Continent pp40 - 47
Scott D. Sampson
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-40
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Gather the Wind pp48 - 53
Davide Castelvecchi
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-48
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Blocking HIV's Attack pp54 - 59
Carl June and Bruce Levine
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-54
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The Shadow Web pp60 - 65
Julian Dibbell
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-60
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Lifting the Black Cloud pp66 - 71
Robin Marantz Henig
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-66
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Hit Them with the Hockey Stick pp72 - 75
David Biello
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-72
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Reviews and Recommendations

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Recommended pp76 - 77
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-76
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Skeptic

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Opting Out of Overoptimism p78
Michael Shermer
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-78
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Anti Gravity

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The Unkindest Cut p80
Steve Mirsky
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-80
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50, 100 and 150 Years Ago

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50, 100 & 150 Years Ago pp82 - 83
Daniel C. Schlenoff
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-82
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Graphic Science

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The Dwindling Web p88
John Matson
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0312-88
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