The Cartesian Cut
by Max Delbrück
A chapter from his posthumously published book Mind from Matter? discusses the
subjective and objective nature of physical reality.
Catching Some Zs
by David Hitlin and Rafe Schindler
A Caltech group is designing and building a detector for Z0 particles produced by
electron-positron annihilation.
The Great Pterodactyl Project
by Paul MacCready
The "father of human-powered flight" is currently testing a replica of a giant prehistoric
flying reptile, scheduled to take wing next year.
Interstellar SURFing
Seven students investigate the feasibility of sending probes to other solar systems.
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