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30 September 1995

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20 000 tasks under the sea

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Don't take the pleasure out of learning

Opinion

Public good, private again

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20 000 tasks under the sea

Features

Trust me, I'm a mathematician

Features

In a League of their own

Features

On the origin of Revolution

Features

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Don't take the pleasure out of learning

CURIOSITY may have killed the cat but it still lures tens of thousands into continuing education classes in science. Their interest has often been aroused by books or television and radio programmes and they want to learn more. Others are simply intrigued by zany course titles such as "Chocology: the Science of Chocolate", "A Layperson's …

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Furry story

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Technology

Netropolitan – fish detectives

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Technology

Netropolitan – Netscape

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Technology

Netropolitan – Comments

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Technology

Souped-up upright piano plays prestissimo

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Technology

Battle for multimedia leaves rivals locked together

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Technology

Get on the Net with teletext

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Technology

A whole new meaning to bad breath

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The smallest experiment in the Universe

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Technology

Stop cancer, shoot the messenger

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Chemical message in a buckytube

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Plants issue their own global warning

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Why southpaws succeed in the struggle for survival

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Hive from hell roasts hunting hornets

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Inbred parasites foil malaria drugs

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Death Valley rocks skate on thin ice

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Redheads come out of the shade

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Europe dodges waste ban to keep toxic trade

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Tough copyright laws put a price on information

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Win or lose, it's all the same to a gambler

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Possibly the oldest turds in the world

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Double agent

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Con trick

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Orchids rise from the ashes

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Foresight bonanza

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NHS boycott

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Clinton's vision

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Off with their tails

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CFCs chase coke as Miami's latest vice

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Leave ozone hole to nature, say Republicans

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Genocide row at gene conference

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France claims Mururoa rocks are blast-proof

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Are high winds too much for Siberia's amorous sandpipers?

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Big bucks buy up genome secrets

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Fond farewell to a Pioneer

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Arsenic and ancient remedies

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Sad end to the summer of '95

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Place your bets on a bright idea

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Deadly hurricanes hide in Pacific

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Opinion

Public good, private again

IS science sliding towards the slippery slope of privatisation as funding for government-sponsored projects dries up? More and more scientists find themselves in the uncomfortable position of having to turn to companies for support in the shape of both cash and vital data from research that only the private sector will fund. Before they know …

Opinion

A mission to deny, do little or delay?

Opinion

Features

20 000 tasks under the sea

THIS week, a US Navy nuclear submarine finished an unusual tour of duty in the Mediterranean. The submarine, called the NR-1, has spent the past 10 days seeking out the remains of ships that sank between Rome and Carthage more than 2000 years ago. Robert Ballard, the Massachusetts scientists best known for finding the wreck …

Features

Trust me, I'm a mathematician

Features

In a League of their own

Features

On the origin of Revolution

Features

ENIGMA: Cover photo

LET me explain what you can see in the picture. I drew the large rectangle ABCD and then I took a photograph of it. I placed the photograph, that is to say the small rectangle ABCD, on the large rectangle as you see in the picture. Note that the sides of the photograph are parallel …

Forum

Concerned opportunists, big smokes and wild spuds

Forum

Swamp study

Books & Arts

Thisness and all that

Books & Arts

Can do kondo

Books & Arts

The meaning of technology

Books & Arts

We owe it to ourselves

Books & Arts

Loving and loathing

Books & Arts

Tick tock

Books & Arts

Them bones, them dry bones

Books & Arts

Only connect

Books & Arts

One of the brightest stars in the firmament

Forum

Bestsellers from Sydney

Books & Arts

Uncle Albert, meet Mr Newton

Books & Arts

Starry, starry nights

Books & Arts

Trade secrets

Books & Arts

Scent message

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Inner eye

Books & Arts

Animal matters

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Glassy stares

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Gaudeamus igitur

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Smashing times

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Scienceware

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Talking bones

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Engineering as she is taught

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Making more of maths

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Tough on the old sandstone

Books & Arts

Be better than your competitors

Books & Arts

Regulars

Feedback

FEEDBACK was present when the International Data Corporation held its annual European Information Technology Forum in Paris recently. Top executives from top computer companies Lotus, Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Compaq all gave speeches. So did Bill Gates of Microsoft, who was in France to launch Windows 95. Needless to say all the speakers relied on …

Regulars

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This week's magazine

30 September 1995

On the cover

20 000 tasks under the sea

Trust me, I'm a mathematician

In a League of their own

On the origin of Revolution

Table of contents

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Don't take the pleasure out of learning

Furry story

Technology

Netropolitan – fish detectives

Technology

Netropolitan – Netscape

Technology

Netropolitan – Comments

Technology

Souped-up upright piano plays prestissimo

Technology

Battle for multimedia leaves rivals locked together

Technology

Get on the Net with teletext

Technology

A whole new meaning to bad breath

The smallest experiment in the Universe

Technology

Stop cancer, shoot the messenger

Chemical message in a buckytube

Plants issue their own global warning

Why southpaws succeed in the struggle for survival

Hive from hell roasts hunting hornets

Inbred parasites foil malaria drugs

Death Valley rocks skate on thin ice

Redheads come out of the shade

Europe dodges waste ban to keep toxic trade

Tough copyright laws put a price on information

Win or lose, it's all the same to a gambler

Possibly the oldest turds in the world

Double agent

Con trick

Orchids rise from the ashes

Foresight bonanza

NHS boycott

Clinton's vision

Off with their tails

CFCs chase coke as Miami's latest vice

Leave ozone hole to nature, say Republicans

Genocide row at gene conference

France claims Mururoa rocks are blast-proof

Are high winds too much for Siberia's amorous sandpipers?

Big bucks buy up genome secrets

Fond farewell to a Pioneer

Arsenic and ancient remedies

Sad end to the summer of '95

Place your bets on a bright idea

Deadly hurricanes hide in Pacific

Opinion

Public good, private again

A mission to deny, do little or delay?

Features

20 000 tasks under the sea

Trust me, I'm a mathematician

In a League of their own

On the origin of Revolution

More

ENIGMA: Cover photo

Concerned opportunists, big smokes and wild spuds

Swamp study

Thisness and all that

Can do kondo

The meaning of technology

We owe it to ourselves

Loving and loathing

Tick tock

Them bones, them dry bones

Only connect

One of the brightest stars in the firmament

Bestsellers from Sydney

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