Issue 2136 | Magazine cover date: 30 May 1998

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30 May 1998

Issue 2136

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Oiling the wheels of industry

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Back to Africa

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Will Bruce save us?

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The power below

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A new dawn

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Send in the clouds

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Back to Africa

NEW dating of an aboriginal rock shelter has debunked the startling theory that modern humans were living in Australia before they had even left Africa. The dating of stone tools at the Jinmium site in the Northern Territory of Australia had suggested that humans occupied the area 176 000 years ago (51��, 7 December …

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Lost contact

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A beautiful way to keep bees healthy

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Wasted effort

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Lightning seeds

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Flushing out HIV

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Laughing worms

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Sweet oblivion

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When too much fish makes men infertile

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Orbital sweepstake

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Altered food escapes

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Looks like rain …

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The natural way to repel boarders at sea

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A wasted chance

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Technology

Case history

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Best-laid plans

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Save our spuds

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Blind date

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The right trousers

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Soft option

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Tailor-made treatment

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Early warning

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Rough repairs

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Leading lights

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Live long and prosper

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From harpoon to plate

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A breakdown in communications

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The telltale rush of blood

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Don't hack back

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Technology

Just not cricket

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Technology

Wrist phone race

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Technology

Between the legs

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Intoxicating stuff

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Great shakes

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Male and supermale

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When only the fittest drugs survive

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Guardian angels

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The light programme

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Health heresy

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Test tube fears

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Up and running

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Taking its toll

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Puppy parasites

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Too hot to handle

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Friend turns to foe

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Nice motor...shame about the smell

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Opinion

Will Bruce save us?

AT the climax of Spielberg's latest production Deep Impact, a 2-kilometre wide fragment of a comet plunges into the Atlantic, creating a 300-metre high tidal wave which tears into New York. Spectacular mayhem follows as the Statue of Liberty loses her head and skyscrapers tumble. Most of the population of the East Coast of the …

Opinion

Features

Oiling the wheels of industry

Few industries offer the sheer diversity of employment that is available in the oil industry. It's a global industry in which the key players are vast multinational concerns. From exploration and production to manufacturing and through to selling products at the petrol station and elsewhere, the lists of occupations and specialisms of those working in …

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Uneasy truce

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The power below

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A new dawn

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Send in the clouds

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Ignorance reigns at the micro level

HANDS up all those who know that Melbourne hosted a world technology summit earlier this month. Few hands are raised, yet the topic of the meeting was something which will have a profound impact on our lives—micromachines. The event was the Fourth World Micromachine Summit held at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and it …

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Time for thinking

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X-ray eyes

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Bounty hunters

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War torn

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Twitcher's testimony

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Comets by David Levy

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The man who loved pigeons

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from Oxford

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Prize reviews

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Collected works

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A word in your ear, Minister

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Getting the whole picture

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Time for time

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Time for feelings

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Cleanliness and godliness

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Regulars

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THIS WEEK we continue our report from San Francisco, where Feedback has been spending 10 days in 51��'s new office next to the Bay Bridge. In due course, we will reveal how the magic of the town allowed Feedback to become a Mexican, but first we report on museums, the spin-offs from space research …

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This week's magazine

30 May 1998

On the cover

Oiling the wheels of industry

Uneasy truce

The power below

A new dawn

Send in the clouds

Table of contents

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Back to Africa

Lost contact

A beautiful way to keep bees healthy

Wasted effort

Lightning seeds

Flushing out HIV

Laughing worms

Sweet oblivion

When too much fish makes men infertile

Orbital sweepstake

Altered food escapes

Looks like rain …

The natural way to repel boarders at sea

A wasted chance

Technology

Case history

Best-laid plans

Save our spuds

Blind date

The right trousers

Soft option

Tailor-made treatment

Early warning

Rough repairs

Leading lights

Live long and prosper

From harpoon to plate

A breakdown in communications

The telltale rush of blood

Don't hack back

Technology

Just not cricket

Technology

Wrist phone race

Technology

Between the legs

Intoxicating stuff

Great shakes

Male and supermale

When only the fittest drugs survive

Guardian angels

The light programme

Health heresy

Test tube fears

Up and running

Taking its toll

Puppy parasites

Too hot to handle

Friend turns to foe

Nice motor...shame about the smell

Opinion

Will Bruce save us?

Features

Oiling the wheels of industry

Uneasy truce

The power below

A new dawn

Send in the clouds

More

Ignorance reigns at the micro level

Time for thinking

X-ray eyes

Bounty hunters

War torn

Twitcher's testimony

Comets by David Levy

The man who loved pigeons

from Oxford

Prize reviews

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