Life Device warns you if you're boring or irritating A DEVICE that can pick up on people's emotions is being developed to help people with autism relate to those around them. It will alert its autistic user if the person they are talking to starts showing signs of getting bored or annoyed. One of the problems facing people with autism is an inability to … 51¶¯Âþ
Earth Evangelicals and environmentalists united RELIGION, like science, helps people understand a complex and uncertain world. Like science, it helps people define priorities and choose lifestyles. And like science, it is full of competing claims made by sincere people struggling to interpret basic truths. Science and religion have not always made easy partners, as exemplified today by Christian fundamentalists opposing … Opinion
Life begins at N = 40 UNTIL recently, the greatest accolade you could receive in mathematics was a Fields medal – but you had to be quick. Its founder, Canadian mathematician John Charles Fields, specified that only those not over 40 were eligible. Although he meant the prize as an incentive for young mathematicians to go on to even greater things, … Features
Earth The weather: A blow by blow account WEATHER disasters beset us. The quickening rate at which they strike, and the debate about what can be done to reduce human impact on the climate, puts a premium on accessible, up-to-date books on climate change. We need to be informed about the true nature of the scientific evidence of change. How much of it … Books & Arts
Feedback Buying time THE following is an announcement by Idan Ben-Barak, who signs himself as president of InMyTimeCorp. He has requested space for it to appear in this magazine. "I read in the newspaper some days ago about a prominent politician who was accused of something or other but had managed by various legal manoeuvres to, … Regulars