August 2008
Interview with Bruno Siciliano, co-editor of
A comprehensive new robotics handbook raises the question: Will we take these machines into our everyday lives? A Miller-McCune interview of the University of Naples' Bruno Siciliano.
Law and Terror
A legal analyst argues for a novel solution to the legal wars over anti-terrorism policy: Congress doing its job.
Succor. Succor in the Court.
There's a problem with problem-solving courts: Taxpayers don't understand how well they work.
Aging World Has its Advantages
An unprecedented era of great-power aging makes it likely the 21st century will, again, be American.
OK, Maybe Joan Rivers Can Still Use It for Her Headaches ...
A look at some current research that merits a raised eyebrow or a painful grin.
Book Review — "The Age of Oprah" by Janice Peck
A journalism professor finds a straw woman on daytime TV and, in the name of scholarship, knocks her right down.
Old Without Wheels
About 600,000 elderly stop driving every year. How can we keep them mobile?
An Insidious Hit Piece Commissioned by the Misanthropy World?
We Get Letters: Somehow, we doubt it.
Solar Power: The Next Generation
Offline Diary: An old way of turning sunlight into electricity reinvents itself in California.
The Nature of Design
Biophilic concepts are gradually working their way into the design mainstream, helping humans thrive by bringing the outdoors in.
Slow: Whale Xing
Biologist Christopher Clark builds sonic buoys that help ships avoid running down the last of the right whales.
The Next Market Crunch: Water
To stave off water crises created by climate change, we need new systems that manage water, energy and ecosystems together. Here's why.
Nastier, Noisier, Costlier — and Better
Why letting judges speak out during political campaigns enhances democracy and serves justice.
Truth With Consequences
Why both political parties should support a truth commission on the human rights abuses of the war on terror