HealthFebruary 1, 1990
Playing the Numbers
Do bodily rhythms play a key role in cancer survival?
Stories by Paul Wallich
PAUL WALLICH is a staff writer for Scientific American.
The SciencesJanuary 1, 1990
The Analytical Economist: Tweaking the Aggregates
The SciencesDecember 1, 1989
The Analytical Economist: The Imbalance of Payments
The SciencesDecember 1, 1989
Manufacturing Intelligence
If it's so smart, why ain't it rich?
The SciencesNovember 1, 1989
The Analytical Economist: Markets Unbound?
TechnologyNovember 1, 1989
Wires that Think
Philosophy and engineering mix at artificial-intelligence meeting
The SciencesOctober 1, 1989
The Analytical Economist: The Cost of Capital
The SciencesOctober 1, 1989
Who's Minding the Store?
Central gene-research facility is nearly lost in NIH shuffle
The SciencesSeptember 1, 1989
The Analytical Economist: Seasoning Leading Economic Indicators with Salt
TechnologyAugust 1, 1989
Giant Flux Creep
The new superconductors: raw spaghetti versus slime
The SciencesAugust 1, 1989
The Analytical Economist: Tracking the Unemployed
The SciencesJuly 1, 1989
The Analytical Economist: CPI and Inflation
The CPI should measure inflation. Your mileage may vary.
The SciencesJune 1, 1989
The Analytical Economist: Is the U.S. national debt a problem?
The SciencesJune 1, 1989
Taxing the Wages of Sin
Do levies on risky behavior cover the costs to society?
TechnologyMay 1, 1989
Quantum Cryptography
Single-photon communications can outwit eavesdroppers
HealthApril 1, 1989
Aids Counts
Planning for an epidemic whose size is still unknown
TechnologyMarch 1, 1989
Beyond Understanding?
Computers are changing the spirit of mathematics
TechnologyJanuary 1, 1989
Hostile Takeovers
How can a computer network welcome only friendly users?
TechnologyJanuary 1, 1989
Not in the Cards?
The smart-card revolution is still waiting to happen