The SciencesAugust 1, 2000
Measure for Measure
Steve Mirsky offers a brief homage to the grams, liters, inches and hours that make it possible to keep track of our lives to at least some degree
Stories by Steve Mirsky
Steve Mirsky was the winner of a Twist contest in 1962, for which he received three crayons and three pieces of construction paper. It remains his most prestigious award.
The SciencesJuly 1, 2000
Alcohol, Tobacco and Soy Alarms
Analysis of large numbers of people can turn up some surprising insights about the things we put in our mouths, notes Steve Mirsky
The SciencesJune 1, 2000
Great Feets
Walking on water, Steve Mirsky finds, takes a man with mighty big shoes to fill
TechnologyJune 1, 2000
Tantalizing Tubes
Hype aside, applications for carbon nanotubes progress--slowly
The SciencesMay 1, 2000
Fields of Dreams
One jack-of-all-trades is a master of many, finds Steve Mirsky
Mind & BrainApril 1, 2000
The Fifth Taste
Mind & BrainApril 1, 2000
Mind Reading This?
Why exclude the poor from participating in forthright flim-flammery? asks Steve Mirsky
TechnologyMarch 1, 2000
C-A-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T
The SciencesFebruary 1, 2000
Worth a Thousand Words
Space & PhysicsFebruary 1, 2000
When the Sky Is Not the Limit
In bringing the stars indoors, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson expands the visitor's universe
The SciencesJanuary 1, 2000
When Good Hippos Go Bad
The SciencesDecember 1, 1999
Notes from the Underground
The SciencesNovember 1, 1999
FLORAL FIEND
The Old World climbing fern speeds its assault on Florida
HealthNovember 1, 1999
Down in Front
Mind & BrainOctober 1, 1999
It's not Oeuvre Till it's Oeuvre
HealthSeptember 1, 1999
Strife after Death
TechnologyAugust 1, 1999
Thinking Outside the Box
HealthJune 1, 1999
Semper Fly
The SciencesMay 1, 1999
Supply and Demand
The SciencesApril 1, 1999
Diamond Reflections
The SciencesMarch 1, 1999
Feathers, Flight and Faith
The SciencesFebruary 1, 1999
This is only a Test
The SciencesFebruary 1, 1999
Bones to Pick
Refusing to take "no" for an answer, the Smithsonian Institution's Dennis Stanford has carved out a niche as a leader of American archaeology
HealthJanuary 1, 1999
Taste Matters