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June 2007
It Figures: The numbers behind your dinner Fun with Food
It Figures: The numbers behind your dinner
Food is for math, not eating.
by Anne Casselman

WWII Atomic Secrets See the Light of Day Realpolitik
WWII Atomic Secrets See the Light of Day
Nobelist James Chadwick realized atomic research had dire implications - so he sealed it away for more than 60 years
by Richard Wyllie

Your Health This (No Shit Sherlock) Week Health
Your Health This (No Shit Sherlock) Week
Advice for a long life: Don't over-retire, give your doctor the afternoon off and sleep late during the week, too
by Anne Casselman

Book Club: The Female Brain, by Louann Brizendine Human Nature
Book Club: The Female Brain, by Louann Brizendine
Louann Brizendine's book "The Female Brain" frankly pisses Sandra Kiume off. Here's why.
by Sandra Kiume

How Nintendo Taught Me to Slice and Dice Fun with Food
How Nintendo Taught Me to Slice and Dice
Our reporter pulls a Japanese-style potato salad out of a handheld video game
by Paula Gaetos

Your Health This (Sinful) Week Health
Your Health This (Sinful) Week
Advice for a long pre-afterlife: steer clear of wrath, lust, and sharkfin soup -and get thee to a wine carafe instead
by Anna Gosline

New Tricks for the Little White Pill Health
New Tricks for the Little White Pill
Add colon cancer to the list of maladies that aspirin keeps at bay - but how much is too much?
by Jennifer Taylor

Mars Needs Lunchboxes Fun with Food
Mars Needs Lunchboxes
What will Mars astronauts take with them? Pretty much any dish that can reach five years of age and not taste like it
by Anne Casselman

Your Health This (Evil) Week Health
Your Health This (Evil) Week
Advice for a long life: check if you Doc is a phony and avoid grease when on ecstacy.
by Anne Casselman