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Does Mind Matter? by Alan H. Batten
Is there room in our understanding
of the universe for both science and religion? The ultimate
test of the limits of science and the credibility of religious
faith may be the study of consciousness. |
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The Copernican Revolution Comes Around,
by George Musser
Astronomers are discovering the
literal truth in Martin Luther King Jr's dictum: "As marvelous
as the stars is the mind of the person who studies them." |
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The Mother of All Fireworks, by Peter
Kurczynski
The spy satellites saw them first.
They're got us surrounded. They blast with the energy of a supernova.
And every time astronomers think they know what they are, gamma-
ray bursts have got news for them. |
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Teaching the Real Message of Astronomy,
by Michael A. Seeds
To challenge students, teachers
must first challenge themselves. It is all too easy to teach
and test students on the facts. If professors want students
to do more than memorize-regurgigate- forget, they will have
to change their courses to demand both less and more. With
sidebars by Michael Zeilik and Deborah Maraziti. |
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The World of Radio Astronomy, Part
4, by Michael Dahlem and Elias Brinks
A radio photon is a terrible thing
to waste. Each provides invaluable information on where it came
from and where it passed through -- that is, if you can get
at it. While many new technologies are wringing every last drop
of information out of cosmic radio signals, others are drowning
them with interference. |
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Editorial,
by George Musser |
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Letters to the Editor |
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Newswire, by Leo P. Connolly
Mercury inaugurates a new column
with the latest news from the world of astronomy education.
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Echoes of the Past, by Katherine Bracher
Is the discovery of signs of life
in a martian meteorite déjà vu all
over again? |
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Black Holes to Blackboards, by Jeffrey
F. Lockwood
By teaching students about the
expanding universe, teachers expand students' minds. |
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Guest
Observer, by James C.
White II
Coming to know Saturn's rings
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SkyChart and SkyTalk, by Robert A.
Garfinkle |
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Book Review, by Rob Landis
Where Next Columbus?
by Valerie Neal. The Superpower Space Race by Robert
Reeves. |
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The Mercury Puzzle Contest, Part
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