In this week's issue: Computing evolution and devolution,
robot doctors, video-game violence and kids, and war and
peace in the Middle East...
---Books---
Salon reviews "Stud," a new book about the behind-the-scenes
details of the world of elite horse-breeding.
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---Business---
A Darwin article explores why economic espionage is a
flourishing trade.
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A Darwin article provides insight into whether it's worth it
to go to trade shows, and if so, which ones.
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---Computers & Electronics---
A piece in PC World complains about computer manufacturers
making lower-quality keyboards and moving the keys around in
attempts at "improvement."
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=93909
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American Family Physician reports on a comprehensive review
of studies that have tried to determine whether video games
lead to violent behavior in children.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=93941
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Mobile Computing has the results of a comparison test of all
six major U.S. cell phone carriers to determine which is
best for voice and data.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=94082
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PC World tests and compares 16 new personal digital
assistants, from bargain models to all-in-one cell
phone/PDAs.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=94152
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Microsoft has launched a "trustworthy computing" initiative
aimed at, eventually, getting consumers to trust software
with their very lives. A Salon piece wonders how feasible
that is.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=94353
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---Education---
HHMI Bulletin reports on programs to teach undergraduate
science students about the complex ethical questions
involved in science.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=94001
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---Internet---
Darwin looks at the geography (and cartography) of
cyberspace.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=93873
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With a wad of gum chewed by slugger Luis Gonzales fetching
more than $3,000 on eBay, Sports Illustrated sees something
amiss in the sports memorabilia world.
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---Technology---
Auto companies are working on new technologies to help
drivers avoid collisions. Wired takes a look at some of the
efforts.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=94302
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Could the number of medical mistakes be reduced if we relied
more often on computers and robots to make certain medical
care decisions and analyses? A physician floats the idea in
Salon.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=94357
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---World Politics & Society---
A report from the Middle East notes an alarmingly widespread
sentiment among young Palestinians: that suicide bombing is
a sought-after career.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=94084
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An American Prospect piece argues that the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict is too dangerous to the rest of
the world to be left up to the two sides alone: the world's
powers should impose, and enforce, a two-state settlement.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=94263
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A Time Asia article describes the raid in Pakistan in which
al Qaeda chief Abu Zubaydah was captured.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=94234
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Wired looks at a new low-cost, lightweight pump that is
changing Kenya's rural economy.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=94280
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