2002 Feb DISCOVER Unanswered Physics Questions SAVANTS Complexity Theory Models
- Title: Discover
- Date: February, 2002
- Pagination: 88pp plus covers
- Condition: Very good; address label on front cover; interior clean and complete otherwise
[OCR is approximate, as always]
Cover Story 36 THE 11 GREATEST UNANSWERED QUESTIONS OF PHYSICS As the big world of astronomers and the small world of particle physicists look more and more alike, we re getting close to a unified theory that explains everything. But first we have some intriguing mysteries to solve. By ERIC HASELTINE Features 44 THE INNER SAVANT The skills of savants may stem from mental machinery that the rest of us possess but have yet to set in motion. BY DOUGLASS. Fox 50 PHOTOGRAPHY, OLD & NEW AGAIN A century ago, some people were afraid to view true-to-life daguerreotypes. Now a new form of holography and a new breed of daguerreotypist offer the same shocking realism. By JOHN FLEISCHMAN AND ROBERT KUNZIG 58 THE SCIENCE OF SURPRISE Complexity theorists build computer simulations of systems as diverse as cities, rain forests, and the stock market. One elaborate model could help insurers weather the costliest catastrophe ever: the terrorist attacks last September 11. BY DANA MACKENZIE 64 WHY WE WANT THEIR BODIES BACK The search for bodily remains at Ground Zero in New York suggests that sometimes the desire for tangible proof of someone's death extends well bevond a purely rational need for certainty. BY ROBERT SAPOLSKY 70 READING THE LANGUAGE OF OUR ANCESTORS Victor McKusick launched the field of medical genetics a half century ago by analyzing family pedigrees. These days genomics allows him to explore new frontiers of clinical medicine. By JEFF WHEELWRIGHT
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