by Gil Friend | May 6, 2003 | Politics
A Zealous Quest for Chemicals to Heal Ailing Brains. Throughout Dr. Floyd E. Bloom’s career, he has been looking at chemicals and the ways they affect the nervous system. By Claudia Dreifus. [New York Times: Science] But in this article he speaks as much, and as...
by Gil Friend | May 4, 2003 | Uncategorized
What Your Genes Want You to Eat. The new science of nutrigenomics wants to create the ultimate personal menu. By Bruce Grierson. [New York Times: Science] A fascinating article, both for its “heads up” to the subject — As a workable concept,...
by Gil Friend | May 4, 2003 | Sustainability
Fuel Economy Hit 22-Year Low. The average fuel economy of the nation’s cars and trucks fell to its lowest level in 22 years in the 2002 model year. By Danny Hakim. [New York Times: Science] Cars and light trucks — S.U.V.’s, pickups and minivans...
by Gil Friend | May 4, 2003 | Uncategorized
It’s Emerson’s Anniversary and He’s Nailed 21st-Century America. Individualism run amok, transformed into a cruel self-absorption, is a good description of much of American life right now. By Adam Cohen. [New York Times: Opinion] Who remembers, for...
by Gil Friend | May 4, 2003 | Sustainability
How to Sidestep a Two-Pronged Vampire. Old transformers waste about 5 percent of the power in the country. There are some solutions on the horizon, however. By Peter Wayner. [New York Times: Science] The opportunities to save energy are everywhere — Computers,...
