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Robots With Attitude
Richardson-based Hanson Robotics and chief scientist David Hanson envisions a future of benevolent artificial intelligence.
February 2008
One Hundred Boxes »
Space, time, and Donald Judd reconsidered.
October 2007 by Jim Lewis
Lust in Space »
The lovesick antics of diapered astronaut Lisa Nowak are some combination of funny and sad but seemingly not revealing of anything larger, until you realize that her tragic, tabloidy breakdown says everything you need to know about NASA’s many troubles.
May 2007 by S. C. Gwynne
Eileen Collins »
Eileen Collins on what’s ailing NASA.
July 2006 Interview by Evan Smith
Space Race »
Writer-at-large Jan Reid on entrepreneur Richard Garriott and commercial space flights.
January 2006 Interview by Leah Fillion
Dissing Darwin »
Why Texas could lose the biotech revolution—and end up, once again, an economic also-ran.
April 2005 by Michael Ennis
Perilously Plump »
Texans love to say that everything’s bigger here, but when it comes to the waistlines in one in four of our largest cities, that’s nothing to brag about.
April 2002 by Jim Atkinson
Grand Old Flags »
A groundbreaking exhibit and an accompanying book make this a banner year to stand up and salute the history of Texas' flags.
March 2002 by Anne Dingus
Blood and Money »
On the strength of a simple if indelicate question—“Who’s the Father?”—Houston’s Caroline Caskey has made a big splash in biotech.
March 1999 by Pamela Colloff
Skin Care »
A Houston company’s breakthrough burn treatment.
October 1998 by Patricia Sharpe
Scorched Earth »
This summer’s hot topic? Weather.
September 1998 by Gregory Curtis
Science • Richard E. Smalley »
Good chemistry.
September 1997 by Gregory Curtis
Health • Eric Moon-shong Tang »
Smoking out the truth.
September 1997 by Jim Atkinson
It Came From Outer Space »
The inside story of how industrious NASA scientists discovered signs of life in a Martian rock and boosted the fortunes of the tabloids, Hollywood producers, and even the president.
November 1996 by Mimi Swartz
Up and Atom »
The death of the superconducting supercollider may have been traumatic, but at their core the people of Waxahachie haven’t changed.
June 1996 by Carol Flake Chapman
Lost in Space »
Ten years after the Challenger disaster, there are still dark clouds on the horizon for NASA’s space shuttle program.
June 1996 by Geoffrey Leavenworth
The Outer Limits »
Combining the latest technology with an old-fashioned passion for her work, Austin astronomer Anita Cochran redefined the solar system. Now her star is on the rise.
August 1995 by Helen Thorpe
The Old Man and the Secret »
Thirty years ago, people couldnt believe it: The old man’s elixir boosted crops, ate up sewage, and made the desert bloom. Today half a dozen Texas companies claim the elixir does all that and a whole lot more.
June 1990 by Tom Curtis
Greetings From the Eighth Wonder of the World »
A candid celebration of ten years of the Astrodome and Astrothink.
April 1975 by Al Reinert
Buzz Aldrin, Astronaut (Thursday, December 17th 2009)
Just over forty years ago, Col. Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first humans to set foot on the moon — a fact known to virtually anyone who hears his name. Fewer people know of his scientific contributions to space exploration, which include docking and rendezvous technology for spacecraft, innovation in underwater training for astronauts, a master plan for missions to Mars and ongoing leadership in human space exploration by the U.S.
Sally Ride, Astronaut and science advocate. (Thursday, June 17th 2010)
When Sally Ride launched into orbit on the shuttle Challenger in 1983, she became the first American woman to fly in space. After a long career with NASA, Ride turned her professional focus to a lifelong passion: passing along her love of science to young people—especially young women and girls. She has written six science books for children, and founded Sally Ride Science to motivate young women to pursue careers in science, math and technology.
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