PASSAGE 22Early or Later Day CareThe British psychoanalyst John Bowlby maintains that separation from the parents during the sensitive "attachmen...
PASSAGE 24The National Park ServiceAmerica's national parks are like old friends. You may not see them for years at a time, but just knowing they&...
PASSAGE 26 Looking to the FutureWhen a magazine for high-school students asked its readers what life would be like in twenty years, they said: Machine...
PASSAGE 29Live with ComputerAfter too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock. My boyfriend's Liverpudlian accent suddenly becomes indec...
PASSAGE 34Taxi RidingIn a moment of personal crisis, how much help can you expect from a New York taxi driver? I began studying this question after wa...
PASSAGE 36Health Care ReformThis fall the country will be talking health care again-or at least should be talking about it-as Congress moves to change...
PASSAGE 39Look After Your VoiceOften speakers at a meeting experience dry mouths and ask for a glass of water. You can solve the problem by activating...
PASSAGE 43 Will Quality Eat up the U.S. Lead in Software? If U.S. software companies don’t pay more attention to quality, they could kiss their ...
PASSAGE 47 Food Fright Experiments under way in several labs aim to create beneficial types of genetically modified (GM) foods, including starchier po...
PASSAGE 51 Ulcers Even though ulcers appear to run in families, lifestyle plays more of a role than genetic factors in causing the illness, according ...