Scientific American India - December 2010 (gnv64)

Scientific American India - December 2010
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CONTENTS

FEATURES
16 World Changing Ideas
36 A Geometric Theory of Everything
34 Blood from Stone
Mounting evidence from dinosaur bones (such as "Big Mike's," shown above) shows that, contrary to common belief, soft tissue can survive in fossils for millions of years. By Mary H. Schweitzer
43 Life Unseen
48 Hallucinogens as Medicine
53 Tuning DNA Strings
58 Long Live the Web
64 Jane of the Jungle
66 Jump-Starting the Orbital Economy
73 Cyborg Beetles

DEPARTMENTS
3 From the Editor
4 How to Contact us
5 Letters
6 Science Agenda
The laws of physics are the least of NASA's challenges. By the Editors
7 Forum
Truth, witnesses and brain scans. By Hank Greely
8 Advances
Exoplanetary life. Malaria genetics. Beer foam math. Proving Hawking right. Wireless body armor. Science books and toys for kids. Jellyfish propulsion.
15 TechnoFiles
Speech-recognition software has quietly grown tendrils into every corner of our lives. By David Pogue
78 Skeptic
The difference between true and false conspiracy theories. By Michael Shermer
79 Anti Gravity
A mind is a terrible thing to your waist. By Steve Mirsky
80 Graphic Science