Philosophical and Other Resources, Part 2

Some of the following links no longer work, but they still indicate material that may be reached by other means.

New York Times links to its articles on the nature of the universe.
New York Times links to its articles on gene therapy.
New York Times links to its articles on environment.
"Fossil Find Could Rewrite Human History," BBC News, Dec. 10, 1999.
"Science vs. the Bible: Debate Moves to the Cosmos".
24 Hours in Cyberspace.
"The Placebo Prescription," New York Times Magazine, Jan. 9, 2000, with link to April 25, 1999, article on sham surgery.
October 13, 1998, New York Times article, "Placebos Prove So Powerful Even Experts Are Surprised; New Studies Explore the Brain's Triumph Over Reality."
Jan. 18, 2000, Religious Declaration on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing. A conservative response.
FDA stops gene experiments Washington Post Jan. 22, 2000, story.
"Youth's Death Shakes New Field of Gene Experiments on Humans," New York Times story, Jan 27, 2000.
"Otis Regets" Jan. 23, 2000, New York Times Magazine article with links to Los Angeles Times articles on ethical issue regarding Staples Center and newspaper arrangement. Cf. song.
"Physicist Ponders God, Truth and 'A Final Theory,'" Jan. 25, 2000, The New York Times.
"Hell Hath No Fury," cover story of Jan. 31, 2000, U.S. News and World Report, on recent thinking about the netherworld.
"Getting Ready to Show the Universe as It Is," New York Times Jan. 29, 2000, article. See also links to related articles, and Mar. 6, 2000, Comment, as well as Mar. 7, 2000, article.
"Idea of a Unified Cultural Heritage Divides Europe," New York Times Jan. 29, 2000 article.
"A European Identity: Nation-State Losing Ground", New York Times Jan. 14, 2000, article.
"Is Nothing Secular?" by Jeffrey Rosen, in Jan. 30, 2000, New York Times Magazine. See Rosen responses to reader reactions in New York Times Forums, and summary of Rosen responses.
"The Recycled Generation" (stem-cell research and new body parts), Jan. 30, 2000, New York Times Magazine.
S. C. Morris review, and Chapter 1, of Robert Wright, Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny, Jan. 30, 2000, New York Times. See also Slate discussion of Nonzero, and Chet Raymo review in Boston Globe, Feb. 6, 2000.
"A Year After Isaiah Berlin's Death, the Re-Evaluations Begin," New York Times, Nov. 14, 1998.
Ellen Willis review of Arthur Warwick, The Sixties: Cultural Revolution . . ., with Chapter. 1, New York Times, Nov. 8, 1998.
"Breaking Tradition With Darwin," New York Times, Nov. 20, 1983.
Paul Raeburn review, and Chapter 1 of John Maddox, What Remains to be Discovered, New York Times, Jan. 10, 1999.
"Almost in Awe, Physicists Ponder 'Ultimate' Theory," New York Times article, Sept. 22, 1998.
"Alternative Care Gains a Foothold," New York Times, Jan. 31, 2000.
"Theory, Reality and Skeptical Tourists in Physics Land," New York Times essay, Feb. 1, 2000.
"What We All Spoke When the World Was Young," New York Times, Feb. 1, 2000.
"New Art's Interior Motive," New York Times, Feb. 3, 2000.
"Artists Find Scientific Support for High-Tech Projects," New York Times, Feb. 3, 2000.
"Why We Fall in Love", U. S. News and World Report, Feb. 7, 2000.
"Unfinished Business: Clinton's Lost Presidency," by William Greider, The Nation, Feb. 14, 2000.
"The God of the Gridiron: Does He Care Who Wins the Superbowl?," Slate online magazine, Feb. 2, 2000.
"Iceland sells its genetic history", BBC, Feb. 4, 2000.
"Scientists call for life creation debate," BBC, Dec. 10, 1999.
"The mysteries of creation," BBC, Dec. 10, 1999.
"Is life just genes?," BBC, Dec. 10, 1999.
"Paradise Lost: Can Mankind Live Without Its Utopias?", New York Times, Feb. 5, 2000.
"Missing the Fun of a Minor Sin," Edward Rothstein review of When Bad Things Happen to Other People, by John Portmann, New York Times, Feb. 5, 2000.
"Chilean House Opens Window on Censorship," Washington Post, Feb. 5, 2000.
"Our Bodies, Our Surgeons," The Weekly Standard," Feb. 7, 2000.
"We Can Engineer Nature. But Should We?," New York Times, Feb. 6, 2000
"A Not-So-Brave New World: Sci-Fi TV Runs Aground," New York Times, Feb. 6, 2000.
"Beth Israel halts trial of gene therapy," Boston Globe, Feb. 7, 2000. See also Feb. 7, 2000, New York Times story on this, and Boston Globe Feb. 8, 2000, "Gene therapy researcher defends trials."
"Maybe We Are Alone in the Universe, After All," New York Times, Feb. 8, 2000.
"`Bad Boy Nietzsche!': Surrealistic Portrait of a Mad Philosopher" New York Times theater review, Feb. 9, 2000.
"The Clinical-Trials Bottleneck," May 1999 Atlantic Monthly.
"Revisiting Lady Liberty’s History: A Monument to Immigrants, or the End of Slavery?," ABC News, Feb. 9, 2000.
"Particle Physicists Getting Closer to the Bang That Started It All," New York Times, Feb. 19, 2000.
"SJC rules in embryo case: Man wins bid to bar their use by ex-wife," Boston Globe, Feb 10, 2000.
"'Little Bang' Creates Cosmic Soup," BBC, Feb. 10, 2000.
"The Schopenhauer Method: The 19th-century German philosopher offers answers to love in three easy steps," New York Times Magazine, Feb. 13, 2000.
"Charles Schulz: The Brilliance of Consistency," Feb. 14, 2000, Time Magazine. See also New York Times obituary, Feb. 14, 2000, and Boston Globe appreciation of Schulz, Feb. 14, 2000, as well as Boston Herald appreciation, and story, Feb. 14, 2000, as well as Los Angeles Times obituary, Feb. 14, 2000, and Associated Press obituary, and Feb. 15, 2000, Boston Globe editorial, and Ellen Goodman column, and memorial service account, New York Times, Feb. 22, 2000.
"Is the Cosmos Getting a Push from Another Dimension?," New York Times, Feb. 15, 2000.
"Lawyers as Shareholders," Boston Globe, Feb. 15, 2000.
New York Times Review of Solomon and Higgins, What Nietzsche Really Said, Feb. 17, 2000.
"Tests Rebut 'Terrible Scare' in Gene Study,"New York Times, Feb. 18, 2000.
"Evidence of Mystery Particles Stirring Excitement and Doubt" (on dark matter), New York Times, Feb. 19, 2000.
review and Ch. 1 of Rattling the Cage: Toward Legal Rights for Animals, New York Times, Feb. 19-20, 2000. See also May 18, 2000, Boston Globe article.
"Financial Ties in Biomedicine Get Close Look," New York Times, Feb. 20, 2000.
reflections on science and technology New York Times, Feb. 20, 2000.
BBC news of American Assn. for the Advancement of Science meeting
"In Quantum Feat, an Atom in Two Place at Once" (decoherence), New York Times, Feb. 22, 2000.
"Beowulf and Fate Meet in a Modern Poet's Lens: Seamus Heaney's 'Beowulf' rises from the dead," New York Times, Feb. 22, 2000.
"Colleges target apathy with instruction in citizenship" Boston Globe, Feb. 22, 2000.
"Bruno would urge us to open our eyes", Science Musings by Chet Raymo, Boston Globe, Feb. 22, 2000.
"'The Coming Anarchy': Dashing Hopes of Global Harmony," New York Times book review, Feb. 23, 2000.
"Medical Journal Apologizes for Violating Own [conflict-of-interest] Standards, New York Times, Feb. 24, 2000.
"Muses Wag Their Authors," New York Times, Feb. 24, 2000.
"Steeple battle inspires fans," Boston Globe, Feb. 24, 2000.
"No Ordinary War, No Ordinary Hero," New York Times, Feb. 25, 2000.
"Abortion: The French Solution," New York Times, Feb. 22, 2000, and related letters.
Column and letters on what is behind the economy, New York Times, Feb. 23 and 25, 2000.
Article and letter on charter school and creationism, New York Times, Feb. 18 and 25, 2000.
"'Actual Innocence': DNA Tests and the Road to More Reliable Justice," New York Times, Feb. 25, 2000.
"Experiments at Stanford Shake Dark-Matter Claim," New York Times, Feb. 26, 2000.
"Political Scientists Debate Theory of `Rational Choice'," New York Times, Feb. 26, 2000.
"A Mighty Fortress: Abandoning the fight for a Christian America, fundamentalists are retreating into their own homes. But it's hard creating a world apart when the secular world keeps knocking," New York Times Magazine, Feb. 27, 2000.
"A Perpetual Student Charts a Course Through a Universe of Discoveries," New York Times, Feb. 27, 2000.
Review, "'The Tipping Point': How Ideas Can Be Seriously Infectious," New York Times, Feb. 28, 2000; see also Mar. 5 review, with link to Ch. 1 of the book, and New Republic review. See also article, New York Times, Mar. 20, 2000.
When Genes are Decoded, Who Should See Results?" New York Times, Feb. 29, 2000.
"In the Dark Matter Wars, Wimps Beat Machos," New York Times, Feb. 29, 2000.
"New Type of Gene Engineering is Aimed at Sidestepping Critics," New York Times, Feb. 29, 2000.
"Prominent black scholars join push for reparations,", Boston Globe, Feb. 29, 2000.
"Here Comes PlayStation 2," "a superful game console" touted as "a mass-market appliance that fundamentally changes society in a way the printing press did." Newsweek, Mar. 6, 2000.
Book review,"'The Nature of Economies': Seeing Humans as Cogs in the Wheel of Nature," New York Times, Mar. 2, 2000.
"Of Bob Jones U., American Culture and Anti-Catholicism," New York Times, Mar. 4, 2000. See also Mar. 5 story.
"Afloat in a Cosmic Hall of Mirrors," New York Times, Mar. 5, 2000. See also Mar. 12, 2000, letter.
"Planning for utopia," Boston Globe, Mar. 5, 2000.
"A school is left wondering why: Student's suicide after infraction rocks Phillips Academy," Boston Globe, Mar. 5, 2000.
"Scientists predict another hard choice for parents: Their babies' genes," Boston Globe, Mar. 5, 2000.
"In Chaucer Tale, a Clue to an Astronomic Reality," New York Times, Mar. 7, 2000.
"Science fits nicely between art, reality," Boston Globe, Mar. 7, 2000.
"Gauging the Limits of Quantum Computing," New York Times, Mar. 7, 2000.
"Exploring Cosmic History Hidden in Gamma Rays," New York Times, Mar. 7, 2000.
"A Founder of Modern Biology Shapes the Genome Era, Too," New York Times, Mar. 7, 2000.
"For Better Learning, Researchers Endorse 'Sleep on It' Adage," New York Times, Mar. 7, 2000.
"Genome Decoding Plan Is Derailed by Conflicts," New York Times, Mar. 9, 2000.
"Study Jolts Views on Recovery From Extinctions," New York Times, Mar. 9, 2000.
"Cardinal to voice sorrow for Boston Catholics' sins," Boston Globe, Mar. 9, 2000.
"Parents ask state rules on [dead] fetuses,", Boston Globe, Mar. 9, 2000.
"Who Should Own Your Genes?," Washington Post editorial, Mar. 9, 2000. See also letter, New York Times, Mar. 19, 2000.
"All Starry-Eyed in Grand Central," New York Times, Mar 10, 2000. See also letters of Mar. 17, 2000.
"Tufts to study local effects of a changed climate pattern," Boston Globe, Mar. 10, 2000.
"Silicon Valley Wealth Brings New Stresses on Children," New York Times, Mar. 10, 2000.
"A Huge Dose of Change" [on women's medical education], Los Angeles Times, Mar. 10, 2000.
"Poll Finds That Support Is Strong for Teaching 2 Origin Theories," New York Times, Mar. 11, 2000.
"Law asks atonement for sins of Catholics," Boston Globe, Mar. 12, 2000.
"A Model Anchorman [Robert Trout] Can't Escape the Microphone,", New York Times, Mar. 12, 2000.
"Pope Asks Forgiveness for Errors Of the Church Over 2,000 Years," New York Times, Mar. 13, 2000.
"Genomics: Journey to the Center of Biology," by Eric S. Lander and Robert A. Weinberg, Science. Mar. 2000.
"Neuroscience and the Human Spirit" by William J. Bennett, National Review, Dec. 31, 1998.
"Human Nature: Born or Made?" New York Times, Mar. 14, 2000.
"New Genes and Seeds: Protesters in Europe Grow More Passionate,", New York Times, Mar. 14, 2000. See also related articles and letters, New York Times, Mar. 20, 2000.
"Analysis of Lunar Debris Offers Clues to Life on Earth,", New York Times, Mar. 14, 2000.
"Donor organs from [cloned] pigs 'six years away,'" The Express, Mar. 15, 2000.
"The challenge that stunned America's scientific establishment" (ownership of genetic information), The [London] Times, Mar. 15, 2000. See also here and here.
"New sciences 'threaten end of humanity'" (genetic engineering, nanotechnology, robotics), The [London] Times, Mar. 15, 2000. "Why the Future Doesn't Need Us,", the April 2000 Wired article referred to. See also "Even Techies Are Getting Nervous About Technology," New York Times, Mar. 18, 2000, and "Dr. Frankenstein, Please Call Your Office," New York Times, Mar. 19, 2000.
"In the Heartland, Genetic Promises," New York Times, Mar 17, 2000.
"Census Bureau Role Reported in Internment of Japanese-Americans," New York Times, Mar. 17, 2000.
New York Times, Mar. 17, 2000. See Letters, Mar. 18, 2000, New York Times.
"How the C.I.A. Played Dirty Tricks With Culture", New York Times, Mar. 18, 2000.
"Artists and Photos, Both Rivals and Allies", New York Times, Mar. 18, 2000.
"Difference in News Cycles Is Testing the New Media," New York Times, Mar. 20, 2000.
"All of Humankind Are Strangers in a Strange Land,", New York Times, Mar 20, 2000.
"Of Physics, Friendship and Nazi Germany's Atomic Bomb Efforts,", on Heisenberg, New York Times, Mar 21, 2000. See also here.
"Accepting the holy as something natural," Boston Globe Mar. 21, 2000.
"Students Cannot Censor the Use of Activity Fees, Justices Say," New York Times, Mar. 23, 2000.
"Physicist Wins Templeton Religion Prize," New York Times, Mar. 23, 2000. See also here.
"Using New York City's Trash as Text," New York Times, Mar 23, 2000.
"Darkest Puzzle of the Cosmos," Los Angeles Times, Mar. 20, 2000.
"Fruit-Fly Gene Map Opens Vistas for Human Biology," Washington Post, Mar. 23, 2000. See also here and here.
"Stephen King's Week of Terror" (electronic publishing), New York Times, Mar. 25, 2000. See also here.
"In a Crowded City, Statues are Elbowed Out," New York Times, Mar. 22, 2000, and letters.
Poem on the Range: Cowboy Laureates,", New York Times, Mar. 25, 2000.
"Intellectual Works in Progress," New York Times, Mar. 25, 2000.
"'Tenderloin': Ah! The Delicious Defeat of Moral Righteousness," New York Times, Mar. 25, 2000.
"Other Books: Getting Alienated Freudians to Associate," New York Times, Mar. 25, 2000.
Review of Holy Wars, on fundamentalist movements, New York Times, Mar. 25, 2000.
"New England's important role in the biomedical revolution," Boston Globe, Mar. 25, 2000.
"Researchers address impact of climate shift," Boston Globe, Mar. 25, 2000.
"Conference addresses anti-biotechnology issues," Boston Globe, Mar. 25, 2000. See also here and here and here and here and here and here and here.
"DNA tests cast shadow on adoption: Biotech conference addresses patients' rights, ethics," Boston Globe, Mar. 27, 2000.
"Reeve to Bio2000: Help me walk," Boston Globe, Mar. 28, 2000.
"Labeling GM foods," Boston Globe, Mar. 28, 2000.
Survey finds no surge in religious activity," Boston Globe, Mar. 25, 2000.
"Battle brews on rights to Web content," Boston Globe, Mar. 26, 2000.
"Critical condition: When her children became ill, a doctor saw another side of medicine - and wrote a heartfelt essay on healthcare," Boston Globe, Mar. 26, 2000.
"Kabuki Radio: 'Creeping Meatballism' and Other Peculiar Riffs on America," on Jean Shepherd, New York Times, Mar. 26, 2000. See also letter.
"The Dionysian Drama of Today's Design," New York Times, Mar. 26, 2000.
"Mind games: psychologists debate ethics of helping sell to children," Boston Globe, Mar. 26, 2000.
"Acid Rain Law Found to Fail in Adirondacks," New York Times, Mar. 27, 2000.
"A Gathering of Treasures and Tribes," New York Times, Mar. 27, 2000.
"For Want of Soap and Water" (hospital infections), New York Times, Mar. 27, 2000. See also letter.
"Battling the Web's dark side: Schools balance student rights, rules in incidents on Net," Boston Globe.
"Black Holes Suspected at Galaxies' Cores," New York Times, Mar. 28, 2000.
Weird Like Us book review, New York Times, Mar. 28, 2000.
"'Single Mutation Led to Language,'" BBC News, Mar. 28, 2000.
"The selling of the census," Boston Globe, Mar. 30, 2000. See also here and here.
"Neanderthals NotHuman Ancestors," BBC News, Mar. 29, 2000.
"50 Years Later, Echoes of an Ecologist's Eloquence" (Aldo Leopold), New York Times, Oct. 19, 1999.
"'Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey': Jewish History, From Hoes to a Lady Liberty Menorah," New York Times, Mar. 31, 2000.
"Rediscovering Power of Fasting," New York Times, Mar. 31, 2000.
"2 Relatively Small Planets Are Found," New York Times, Mar. 30, 2000.
"Stand Over Elian Highlights a Virtual Secession of Miami," New York Times, Apr. 1, 2000.
"In Maine, Candidates Try Running Without Raising," New York Times, Apr. 1, 2000. See also letter.
"Farmers Scaling Back Genetically Altered Crops," New York Times, Apr. 1, 2000.
"Dismantling Race and Unifying the Human Species," New York Times, Apr. 1, 2000.
"Census 2000: Counting the [linguistic] mistakes in the form you just received," New York Times, Apr. 2, 2000.
"Beyond Bach the Monument, Who Was Bach the Man?," New York Times, Apr. 2, 2000.
"For More Artists, a Fine Old Age," New York Times, Apr. 2, 2000.
"Alan Arkin: Creation, Without Bagels," New York Times, Apr. 2, 2000.
"Dallying Along the Lackawanna Trail," New York Times, Apr. 2, 2000.
"Losing Track of the Centuries," New York Times, Apr. 2, 2000.
"The He Hormone," New York Times, Apr. 2, 2000.
"During a Remarkable Century of Research, Innovation and Creative Tinkering, Visionary Arnold Beckman Seldom Found a Problem He Couldn't Solve. Until Now." Los Angeles Times, Apr. 2, 2000.
"[British] Ban on human spare parts cloning research to be lifted," Telegraph, Apr. 3, 2000.
"Consumers sold on haggling," Boston Globe, Apr. 3, 2000.
"Brave New World," (on Microsoft and Internet), Boston Globe, Apr. 3, 2000.
"Photography in the round," Boston Globe, Apr. 3, 2000.
"Elian's needs unment, specialists say," Boston Globe, Apr. 3, 2000.
review of Circumcision: A History of the World's Most Controversial Surgery, New York Times, Apr. 3, 2000.
"Life Stories Told in 200 Pages or Less," New York Times, Apr. 3, 2000.
"Big Publishers Looking into Digital Books," New York Times, Apr. 3, 2000.
"The Gentlemen and Their C's," New York Times, Apr. 3, 2000. See also letters.
"Aided by Internet, Identity Theft Soars," See also here.
"Physicists Finally Find a Way to Test Superstring Theory," New York Times, Apr. 4, 2000.
"Dogs and Humans Are Seen as Partners in Evolution," New York Times, Apr. 4, 2000.
"Latter-Day Mr. Wizard Expounds on the Joy of Science", interview with Ira Flatow, New York Times, Apr. 4, 2000.
"Value of Second Opinions Is Underscored in Study of Biopsies," New York Times, Apr. 4, 2000.
"Text of Judge's Verdict on Microsoft Case," New York Times, Apr. 4, 2000.
"Lagging in Education, the South Experiments," New York Times, Apr. 4, 2000.
"Court Says a Partner Can Veto an Embryo Implantation," New York Times, Apr. 4, 2000.
"The Mystical Power of Elian," New York Times, Apr. 4, 2000.
"Honoring a Visionary [Fathy] if Not His Vision," New York Times, Apr. 4, 2000.
"CBS, Web Portal Blur Ethical Line," Washington Post, Apr. 4, 2000.
"Britain to allow cloning embryos to get spare parts," Washington Times, Apr. 3, 2000.
"House Votes to Reject Revised Organ Donation System; Clinton Veto Is Urged," New York Times, Apr. 5, 2000.
"Admissions of Minorities Rebounding in California," New York Times, Apr. 5, 2000.
"Bitter Partisan Fight on Creation of Medicare Drug Benefits," New York Times, Apr. 5, 2000.
"Oregon Law Heightens Debate Over Opening Adoption Records," New York Times, Apr. 5, 2000.
"A Few Words in Praise of the Unexceptional School," Nw York Times, Apr. 5, 2000.
Review, "'Just Six Numbers': Getting Down to Earth With the Astronomical," New York Times, Apr. 2000.
"Technology Critic Takes On Computers in Schools," New York Times, Apr. 5, 2000.
"What Scandalous Doin's in the Ruins of Pompeii," New York Times, Apr. 6, 2000. See also here.
"Experts Urge Caution on Engineered Plants," New York Times, Apr. 6, 2000.
"The Suits Loosen Up, In an Uneasy Way," New York Times, Apr. 6, 2000.
"Consortium To Collaborate On Technology In Genetics," New York Times, Apr. 6, 2000.
"Choices, Choices: A Modern Morality Play," New York Times, Apr. 6, 2000.
"Ensuring Web Pages an 'AfterLife,'" USA Today, Apr. 6, 2000. See also AfterLife.org.
"Internet kills off oldest bookshop," London Times, Apr. 5, 2000.
"President of Kennedy Center Leaving for Internet Venture." New York Times, Apr. 7, 2000.
"Oops, Sorry: Seems That My Pie Chart Is Half-Baked," New York Times, Apr. 8, 2000.
"At a Big Wall Street Firm, the Juniors' Voices Roar," New York Times, Apr. 8, 2000.
"Across a New Europe, a People [Gypsies] Deemed Unfit for Tolerance," New York Times, Apr. 2, 2000.
The Armed Forces Soften Their Touch," New York Times, Apr. 2, 2000.
"If God is suddently so popular, why are the churches empty?," The Express, Apr. 2, 2000.
"The Perils of Growing Comfortable With Evil," New York Times, Apr. 9, 2000.
"The Well-Marked Roads to Homicidal Rage," New York Times, Apr. 10, 2000.
"Human Interest Rules," New York Times, Apr. 10, 2000.
"Staid Know-It-All [Oxford English Dictionary] Goes Hip and Online," New York Times, Apr. 10, 2000.
"The Goat Doctor," Washington Post, Apr. 9, 2000.
Review of Shakespeare's Kings, New York Times, Apr. 11, 2000.
"`The Splendor of 18th-Century Rome': Oh, to Be Young in Rome, Circa 1750, New York Times, Apr. 11, 2000. See also here.
"Taking a Close Look at One of Earth's Strange Neighbors," New York Times, Apr. 11, 2000.
"Doctors say they deceive insurers to help their patients," Boston Globe, Apr. 12, 2000.
"Facts vs. fiction on new Fenway," Boston Globe, Apr. 12, 2000.
"Walk this maze," Boston Globe, Apr. 12, 2000.
Federal Highway Administration "Federal Task Force on the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Project Review of Project Oversight and Costs," Apr. 11, 2000, and press release. See also news story.
"Congress Raises Burden of Proof on Asset Seizures," New York Times, Apr. 12, 2000.
"Study finds region's colleges losing edge," Boston Globe, Apr. 13, 2000.
"Senate Panel Votes Bill Requiring National Sharing of Organ Transplants," New York Times, Apr. 13, 2000. See letter.
"Medical Researchers Revise [Eugene] O'Neill's Death Tale," New York Times, Apr. 13, 2000.
"Math Teachers Back Return of Education in Basic Skills," New York Times, Apr. 13, 2000.
"Museums Identify Art With Murky Wartime Pasts," New York Times, Apr. 13, 2000.
"Why Proust? And Why Now?," New York Times, Apr. 13, 2000.
"Reissue of Gore Book May Be a Two-Edged Sword," New York Times, Apr. 14, 2000.
"Jacques Barzun: A Sojourner in the Past Retraces His Steps," New York Times, Apr. 15, 2000. See also here.
"LookWho's Questioning the Death Penalty," New York Times, Apr. 16, 2000.
"Back to the Future: Medicine and Our Genes," New York Times, Apr. 16, 2000.
"Seeing stars: Colleges scope out power and prestige," Boston Globe, Apr. 17, 2000.
"Meet me at the e-fair," Boston Globe, Apr. 17, 2000.
"The Body Brokers," Index to 5 parts, Orange County Register, Apr. 16-20, 2000.
"Museums: A Special Section," New York Times, Apr. 19, 2000.
"Will Publishing Best the Web?," New York Times, Apr. 20, 2000.
"An Updated Haggadah Offers `New Traditions' for Passover," New York Times, Apr. 20, 2000.
"Boy's scrawl may initiate new chapter in US law," Boston Globe, Apr. 21, 2000.
"Researchers worrying as teens grow up online," Boston Globe, Apr. 21, 2000.
"Regulators Confront Web Role in Politics," New York Times, Apr. 21, 2000.
"Some States Act to Save Marriages Before the 'I Dos'," New York Times, Apr. 21, 2000.
"Creative Souls Who Keep the Faith or Challenge Its Influence," New York Times, Apr. 21, 2000.
"New Wave of Writers Reinvents Literature," New York Times, April 22, 2000.
"Author finds more Americans striving to live sacred lives," Boston Globe, Apr. 22, 2000.
"Online Mental Health Services: An Opportunity, or an Alarm?," New York Times, Apr. 22, 2000.
"Earth Day's issues take on a new complexity," Boston Globe, Apr. 22, 2000.
"Library of Congress, at 200, Salutes Jefferson, Its Father," New York Times, Apr. 24, 2000.
"Heart of a Dinosaur Is Reported Found," New York Times, Apr. 21, 2000.
"Jesus faces mock trial at Harvard," Boston Globe, Apr. 26, 2000.
"Technology Offers View of Early Universe," Washington Post, Apr. 27, 2000. See also here and here and here.
"Scientists turn back the clock," in cow cloning, Electronic Telegraph, Apr. 28, 2000. See also here and here.
"'Look into Judaism,' Suggests UK Bishop," CNS, Apr. 27, 2000.
"In a First, Gene Therapy Saves Lives of Infants," New York Times, Apr. 28, 2000. See also here and here.
"A Case Study in Disaster for Tomorrow's Generals," New York Times, Apr. 28, 2000.
"Royal Praise for Exhibition That Recasts the Vikings," New York Times, Apr. 28, 2000. See also here and here.
"Drug Companies Profit From Research Supported by Taxpayers," New York Times, Apr. 23, 2000. See also letters.
Film review of "Frequency," New York Times, Apr. 28, 2000.
Photography review of Edward Weston, New York Times, Apr. 28, 2000.
"Theologians Wary of Simplification of Views on Gays and Church," New York Times, Apr. 29, 2000.
"Political Notoriety Puts Light on Buddhist Trend," New York Times, Apr. 29, 2000.
"Ghost of Vietnam War Still Haunts United States," Reuters, via Excite News, Apr. 28, 2000.
"Hey athletes, no need to stretch before exercising after all," Scripts Howard, Apr. 25, 2000.
"A Claim-Buster by Calling," New York Times, Apr. 29, 2000.
"Tehran: Where Islam and Public Debate Have Often Bonded," New York Times, Apr. 29, 2000.
"'Written on the Body': When Tattoos Go Public," New York Times book review, Apr. 29, 2000.
"The Eroded Self" (in cyberspace), New York Times Magazine, Apr. 30, 2000.
"Campus faith groups face rebuke on gay rights," Boston Globe, Apr. 29, 2000.
"Keeping the faith in Spanish," Boston Globe, Apr. 29, 2000.
"Court Strikes Down Ohio Motto Mentioning God," New York Times, Apr. 26, 2000. See also here.
"China Cracks Down on Mysticism," New York Times, Apr. 30, 2000.
"AIDS Is Declared Threat to Security," Washington Post, Apr. 30, 2000. See also CIA report.
Vietnam section, Boston Globe, Apr. 30, 2000.
"Shelter Seeks Substitutes for Euthanasia," New York Times, Apr. 30, 2000.
"The Plain Old Still Camera Is Still in the Forefront," New York Times, Apr. 30, 2000.
"Dawn Upshaw: A Shaman Disguised as a Chanteuse," New York Times, Apr. 30, 2000.
"Dead Again" (Life magazine), Washington Post, May 1, 2000.
"Altered Salmon Lead the Way to the Dinner Plate, but Rules Lag," New York Times, May 1, 2000.
"The Human Family Tree: 10 Adams and 18 Eves," New York Times, May 2, 2000.
"Searching for Dark Matter With Both Eyes Closed," New York Times, May 2, 2000.
"4 Brain Chemicals in Babies May Foretell Autism and Retardation," INew York Times, May 4, 2000.
"U.S. to Keep a Closer Watch on Geneticall Altered Crops," New York Times, May 4, 2000.
"A Nature Group Contracts to Buy and Preserve Pacific Atoll," New York Times, May 4, 2000.
"Sir John Taverner: Seeking Truth in Ancient Musical Traditions," New York Times, May 4, 2000.
Book review: Bobos in Paradise, New York Times, May 4, 2000.
"U.S. Gives Lift to Salmon, but Future and Benefits are Questioned," New York Times, May 6, 2000.
"A Political Scientist Renews His Alarm at the Erosion of Community Ties," New York Times, May 6, 2000.
"Is This Marriage on the Rocks?: An author and his spouse have their heads and hearts examined at the Love Lab," New York Times Magazine, May 7, 2000.
"Where is Meditation Going?," New York Times Magazine, May 7, 2000.
"Renowned local academy [of Arts and Sciences] to get a wakeup call," Boston Globe, May 7, 2000.
"Newly Found, a '2nd Pompeii' Is in Peril Again," New York Times, May 7, 2000. See also here.
"Rivals on Offensive as They Near End of Genome Race," New York Times, May 7, 2000.
"Damming the Flow of Free Information," New York Times, May 7, 2000.
"Are We as Happy as We Think?," New York Times, May 7, 2000.
"China Trying to Crack Down on Vocal Liberal Intellectuals," New York Times, May 8, 2000.
"Celestial Alignment, Free of Calamity," New York Times, May 8, 2000.
"As Premature Babies Grow, So Can Their Problems," New York Times, May 8, 2000.
"Pataki Proposes DNA Panel to Review Overturned Convictions," New Work Times, May 8, 2000.
"Mbeki Details Quest to Grasp South Africa's AIDS Disaster," New York Times, May 7, 2000.
"Ancient Humans Took Up Coastal Life 125,000 Years Ago, Study Suggests," New York Times, May 4, 2000.
"Toast of the town: The New Yorker marks 75th, with style," Boston Globe, May 8, 2000.
"Y Chromosome Bears Witness to Story of the Jewish Diaspora," New York Times, May 9, 2000.
"The Concept of Copyright Fights for Internet Survival," New York Times, May 10, 2000.
"An Execution as Comfort for the French Conscience," New York Times book review, May 10, 2000.
New Tate museum, New York Times, May 10, 2000.
"Defend Your Identity,",New York Times, May 11, 2000.
"Fossil Signs of First Human Migration Are Found," New York Times, May 12, 2000.
"A Start-Up of Her Own," U.S. News and World Report cover article, May 15, 2000.
"Rising Internet Use Quietly Transforms Way Japanese Live," New York Times, May 14, 2000.
"Beliefs: New Report Optimistic About Protestant Denominations," New York Times, May 20, 2000.
"Challenging Islamic Myth on Organ Transplants as Ailments Rise," New York Times, May 20, 2000.
"The Mundane Seeks Equal Time With the Weird and the Deviant," New York Times, May 20, 2000. This is about the Journal of Mundane Behavior.
"The [Ram] Dass Effect," New York Times Magazine, May 21, 2000.
"The Electronic Fishbowl," New York Times Magazine, May 21, 2000.
"The Double-Life Crusade," New York Times Magazine, May 21, 2000.
"Human Organs to be Cloned in Britain," News of the World, May 21, 2000.
"And Now, 'The Court Jester in the Palace of Science,'" New York Times, May 23, 2000.
"Ruins Alter Ideas of How Civilization Spread," New York Times, May 23, 2000.
"No Ahab, but One Destructive Whale," New York Times book review, May 24, 2000.
"Learning at Home, Students Take the Lead," New York Times, May 24, 2000.
"Fines Proposed for Violations of Human Research Rules," New York Times, May 24, 2000.
"When Ideas Took Shape and Soared", New York Times, May 25, 2000.
"Churchill: The Last Hero,", U. S. News and World Report, May 29, 2000.
"Harvard won't ease research standards," Boston Globe, May 26, 2000.
"A Happiness Index With a Long Reach," New York Times, May 20, 2000, and letter.
"Careers Teeter in the Graham Troupe," New York Times, May 20, 2000.
"Perceived Shift in Ecclesiastical Center of Gravity," New York Times, May 27, 2000.
"Paradigms Lost,", New York Times review of Thomas Kuhn: A Philosophcal History for Our Times, May 28, 2000.
"End-of-Life Care Flaws Deny Patients' Requests for Peace," New York Times, May 29, 2000. Part 2: "Charting a Course of Comfort and Treatment at the End of Life," New York Times, May 30, 2000.
"Books Get Shorter as Bibliographies Are Banished to the Web," New York Times, May 29, 2000.
"In Neighborhoods Once Plagued by Crime, Residents Can `Sit and Hear the Birds,'" New York Times, May 29, 2000.
"Words of Advice for Graduates on the Threshold of the Millennium," New York Times, May 29, 2000.
"Light Exceeds Its Own Speed Limit, or Does It?," New York Times, May 30, 2000.
"Author Offers Theory on Gray Matter of Love," New York Times, May 30, 2000.
"Neural Cells, Grown in Labs, Raise Hopes for Brain Disease Cures," New York Times, May 30, 2000.
"Surfing Alone," New York Times, May 30, 2000.
"Building Wealth for Everyone," New York Times, May 30, 2000.
"Free the Lactobacillus!," Washington Post, May 31, 2000.
"Learning English not a priority for immigrants in U.S.," Washington Times, May 31, 2000.
"Literature's Greatest Hits: Instructions for Users," New York Times, June 2, 2000.
"Science Finding A Home Onstage," New York Times, June 2, 2000.
"The Patterns Hidden in Market Swings,", New York Times, June 3, 2000.
A Real Job for Philosophy: Fixing Daily Frustrations," New York Times, June 3, 2000.
"Eureka! Scientists break sped of light," [London] Sunday Times, June 4, 2000.
"Modified Foods Put Companies in a Quandary," New York Times, June 4, 2000.
"A Cautious Nod to 'Distance Healing'," New York Times, June 6, 2000.
"Celebrating the Poetry of Imagination Without Boundaries," New York Times, June 6, 2000.
"Despite Ferment, Gene Therapy Progresses," New York Times, June 6, 2000.
"New Findings Help Explain Black Holes," New York Times, June 6, 2000.
"Digital Economy Has Arrived, Commerce Department Says," New York Times, June 6, 2000.
"A Mary Baker Eddy Showcase," Boston Globe, June 6, 2000. See also Chistian Science Monitor accounts of this and of cyberspace plans and here.
"Biomaterial called scientists best hope for growing nerves," Boston Globe, June 6, 2000.
"Rift Among Baptists Leaves Two Denominations in One," New York Tims, June 6, 2000.
"New faith in old gods," (Yoruba) Boston Globe, June 7, 2000.
"Robotic Telescope Affirms Assumption on Universe's Birth," New York Times, June 7, 2000.
"Success of Christian Thriller Reflects Rising Interest in Religious Fiction," headlined on front page as "Apocalyptic Potboiler Is Publisher's Dream," New York Times, June 8, 2000.
"Leaders From Other Professions Reshape America's Schools, From Top to Bottom," New York Times, June 8, 2000.
"Too Much in Touch," New York Times, June 8, 2000.
"Lightly Buttered, With Angst," New York Times, June 13, 2000.
:Genetic Analysis Yields Intimations of a Primordial Commune," New York Times, June 13, 2000.
"Celebrating the Book [by William Gilbert] that Ushered in the Age of Science" New York Times, JUne 13, 2000. See also here.
"Romance of a Prickly Rose ans a Starry Prince," New York Times, June 7, 2000. See also letter.
"Southern Baptists deliver a no on women as pastors," Boston Globe, June 15, 2000. See also here.
"U. S. nursing pros getting older," Tennessean, June 14, 2000.
"Where the Gods Are Neighbors," New York Times, June 18, 2000.
Ethicists debate plan to sell heart data," Boston Globe, June 17, 2000.
"Americans Narrowing Support for Abortion ," New York Tims, June 19, 2000.
"Student Prayers Must Be Private, Court Reaffirms," and text of decision, New York Times, June 20, 2000.
"The Dutch Seek to Legalize Long-Tolerated Euthanasia," New York Times June 20, 2000.
"New Generation of Physicists Sustains a Permanent Revolution," New York Times, June 20, 2000.
"Among the Deaf, Ubiquitous Sign Language Faces a Challenge," New Yrk Times, June 22, 2000.
"Competitive States of America," New York Times Magazine, June 25, 2000.
"Scientists Complete Rough Draft of Human Genome," New York Times, June 27, 2000.
The Human Genome Abounds in Complex Contradictions," New York Times, June 27, 2000.
"Justices Reaffirm Miranda Rule, 7-2; a Part of 'Culture'," New York Times, June 27, 2000; excerpts.
"When the Geeks Get Snide: Computer Slang Scoffs at Wetware (the Humans)," New York Times, June 27, 2000.
"Activists renew calls for genetic privacy law," Boston Globe, June 28, 2000.
"Court Rules That Governments Can't Outlaw Type of Abortion," New York Times, June 29, 2000.
"Supreme Court Backs Boy Scouts in Ban of Gays From Membership," New York Times, June 28, 2000.
"Justices Approve U.S. Financing of Religious Schools' Equipment," New York Times, June 29, 2000.
"Backers of Bans on Forms of Abortion Regroup," New York Times, June 30, 2000.
"A Shot in the Dark," on genetic possibilities and problems, New York Times, June 30, 2000.
"Debating How Best to Love Your Country," New York Times, July 1, 2000.
"When Biographies Aren't Limited to the Famous and the Dead," New York Times, July 1, 2000.
"Into the Zone," U.S. News and World Report, July 3, 2000.
American anthems New York Times, July 2, 2000.
"Gene therapy effort stalls in the region: Safety and ethical concerns put disease research on hold," Boston Globe, July 3, 2000.
"New Harry Potter Book Becoming Publishing Phenomenon," New York Times, July 3, 2000.
"Where Manners Still Matter," New York Times, July 15, 2000. See also letters, July 22, 2000.
"The Speed of Light Is Exceeded in Lab," Washington Post, July 20, 2000. See also coverage in Nature, BBC and another BBC
"Scientists Detect Elusive Building Block of Matter," New York Times, July 21, 2000. See also coverage of BBC, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today.
"Boom in Gene Testing Raises Questions on Sharing Results," New York Times, July 21, 2000.
"Study Finds Region of Brain May Be Key Problem Solver," New York Times, July 21, 2000.
"Your Kids Are Their Problem," New York Times Magazine, July 23, 2000.
"Truth or Lies? In Sex Surveys, You Never Know," New York Times, July 22, 2000.
"'Catholicism USA'report finds clergy to be older and fewer," Boston Globe, July 22, 2000.
"Celebrating Century of Oz, Wherever Road Leads," New York Times, July 23, 2000.
"How Companies Stall Generics and Keep Themselves Healthy," New York Times, July 23, 2000.
"Never Say Die. Just Execute.," New York Times, July 23, 2000.
"Stretching Definitions of Outdoor Sculpture" New York Times Times, July 28, 2000.
"Board Decision on Evolution Roils an Election in Kansas," New York Times, July 29, 2000.
"Are All Things Possible With God?," New York Times, July 29, 2000.
"One of the World´s Great Symbols Strives for a Comeback," New York Times, July 29, 2000.
"The Bible, as History, Flunks New Archaeological Tests," New York Times, July 29, 2000.
"Human Embroyos to be cloned," London Observer, July 30, 2000.
"Origins of the twenty-year boom," Boston Globe, July 30, 2000.
"Where Are They?" Searching for Extraterrestrials, Scientific American, July 2000.
"Pop Culture Extravaganza to Replace Ideological Conventions of Years Past," New York Times, July 31, 2000.
"Boys, Not Girls, as Society's Victims," New York Times, July 31, 2000.
A CONVERSATION WITH / Dr. Freeman J. Dyson, "On the Fringe of Science and Fiction," New York Times, Aug. 1, 2000.
"New Clues to Nature's Lopsidedness," New York Times, Aug. 1, 2000.
"Finding Buried Treasure, Random House Plans Archive for Literary Legacies," New York Times, Aug. 2, 2000.
"U.S. Proposes New Strategy to Fight Global Warming," New York Times, Aug. 2, 2000.
"Evolution Foes Fail in Kansas Balloting," New York Times, Aug. 2, 2000. See also here and here.
"After Furor Over Financing, Museum Group Adopts Ethical Guidelines," New York Times, Aug. 3, 2000. See also here.
"Anarchists of the World, Unite in Your Literary Roots!," New York Times, Aug. 3, 2000.
"Astronomers track nearby planet," BBC, Aug. 4, 2000.
"The Wonder of Weight,", New York Times, July 30, 2000.
"Newton rabbi's book extols the healing power of the psalms," Boston Globe, Aug. 5, 2000.
"Evangelicals Hear Kind Words for an Existentialist," New York Times, Aug. 5, 2000.
"Anarchism, the Creed That Won't Stay Dead," New York Times, Aug. 5, 2000.
"No Kidding: Does Irony Illuminate Or Corrupt?," New York Times, Aug. 5, 2000.
"TV Shows in Which the Real is Fake and the Fake Is Real," New York Times, Aug. 5, 2000.
"Remembering Olmsted's Vision for Boston," New York Times, Aug. 6, 2000.
"Debating the Mozart Theory," New York Times, Aug. 6, 2000. See also here.
"Blackballing the Dalai Lama," Boston Globe, Aug. 7, 2000. See also "Oprah Goes to Press With Ideas on Living Life Well," New York Times, Aug. 7, 2000. See also here.
"Genius of Genes" and political implications, BBC, Aug. 8, 2000.
"The Hunley is recovered," Charleston Post and Courier, Aug. 8, 2000. See also here.
"The Politics of Adulthood," Aug. 9, 2000
"Ice Age star map discovered," BBC, Aug. 9, 2000.
"It Isn't Just a Game: Clues to Avid Rooting," New York Times, Aug. 11, 2000.
"In Their Own Worlds: Giant Hybrids of Fact and Fantasy" (Mass. Museum of Contemporary Art), New York Times, Aug. 11, 2000.
"A Convention's Worth of (Pretend) Candidates," , Aug. 11, 2000.
"An Era of Exotic Mirages," New York Times, Aug. 11, 2000.
"Beliefs," on Judaism and politics, New York Times, Aug. 12, 2000.
"The Subtlety of Hogwarts? Give a Wizard a Break!," New York Times, Aug. 12, 2000.
"A Classroom Tool for Opening Up Shakespeare: The Sitcom," New York Times, Aug. 12, 2000.
"Seeking Out a Just Way to Make Amends for Slavery," New York Times, Aug. 12, 2000.
"Women's rights, men wrong?: Survey lists 4 N.E. colleges as hostile to male students," Boston Globe, Aug. 12, 2000.
"Cellucci delays genetic privacy bill," Boston Globe, Aug. 12, 2000.
"Boom Box," New York Times Magazine, Aug. 13, 2000.
"What is Stephen King Trying to Prove?," New York Times Magazine, Aug. 13, 2000.
"The Jewish Tipping Point," New York Times Magazine, Aug. 13, 2000.
"Erudite and Groovy," New York Times, Aug. 7, 2000. See also here

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Philosophical and Other Resources, Part 3, beginning in Aug. 2000

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