Boletín Bibliográfico Santiago, octubre 2012 - Biblioteca UDD
Boletín Bibliográfico Santiago, octubre 2012 - Biblioteca UDD
Boletín Bibliográfico Santiago, octubre 2012 - Biblioteca UDD
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60 Ecosystems on the Brink<br />
How researchers are uncovering new ways to save troubled food<br />
webs.<br />
By Carl Zimmer<br />
PHYSICS<br />
66 The Higgs at Last?<br />
Scientists have found the elusive particle (maybe).<br />
A new era of physics could be about to dawn.<br />
By Michael Riordan, Guido Tonelli and Sau han Wu<br />
ENERGY<br />
74 Kinetic Kite<br />
An airborne wind turbine turns sea breezes into electricity.<br />
By David Biello<br />
PSYCHOLOGY<br />
76 The Wisdom of Psychopaths<br />
Career success may lie in ruthlessness, confidence, charisma and<br />
other dark traits.<br />
By Kevin Dutton<br />
BIOCHEMISTRY<br />
80 Journey to the Genetic Interior<br />
Computational biologist Ewan Birney finds hidden treasure in<br />
"junk DNA." Interview<br />
By Stephen S. Hall<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
6 From the Editor<br />
8 Letters<br />
12 Science Agenda<br />
Nobel Prizes should honor collaborations. By the Edit,<br />
14 Forum<br />
Inoculating kids against flu is the most effective way to protect<br />
everyone. By Kathleen A.<br />
Ryan<br />
16 Advances<br />
Food allergy breakthroughs. Smart headlights. The biology<br />
Roman art. Teen cancer<br />
researcher. Guitar physk.<br />
30 The Science of Health<br />
Doctors grapple with a rise in fatal drug overdoses. By Deborah<br />
Franklin<br />
34 TechnoFiles<br />
Save money and prevent power outages—just rent out your<br />
thermostat. By David Pogue<br />
90 Recommended<br />
Arthur Conan Doyle's Arctic diary. Joyful math.<br />
The search for our planet's twin. The half-life of facts.<br />
By Auna Kuchment<br />
92 Skeptic<br />
Subliminal influences guide our voting preferences. By Michael<br />
Shermer<br />
96 Anti Gravity<br />
Of feline fixation and human bondage. By Steve Mirsky<br />
98 50, lOO & 150 Years Ago<br />
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