Miller-McCune - Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. » August 2008 http://www.miller-mccune.com Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Miller-McCune - Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. no Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Miller-McCune - Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. » August 2008 http://www.miller-mccune.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpghttp://www.miller-mccune.com/category/magazines/2008-08-01/ Santa Barbara, CA The Complete Book of Robotshttp://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/the-complete-book-of-robots-4414/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/the-complete-book-of-robots-4414/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0000 Matt Palmquist http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/07/14/the-complete-book-of-robots/ A comprehensive new robotics handbook raises the question: Will we take these machines into our everyday lives? A Miller-McCune interview of the University of Naples' Bruno Siciliano.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/the-complete-book-of-robots-4414/feed/ 0 Succor. Succor in the Court.http://www.miller-mccune.com/legal-affairs/succor-succor-in-the-court-4415/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/legal-affairs/succor-succor-in-the-court-4415/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:45:00 +0000 Bernice Yeung http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/07/14/succor-succor-in-the-court/ There's a problem with problem-solving courts: Taxpayers don't understand how well they work.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/legal-affairs/succor-succor-in-the-court-4415/feed/ 0 Pax Americana Geriatricahttp://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/pax-americana-geriatrica-4416/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/pax-americana-geriatrica-4416/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:25:00 +0000 Mark L. Haas http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/07/14/pax-americana-geriatrica/ An unprecedented era of great-power aging makes it likely the 21st century will, again, be American.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/pax-americana-geriatrica-4416/feed/ 0 OK, Maybe Joan Rivers Can Still Use It for Her Headaches …http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/ok-maybe-joan-rivers-can-still-use-it-for-her-headaches-4417/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/ok-maybe-joan-rivers-can-still-use-it-for-her-headaches-4417/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:20:00 +0000 Miller-McCune Staff http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/07/14/ok-maybe-joan-rivers-can-still-use-it-for-her-headaches/ A look at some current research that merits a raised eyebrow or a painful grin.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/ok-maybe-joan-rivers-can-still-use-it-for-her-headaches-4417/feed/ 0 Oprah and the Downfall of American Societyhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/oprah-and-the-downfall-of-american-society-4418/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/oprah-and-the-downfall-of-american-society-4418/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:15:00 +0000 Tom Jacobs http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/07/14/oprah-and-the-downfall-of-american-society/ A journalism professor finds a straw woman on daytime TV and, in the name of scholarship, knocks her right down.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/oprah-and-the-downfall-of-american-society-4418/feed/ 0 Old Without Wheelshttp://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/old-without-wheels-4419/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/old-without-wheels-4419/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:05:00 +0000 Matt Palmquist http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/07/14/old-without-wheels/ About 600,000 elderly stop driving every year. How can we keep them mobile?

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/old-without-wheels-4419/feed/ 2 Law and Terrorhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/legal-affairs/law-and-terror-4420/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/legal-affairs/law-and-terror-4420/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:05:00 +0000 Mark Obbie http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/07/14/law-and-terror/ A legal analyst argues for a novel solution to the legal wars over anti-terrorism policy: Congress doing its job.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/legal-affairs/law-and-terror-4420/feed/ 0 Truth With Consequenceshttp://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/truth-with-consequences-4421/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/truth-with-consequences-4421/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:05:00 +0000 John Mecklin http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/07/14/truth-with-consequences/ Why both political parties should support a truth commission on the human rights abuses of the war on terror

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/truth-with-consequences-4421/feed/ 0 The Next Market Crunch: Waterhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/magazines/2008-08-01/the-next-market-crunch-water-4424/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/magazines/2008-08-01/the-next-market-crunch-water-4424/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:00:00 +0000 Peter Friederici http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/07/14/the-next-market-crunch-water/ To stave off water crises created by climate change, we need new systems that manage water, energy and ecosystems together. Here's why.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/magazines/2008-08-01/the-next-market-crunch-water-4424/feed/ 0 Environment Becomes Heredityhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/environment-becomes-heredity-4425/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/environment-becomes-heredity-4425/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:00:00 +0000 Valerie Brown http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/07/14/environment-becomes-heredity/ Advances in the field of epigenetics show that environmental contaminants can turn genes "on" and "off" triggering serious diseases that are handed down through generations. But there's also a more heartening prospect: The same diseases may be treated by relatively simple changes in nourishment and lifestyle.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/environment-becomes-heredity-4425/feed/ 1 The Nature of Designhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/the-nature-of-design-4430/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/the-nature-of-design-4430/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:00:00 +0000 Arnie Cooper http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/07/14/the-nature-of-design/ Biophilic concepts are gradually working their way into the design mainstream, helping humans thrive by bringing the outdoors in.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/the-nature-of-design-4430/feed/ 0 Nastier, Noisier, Costlier — and Betterhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/nastier-noisier-costlier-%e2%80%94-and-better-4429/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/nastier-noisier-costlier-%e2%80%94-and-better-4429/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:00:00 +0000 James L. Gibson http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/07/14/nastier-noisier-costlier-and-better/ Why letting judges speak out during political campaigns enhances democracy and serves justice.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/nastier-noisier-costlier-%e2%80%94-and-better-4429/feed/ 0 An Insidious Hit Piece Commissioned by the Misanthropy World?http://www.miller-mccune.com/media/an-insidious-hit-piece-commissioned-by-the-misanthropy-world-4428/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/media/an-insidious-hit-piece-commissioned-by-the-misanthropy-world-4428/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0000 Miller-McCune Readers http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/07/14/an-insidious-hit-piece-commissioned-by-the-misanthropy-world/ We Get Letters: Somehow, we doubt it.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/media/an-insidious-hit-piece-commissioned-by-the-misanthropy-world-4428/feed/ 0 Slow: Whale Xinghttp://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/slow-whale-xing-4427/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/slow-whale-xing-4427/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:00:00 +0000 Lindsey McCormack http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/07/14/slow-whale-xing/ Biologist Christopher Clark builds sonic buoys that help ships avoid running down the last of the right whales.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/slow-whale-xing-4427/feed/ 1 Solar Power: The Next Generationhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/solar-power-the-next-generation-4426/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/solar-power-the-next-generation-4426/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:00:00 +0000 Tom Jacobs http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/07/14/solar-power-the-next-generation/ Offline Diary: An old way of turning sunlight into electricity reinvents itself in California.

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