Contents Winter 2009
From the NAS President
| A Fresh Start for Science and Our Continuing Mission |
National Security
| Preventing Terrorism, Protecting Privacy | |
| Report examines the pros and cons of data mining |
| Fueling the 'Nuclear Renaissance' | |
| Stable nuclear fuel supplies could curtail security risks |
Environment & Resources
| From Sidewalks to Streams | |
| Improving stormwater management |
| Part of the Process | |
| Public input makes for better environmental decisions |
Health & Safety
| A Prescription to Improve Patient Safety | |
| More sleep, better supervision, and reasonable workloads for medical residents |
| Phthalates | |
| A window to better risk assessment at EPA |
Engineering & Technology
| The Search for Truth | |
| Can brain imaging be the perfect lie detector? |
| Into Deep Space or In Too Deep? | |
| NASA's plans for scientific exploration come at a price |
Spotlight
| An African Parliamentarian Speaks on the Unique Value of Academies | |
| Patrick Amuriat Oboi, a member of the Parliament of Uganda and its Committee on Science and Technology, delivered the opening address at the fourth annual conference of the African Science Academy Development Initiative, held recently in London |
Brief Takes
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New Publications
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