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  1. Net Heads

    With a new arsenal of mathematical approaches, neuroscientists are unraveling the surprisingly few steps messages take to traverse the vast networks of brain cells underlying thought and perception.

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  2. Humans

    Letters from the February 17, 2007, issue of Science News

    Fear factor In response to “The Predator’s Gaze” (SN: 12/9/06, p. 379), I write as a psychiatrist and a mother. My ex-husband is now in prison, and my son likely carries the genes of sociopathy. The quality of fearlessness mentioned in the article seems to be one of the temperamental traits most associated with the […]

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  3. Math

    Divide-and-Conquer Multiplication

    The most efficient way to multiply two large numbers is often far from obvious.