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...that the scientists used to unlock that interior was provided by the sun itself: the great, sonic-boom-like explosions that constantly ripple its surface. Using computer techniques similar to those required to produce sonograms of the human body, the scientists followed the sun's sound waves as they raced through its interior and across its surface at speeds of 20,000 m.p.h. "It's a terrible din," says University of Cambridge astrophysicist Douglas Gough. But, he adds, since millions of explosions are taking place at any single moment, their waves can be plotted like a body scan to create...
...encouraging couples to marry less hastily and keeping them frightened and honest when they do wed, the high divorce rate may be, paradoxically, its own antidote. Revising no-fault divorce laws could be irrelevant and mandatory counseling redundant, especially when one considers the boom in voluntary counseling. At a convention in Washington, "Smart Marriages, Happy Families," therapists from around the world gathered to share findings and techniques. Some events, like the lecture on "Hot Monogamy," were reminiscent of a Reader's Digest article. Other ideas, such as church-based programs that ask engaged couples to fill out marital "inventories," seemed...
Though far less profitable, shark meat has also enjoyed a sales boom since the early 1980s. Tuna and swordfish stocks began to dwindle at that time, and the U.S. government encouraged fishermen to pursue other targets. That may have been a big mistake. Traditional food fish, like cod and tuna, grow quickly and lay millions of eggs at a time. Sharks, by contrast, can take two decades to reach sexual maturity, have a long gestation period and bear only a few young at one time. Killing a relatively small number of females can dramatically limit the reproductive potential...
WHAT KILLED THE BOOM The strain of being both an economic and a military superpower started to show. The federal deficit in 1959 jumped to 2.6% of gross domestic product, the largest since 1946. By the 1960s, ambitious social programs and the widening war in Vietnam led to higher taxes, while economies in Europe and Asia began to make inroads against...
WHAT KILLED THE BOOM Wildly rich, Japanese investors splurged on stocks and drove real estate prices skyward. The speculative bubble in the financial markets and real estate popped loudly in the early 1990s and took the economy down with it. Other competitors closed the productivity gap. Now lifetime employment may be a thing of the past...