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...planet's surface and atmosphere for years to come. When it's done, NASA should have a better picture than it's ever had of Mars' chemistry, meteorology and perhaps even biology. "We want to understand the evolution of water in that atmosphere," says Arden Albee, Surveyor project scientist, "and whether life could possibly have existed on Mars...
Gates said that he expects a major social scientist to join the department in the spring, although he remained silent on the scholar's identity...
Enlightened and responsible math educators [EDUCATION, Aug. 25] know they are preparing students to be effective citizens for the 21st century, not the horse-and-buggy days. What successful scientist does long division? The issue in math education is professional development, not regression into arithmetic. CYNTHIA TUTTLE Deerfield, Mass...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: TIME science correspondent Dick Thompson reports that Dr. David Satcher, President Clinton's nominee for surgeon general, is a first rate scientist who should easily cruise to confirmation. "It's dead locked certain," Thompson says. "He should be very good in his roles because he is a fantastic scientist -- so good in fact, he will stun people." Despite his qualification, Thompson adds that Satcher, who has directed the Centers for Disease Control since 1993, should not be expected to reinvigorate an office which has declined in importance over the years. "At the moment, there isn't a crisis...
...largely disappeared--rests on the answers that whites give pollsters when queried about intolerance. It's an axiom of the business that people give pollsters answers they believe to be socially acceptable. "Even Jesse Helms wants a black neighbor--as long as it's Colin Powell," says political scientist Andrew Hacker...