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[Commentary on science and technology issues]

[Table of Contents, most recent issue]

WHY HASN'T AIDS BEEN CURED? - Dr Geoffrey Harrison examines the nature
of HIV and why it has resisted all attempts to control it so far. 

BANKING ON MATHS MODELS - Banks are relying on mathematical models of
market risks to avoid going the way of Barings, explains Nick Reed. 

REAL TIME FINANCIAL FORECASTS - Now you can get real time financial
market information on the Web and a scientific analysis of the way the
markets are moving. 

SCANNING WITH AN ELECTRON EYE - Dr Alan Brooker explains how the
scanning electron microscope can see at magnifications of up to
x300,000. 

THE 2ND LAW OF IT PROJECT FAILURE - As many as a quarter of large-scale
IT projects turn into disasters.  Dr Richard Seabrook thinks the 2nd Law
of Thermodynamics helps explain why. 

ENTER, VIRTUAL STAGE LEFT - As TV and movie producers start to use of
virtual studios, virtual actors are turning up for auditions. 

TEST DUMMY DEMANDS COMFORT - Cars will be more comfortable in the future
because a new test dummy can transform itself into all human shapes and
sizes. 

AN INFORMATION SOCIETY IS STILL A SOCIETY - As Europe takes the
superhighway to the information society it must not forget that the
society is more important than the information. 

DROWNING BY NUMBERS - Humans and computers understand numbers in
different ways - which is bad news for science, argues Peter Kruger. 

FORUM - Editor's comment, how to send feedback to Thesis, and an
invitation to contribute to the magazine. 



David S. Stodolsky      Euromath Center     University of Copenhagen
   Tel.: +45 38 33 03 30   Fax: +45 38 33 88 80 (C)


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