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Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures by Virginia Morell
A science writer presents recent research that demonstrates a large repertoire of intellectual skills in a variety of animals. Crown, 2013, 291 p., $26
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Turing: Pioneer of the Information Age by B. Jack Copeland
The ideas of mathematician and computer visionary Alan Turing are explored through interviews of his friends and colleagues. Oxford Univ., 2012, 300 p., $21.95
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- Health & Medicine
Alzheimer’s plaque components fight inflammation
In mice, bits of proteins can treat condition resembling multiple sclerosis.
- Physics
Cosmic ray detector confirms hints of dark matter
Space station-based instrument records high amount of antimatter seen in earlier experiments.
- Earth
How the West was done
The tectonic history of North America’s Pacific Rim gets even more jumbled.
- Humans
Obama unveils brain science program
Initiative would develop tools to measure coordinated neuron activity.
- Tech
Biological transistor built for living computers
DNA-based switches could be used in diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
- Life
Eye drops reduce signs of macular degeneration in mice
Targeting cholesterol in retina stops rogue blood vessel growth often seen in the vision disease.
- Physics
Quantum cryptography takes flight
Successful reading of photon beam sent from airplane may one day lead to encrypted satellite communications.
- Psychology
Babies’ flexible squeals may enable them to talk later
Language evolution might have fed off infants’ ability to use certain sounds to express various emotions.
