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An ethnologist in cyberspace

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Renowned sociologist Sherry Turkle has devoted her professional life analyzing human's interaction with technology, particularly computers and virtual pets. By focusing on individual experiences, Turkle attempts to draw the identity children aim to project when they relate in cyberspace.

Author: Holloway, Marguerite
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
Social aspects, Computers, Digital computers, Practice, Technological innovations, Sociologists, Turkle, Sherry

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The universe atop a mountain

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A description is presented of the facilities and equipment which are available to astronomers at the Kitt Peak National Observatory. The important discoveries which have been made at the observatory are discussed.

Author: Holloway, Marguerite
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2001
Arkansas, Astronomy, Buildings and facilities, Observations, Astronomical observatories, Kitt Peak National Observatory

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Unlikely messengers: how do nerve cells communicate?

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Research has determined that both adenosine 5'-triphosphate and nitric oxide are neurotransmitters. Study of their unusual ways of transmitting neural information may lead to advances in research and treatment.

Author: Holloway, Marguerite
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1992
Research, Nitric oxide, Adenosine triphosphatase, Neural transmission, Synaptic transmission, Neurotransmitters

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