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History and Nature of Science - Science as a human endeavor

Why Files Rockin’ New Year
A new year is a chance to bring sanity to our medical, scientific and environmental disasters. Here’s our wish-list for a better New Year!

Friday, December 30th, 2005
Bookin’ science: Best of the batch.
If (gasp!) the subject is too big for a Whyfile, hit the books. Here, we review four great science books, on evolution, environment, fighting nature, and discovering motherly love.

Thursday, October 6th, 2005
Forensic Anthropology
This Why File surveys the latest in forensic anthropology, with a visit to the Forensic Anthropology Center at the University of Tennessee, AKA The Body Farm.

Tuesday, December 16th, 2003
Skyscrapers: Engineering Challenge
What did the losing World Trade designs look like? What is the significance of a city skyline?

Thursday, January 30th, 2003
Biological Weapons: Too Tricky to Use?
Will terrorists use biological weapons? How have bio-weapons been used in the past?

Thursday, October 4th, 2001
Space Travel: How Healthy?
What are the medical and psychological costs of long-term space travel? Radiation, isolation, osteoporosis: Sounds like a real picnic to us! Intrigued? You could always overwinter in the Antarctic…

Tuesday, December 26th, 2000
Oddball Science!
Believe it? Why Not? The Why Files examines strange stuff: Worms, urine, frogs, sweat, jellyfish. What’s not to love?

Thursday, January 8th, 1998