Email Author Margaret Wertheim

2000 Stories by Margaret Wertheim

• Renaissance Man

  published December 7, 2000

  In his hugely popular book Turris Babel, the 17th-century polymath Athanasius Kircher considered the biblical story of the tower of Babel,... More >>

• Can Biology End World Hunger?

  published July 13, 2000

  DURING THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF LIFE, AN adequate supply of iron is critical for healthy growth, yet 30 percent of the world's population... More >>

• Frankenfoods

  published July 13, 2000

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• The Community Is the Brand

  published June 8, 2000

  Once upon a time “community” meant a group of people living or working or playing together, bound by ties of mutual responsibilit... More >>

• The Boy Can’t Help It

  published March 30, 2000

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• Jousting Park

  published January 20, 2000

  Michael Crichton just doesn‘t want to let go of the past. In Jurassic Park, he brought back to life a menagerie of dinosaurs, re-creating on ... More >>