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COUNTRYSIDE: In regards to 84/2:52, the paragraph in column one beginning "A more insidious reason is that most people want to be caught in that trap." This has become even […]

COUNTRYSIDE: In regards to geothermal cooling (84/2:32), I have several thoughts on this. We installed an earth-coupled heat pump a little over three years ago and are very pleased with […]

It seems to me irresponsible even to float the idea, as neurologist David M. Holtzman does, of chemically suppressing idle thought and daydreaming in people ('Alzheimer Clue: Busy brain connections [...]

I have some problems with 'Mommy Greenest: Evidence grows for parental care in plants' (SN: 7/23/05,p. 59). The section regarding alpine thistles seems to ignore the huge moisture-collecting effect of [...]

Regarding 'Pot on the Spot: Marijuanas risks become blurrier' (SN: 5/22/04, p. 323), it seems to me that the stronger the social pressure against using marijuana in a culture, the […]

With the facts as given in 'Flight bums less fuel than stopovers,' (SN: 7/12/03, p. 29), the birds spent about 7 percent of their time flying and 93 percent not [...]

A letter in response to the article "Alzheimer Clue: Busy brain connections may have downside" by David Holtzman, published in the issue of January 7, 2006 is presented.

Presents letters to the editor in response to articles in previous issues. "Dr. Feynman's Doodles: How one scientist's simple sketches transformed physics" in the July 16, 2005 issue; "Mommy Greenest: Evidence grows for parental care in plants" in the July 23, 2005 issue.