As you may know, the Muse Fan Page (MuseBlog’s parent site) keeps a list of contents of every issue of Muse. Well, most issues, anyway: we’ve fallen down on the job since April 2007.
This is an area in which MBers can be of inestimable assistance. (Translation: HELP!!!) Please get out your back issues, record what’s in them, and post the results here. We’ll most gratefully add them to the list.
Thanks,
The Administrators
Still Needed: Topics of “Dear Muse Reader” Pages for the Following Issues
May/June 2007
July/August 2007
September 2007
October 2007
November/December 2007
January 2008
February 2008
March 2008
April 2008
May/June 2008
July/August 2008
All of the following are taken from tables of contents. You had better like this; I worked so hard on it.
May/June 2007.
1 – Dear Muse Reader by Nancy Kangas
4 – Bo’s Page
6 – Muse Mail
7 – Kokopelli and Company:The Muses fight over a dollar bill.
8 – Banker to the Poor by Muhammed Yunus
16 – Giant, Nonfolding Money by Scott Fitzpatrick
19 – How the US Economy Works by Dave Barry
23 – Q&A by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector
24 – Play Money by Julian Dibbell
36 – Math Page: Twisted Security by Ivars Peterson
38 – Muse Contest
40 – Last Page: Hell Bank Bills
July/August 2007.
1 – Dear Muse Reader… by Nancy Kangas
4 – Bo’s Page
6 – Muse Mail
7 – Kokopelli and Company: Kokopelli runs a lemonade stand.
8 – The Broad Street Pump by Steven Johnson
18 – Maria Sibylla Merian: Drawing From Life by Mary Batten
25 – Q&A by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector
26 – What Hath Harry Wrought? by Allegra and Stuart Rosenberg
36 – Math Page: Seven Bridges by Ivars Peterson
38 – Muse Contest
40 – Last Page: Almighty Dollars
September 2007.
1 – Dear Muse Reader…
4 – Bo’s Page
6 – Muse Mail
7 – Kokopelli and Company: Pwt and Chad have some troubles with their RV.
8 – Tiny Houses, Big Backyard by Mary Jo Hunst
18 – Whither the Mahout! by Cynthia Graber
27 – Q&A by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector
28 – Caterpillar, Grub, Larva, Nymph, Maggot by Philip B. Mortenson
28 – Math Page: Changing the Soccer Ball by Ivars Peterson
37 – Muse Contest
40 – Last Page: Survivors
October 2007.
1 – Ghost Mumbling by Nancy Kangas
4 – Bo’s Page
6 – Muse Mail
7 – Kokopelli and Company: Chad invents an Ectoplasmic Amplifier, allowing poor Feather to come in contact with the “world beyond”.
8 – Talking to Ghosts by Mary Roach
16 – The Man With the Brains by Erik Vance
20 – The Other I by Tracy Spaight
28 – Sounds Amazing! by Richard Rickitt
35 – Q&A by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector
36 – Math Page: Mystic Puzzler by Ivans Peterson
38 – Muse Contest
40 – Last Page: Things Fall Apart
November/December 2007.
1 – Bestsellers of 1491 by Nancy Kangas
4 – Bo’s Page
6 – Muse Mail
7 – Kokopelli and Company: Kokopelli steals Feather’s donuts and Urania helps.
8 – How Many Had to Die? by Charles C. Mann
16 – Flotsam Science by Sid Perkins
22 – Garden of Surprises by Paul Baker
30 – Message in a Bottle by Skye Moody
35 – Q&A by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector
36 – Math Page: King Me! by Ivars Peterson
38 – Muse Contest
40 – Last Page: Pass the Salt
January 2008.
1 – Dear Muse Reader by Nancy Kangas
4 – Bo’s Page
6 – Muse Mail
7 – Kokopelli and Company: Chad invents the Search Engine.
8 – The Google Story by David A. Vise
16 – Artsmart Pigeons by Frans de Waal
18 – Time Flies by Jay Ingram
26 – Convergence by Sharon Parmet
28 – Making a Universe by Bill Bryson
35 – Q&A by Andy Soth and Ruth Flanagan
36 – Math Page: Ways to Lay Track by Ivars Peterson
38 – Muse Contest
40 – Last Page: Lying Down on the Job Increases Productivity
February 2008.
1 – Dear Muse Reader by Nancy Kangas
4 – Bo’s Page
6 – Kokopelli and Company: Pwt and Feather quarrel.
8 – Oxygen: A Love Story by Gabrielle Walker
15 – Something For Nothing by David Linley
21 – Math Page: Border States by Ivars Peterson
22 – Construction: Sight by Donald Hoffman
30 – Mozart’s Little Muse by Frans de Waal
35 – Q&A by Andy Soth and Ruth Flanagan
36 – Muse Mail
38 – Muse Contest
40 – Last Page: Watch Out, Phil
March 2008.
1 – Dear Muse Reader… by Nancy Kangas
4 – Bo’s Page
6 – Kokopelli and Company: Chad tries to kill rats.
7 – Q&A by Andy Soth and Ruth Flanagan
8 – Rats! by Robert Sullivan
16 – You Say Susquehanna, I Say Kangaroo by Bill Bryson
18 – Math Page: Knotty Cords by Ivars Peterson
19 – Ivory-Billed Woodpecker: A Schrödinger’s Cat of Extinction and Conservation by Scott Weidensaul and John James Audubon
25 – Thinking Like a Swarm by Steven Johnson
33 – Growing Software by Paul Marks
36 – Muse Mail
38 – Muse Contest
40 – Last Page: Math on a Mission: The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef
April 2008:
1 – Dear Muse Reader
4 – Bo’s Page
6 – Kokopelli and Company: Pwt finds Aeiou talking to an octopus.
7 – Unlikely Minds: Why the Octopus Has a Brain Rather Than a Shell by Eugene Linden
18 – Fly Like a Bird? by David Alexander
26 – The Answers about Climate Change by Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch
33 – Q&A by Andy Soth and Ruth Flanagan
34 – Chocolate Challenge by Mike O’Hare
38 – Muse Contest
40 – Last Page: A Whale of a Time
May/June 2008.
1 – Dear Muse Reader… by Nancy Kangas
4 – Bo’s Page
6 – Muse Mail
7 – Kokopelli and Company: Kokopelli asks Urania to borrow a pencil.
8 – Wait, We Forgot the Pencil! by Henry Petroski
14 – How a Pencil is Made by Sharon Rose and Neil Schlager
18 – Christmas Postcards From the South Pole by Sara Wheeler
24 – A Perfect Red by Amy Butler Greenfield
28 – Nexting by Daniel Gilbert
35 – Q&A by Andy Soth and Ruth Flanagan
36 – Muse Contest
40 – Last Page: Someday I’ll Be a Real Boy…
Thanks, Kokonilly! Now, if somebody could record what questions were answered in the Q&A column and what the “Dear Muse Reader” pages were about, our joy would be nearly complete (“nearly” because I forgot to include July/August 2008 on the list — my fault, not yours).
I’ll do it… I don’t have anything else to do anyway…
May/June 2007: Would time travel actually be possible?
Why do some people have an innate ability to draw realistically?
July/August 2007: Why do some bees have stingers and others don’t?
I heard there’s a type of bioluminescent mushroom that emits two different colors. Can you tell me more?
September 2007: What makes Pop Rocks pop?
Do we always dream? Sometimes it feels like I don’t dream but my mom says I just because I forget my dreams when I wake up. Is this true?
October 2007: Sometimes when I’m falling asleep, I get a feeling like I’m falling, and then I suddenly “land” on my bed with a thud. Why does that happen?
Why are different flowers different colors?
November/December 2007: Where do you have a headache? Obviously in your head, but in the brain or muscle?
Why do we nod our heads “yes” and shake our heads “no”? Where did this come from, and why does everyone seem to understand it?
January 2008: Why is it so hard to move your toes separately?
Why can’t a bird be electrocuted by sitting on a power line?
February 2008: I’ve heard about new cars that run on hydrogen, and their only emission is water vapor. They’re supposed to be a substitute for gasoline-powered cars, which release carbon dioxide. But isn’t water vapor a greenhouse gas like carbon dioxide? How is a hydrogen car better than a gasoline one?
Which would win in a fight, ants or bees?
March 2008: Why do you get little bags under your eyes when you don’t get enough you sleep?
Why does soda fizz when you pour it over ice?
April 2008: What controls our emotions, moods, and feelings?
Why do a flounder’s eyes move across its head?
May/ June 2008: How do seedless watermelons grows if they don’t have any seeds?
Why does the moon sometimes appear red?
Your GAPAs are most grateful. (We love summer vacation.)
And I can’t find my latest issue! *sigh*
July/August 2008
THIS IS A SPOILER IF YOU DON’T HAVE IT YET.
1-Dear Muse Reader
4-Bo’s page
6-Muse Mail
7-Kokopelli and Company: Feather finally wins a race.
8-Racing the Antelope by Bernd Heinrich
15-Freaky Fluid by Mick O’Hare
18-Infection by Gerald Callaham
24-Renaissance Man by Leonardo da Vinci
28-Charlie Goodnight and the First Cattle Drive by Alan Axelrod
37-Q&A by Andy Soth and Ruth Flanagan
38-Muse Contest
40-Last Page: Sudsy Swim
Nice job, Kokonilly.
For the sake of completeness, we still need the topics of Nak’s “Dear Muse Reader” pages.
*is dizzy* Thank you and you’re welcome, guys… But I don’t think I’ll do any more. *lies down* *falls asleep*
You’ve done more than your share! Enjoy your nap.
SPOILER JULY/AUGUST MUSE SPOILER.
Sorry, I have no idea where most of those are, but since I have July/August 2008 with me, I’ll do that one.
Dear Muse Reader: The Super Triple Ultra Extreme (TimesTen) (Quadrupled)2 Newsletter
Q&A: What causes flint and steel to spark when they hit each other?
Who invented Band-Aids, and why?
‘Morning, guys! If nobody else does it, I’ll do the rest when I get back from my doctor’s appointment. I need six shots for my twelve-year-old checkup.
I think I have them, lemme go and get them…
Oh, wow, Kokonilly. You’re great for documenting all that stuff. That would take me years to do.
Dear Muse Reader:
May/June 2007: Money Quiz
July/August: Diagram of Cesspool (ew)
my sister has hidden the September one from me *grumbles*
October 2007- Ghost Mumbling
November/December 2007- Bestsellers of 1491
Um, ah, this is where my, um, collection has a smallish gap. My sister has stolen, and hidden, my January/February issue, and we forgot to re-new after that until the July one.
March 2008: Rat Lingo
July/August:The Super Triple Ultra Extreme (TimesTen) (Quadrupled)2 Newsletter
Most of my/my sisters (my mom got it for her earlier) collection is made of 2000 and on until 2008, with a HUGE gap from when we stopped subscribing from I think maybe 2005ish. with tiny gaps in the middle, for when we moved, some got lost in the sea of boxes in my garage. Others, who knows?
13 – Thankyou, thankyou verymuch.
Kokonilly seems to have covered virtually everything..
May/June 2008- Dear Muse Reader: Ideas for Wearing Your Pencil Proudly
That seems to be the only thing left that I can add without sifting through too many papers
Dear Muse Readers:
January 2008: What is this dot?
April 2008: The Octopus Musical.
May/June 2008: Pencil Holders.
Looks like it’s all finished already? Wow!
16 – Why, thank you!
So, are you adding the rest to the list?
Ah, yes, I now found my Muses. Turns out the January one was in the bathroom (odd though I do remember it turned open to the “Whart is this dot” “lice poo?” oh, wasn’t that the google one? See what I mean, short term memory loss.) And my mom told me that we just didn’t get the Pencil one (sad), but we did get the April one, which, at this moment, is stuck at the bottom of the newspaper pile, pity, it was an interesting one, the escaping octopuses were hilarious, but a little sad when they dried up :(.
I’ll be happy to fill in the rest.
September 2007:
Dear Muse Reader: Fill-in-the-blank story! Or Mad Lib, whichever you choose. In celebration of the issue with no theme.
February 2008:
Dear Muse Reader: Ask The Person Who Answers Questions from Molecules (PWAQM)!
22 – Oh, so I’m not doing one of them?
I think I can do February if you’re not already halfway through or something.
All done! Thanks, everyone.