Contents of Back Issues.<\/p>\n
VOLUME 1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 1997
\n1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6<\/p>\n
Number 1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d January 1997<\/p>\n
COVER: Good Ideas \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Where do they come from?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Good Ideas<\/p>\n
The Ancient Muses. The New Muses.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Animal Mummies, by Kathie R. Kerler Bastian
\n* Radio Nights, by Paul Fleischman
\n* Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, by Emma Curzon and Fritz Wegner
\n* Life from Mars, by Ray Jayawardhana
\n* Rediscovery of Ancient Egypt, by Elizabeth Payne
\n* The Rosetta Stone
\n* Champollion, by Normandi Ellis
\n* \u00e2\u20ac\u0153America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Smithsonian\u00e2\u20ac\u009d traveling exhibition.
\n* Muse News
\n* Muse Reviews
\n* Muse on the Mall: Dr. Doug Ubelaker, forensic anthropologist. <\/p>\n
Number 2 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d March 1997<\/p>\n
COVER: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Please Don’t Eat Me\u00e2\u20ac\u009d [vegetarianism]<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Kokopelli cooks dinner for Feather; first mention of Feather\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fondness for doughnuts.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Comets, by Ray Jayawardhana
\n* Jiggling Atoms, by Richard Feynman
\n* Kid Collectors, by Jan Adkins
\n* Vegetarianism, by Judy Krizmanic
\n* Diego Rivera\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mural \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pi\u00c3\u00b1ata\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n* Information Supermarket, by Pidgeon O’Brien and Jane Caminos [spread of the Internet]
\n* Muse Reviews
\n* Veggie Links, comet links, sausage links <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Museum Piece, by Jan Adkins: Model airplanes<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: On page 10, Mimi interprets for Aeiou. On page 39, Aeiou talks.<\/p>\n
Number 3 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d May 1997<\/p>\n
COVER: Predicting the Future<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & CO.: Chad invents a fortune-telling machine.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Spider vs. Moth, Battle of the Eons
\n* Unuseless Inventions
\n* Predicting the Future
\n* George de la Tour\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s painting \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Fortune Teller\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n* Search for the Lost City of Ubar
\n* Inventing the Bicycle
\n* Muse Reviews: Roald Dahl movies <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Museum Piece: The world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s worst pet, Komodo dragons<\/p>\n
Number 4 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d August 1997<\/p>\n
COVER: What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the Big Deal About Art?<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Urania and Pwt try to turn each other into works of art.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS<\/p>\n
* Clones, Clones, Clones [Dolly, Sheep of the Future], by Elizabeth Pennisi
\n* The Languages of Art, by John Grandits
\n* The Mall [in Washington, D.C.]
\n* History\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Mysteries: Interview with John Brinkman
\n* Mars Pathfinder, by Ray Jayawardhana
\n* Esperanto, by Robert Coontz <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Museum Piece, by Jan Adkins: How Matthew Brady photographed Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad<\/p>\n
Number 5 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d October 1997<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Alien Life?<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Kokopelli gives Feather an alien doughnut.<\/p>\n
MUSE MAIL: a reader gets steamed about Noam Chomsky\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s theory of universal grammar.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS<\/p>\n
* Life in the Universe, by Ray Jayawardhana
\n* Inside the National Museum of American History, by Jan Adkins
\n* Gems, by Robert Coontz
\n* My Family and Other Animals, by Gerald Durrell
\n* Chameleons, by James Martin
\n* Mixing Paints, by Richard Feynman <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Museum Piece, by Jan Adkins: A Tale of Two Georges<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: Koko proposes to Urania in the margin of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Gems.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d She almost accepts, but things go sour.<\/p>\n
Number 6 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d December 1997<\/p>\n
COVER: Why Sleep?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Zzzzzzzz…<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Crraw turns out to be Pwt’s worst nightmare.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS<\/p>\n
* Naked Mole-Rats, by David S. Kessler
\n* “Experiment with an Air Pump” [painting by Joseph Wright]
\n* Sleep, by Patricia Daniels
\n* Star Wars: It’s Just Another Myth, by Mary Henderson
\n* Muse Update: Sojourner Mars probe
\n* Muse Reviews: TV series, movie, and books by Carl Sagan <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Museum Piece, by Jan Adkins: baby giraffe at National Zoo<\/p>\n
VOLUME 2 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 1998
\n1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6<\/p>\n
Number 1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d February 1998<\/p>\n
COVER: Fixing Nature?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Muse Interview
\nBo explains how to save the planet, between mouthfuls<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Feather grows doughnut trees.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS<\/p>\n
* Leaves Are Such a Drag, by Mike May
\n* Climbing the Tower, by Jan Adkins
\n* Fixing Nature? by Marguerite Holloway
\n* Jaques-Henri Lartique: Photographer at Play, by John Cech
\n* Anesthesia, by Julie M. Fenster
\n* Meet Our Muses; Muse Reviews; <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Museum Piece, by Ray Jayawardhana: Mount Hopkins Observatory, Arizona<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: On page 4 a reader refers to Pwt as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153she,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d launching a historic debate. (Feather and Mimi think Pwt is a boy, but Urania says Pwt is a girl.)<\/p>\n
Number 2 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d April 1998<\/p>\n
COVER: Can Machines Learn to Think?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: The Muse Interview: The Milk Mystic<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Aeiou\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s computer helps her talk but doesn’t know when to shut up.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Making Intelligent Machines, by Mike May
\n* Turing\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Test, by Brian Hayes
\n* The Mystery of the Cottingley Fairies, by Tom Huntington
\n* Touchdown in Peekskill, by Steve Mirsky [meteorite crash in New York
\n* Gold, by Jan Adkins
\n* The Mystery of the Damascus Sword, by John Verhoeven and Alfred Pendray
\n* Muse Reviews: Elephant Woman: Cynthia Moss Explores the World of Elephants, by Laurence Pringle; The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy, by Kathryn Lasky <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Tiger, Tiger<\/p>\n
Number 3 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d June 1998<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Where Did the Moon Come From? [Odin, Kawachi, Kurami, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and other notables weigh in]<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Chad helps Bo jump over the moon.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* The Origin of the Moon, by Ray Jayawardhana
\n* The Day the Gulls Went Crazy, by Susan E. Quinlan
\n* Faces, by Jan Adkins
\n* The Heidelberg Project, by John Grandits
\n* Discovering Insulin, by Julie E. Fenster
\n* Muse Reviews: Three books by Edward Tufte <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Night Light [light pollution], by Agnieszka Biskup<\/p>\n
Number 4 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d August 1998<\/p>\n
COVER: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Sky Is Falling!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Chicken Little Was Right. [Extinction of dinosaurs]<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Why Aren’t the Dinosaurs Alive Today?<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Koko realizes how much he needs his friends.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Finding the Crater of Doom, by Steve Mirsky
\n* The End of a World, by Walter Alvarez
\n* Where, Oh Where, Has My Albatross Gone, by Mike May
\n* Spanning Niagara, by Patricia Daniels
\n* Clean Cats Cut Coughs, by Steve Mirsky
\n* Rubber, by Robert Friedel
\n* Thylacine, by Jan Adkins
\n* Muse Reviews: Art books by sculptor Andy Goldsworthy <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Not Just Your Ordinary Textbook, by Agnieszka Biskup<\/p>\n
Number 5 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d October 1998<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: After El Ni\u00c3\u00b1o<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Kokopelli makes it rain pies and trucks.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS<\/p>\n
* El Ni\u00c3\u00b1o, by Fred Pearce
\n* A Disturbance in the Field, by David L. Wheeler [fourth-grade researcher
\n* debunks \u00e2\u20ac\u0153therapeutic touch\u00e2\u20ac\u009d]
\n* The Woman Who Loves Bones, by Marguerite Holloway [Elizabeth Pillaert, osteologist]
\n* Charles Darwin and the Gal\u00c3\u00a1pagos Islands
\n* The Rhinoceros Graveyard, by Terry Devitt
\n* Lucy, by Donald Johanson
\n* Crash! by David L. Wheeler [roadside guardrails] <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: BEMs and SEMs [bug-eyed monsters and scanning electron microscopes]<\/p>\n
Number 6 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d December 1998<\/p>\n
COVER: Do Animals Think?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: The Muse Interview: Bo, Crraw, and Feather<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Pwt catches Crraw, with the help of a helium balloon<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* The Animal Mind, by James L. Gould and Carol Grant Gould
\n* The Think Tank, by Patricia Daniels
\n* Following a Star, by Steve Kawaler
\n* Language Barrier [computer translation]
\n* Who Blew Up the Maine? by Tom Miller
\n* Learning to Disobey, by Margery Facklam [training guide dogs and monkeys]
\n* Singing Salmon Take the Stage, by David Simpson <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Are You a Man or a Mesa? [the Martian face, de-faced]<\/p>\n
VOLUME 3 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 1999
\n1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10<\/p>\n
[Muse starts to publish 10 issues a year]<\/p>\n
Number 1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d January 1999<\/p>\n
COVER: Endangered Animals: How are zoos trying to save them?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Endangered Animals [list, from the southern acornshell to the mountain zebra]<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Chad builds extinction-proof animal robots.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Captive Breeding, by Robin Meadows
\n* Wildlife Mis-Management [humor], by Serena Lacegun and Bob Byrd
\n* The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home, by George Ancona
\n* I Was a Teenaged Eclipse-Chaser, by Trudy E. Bell
\n* Painting by Numbers [a computer that makes art], by Harold Cohen
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Chasing Arrows [M\u00c3\u00b6bius strips] <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Oasis for the Eyes [Fly Geyser, Nevada]<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: First “Math Page” column<\/p>\n
Number 2 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d February 1999<\/p>\n
COVER: Where Does Your Trash Go?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Talking Trash<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Kokopelli\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s littering gets on Mimi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nerves.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS<\/p>\n
* Garbage, by Brian Hayes
\n* Killer Flu, by Julie Fenster
\n* Thin Rhinos, Fat Hippos [animal weight control at the National Zoo], by Jan Adkins
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Square Wheel, Round Hole
\n* Chief Big White, by Rhoda Blumberg [Lewis and Clark]
\n* Sea Hares, by Kim McDonald
\n* The Mystery of the Missing Painting <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Trashformation<\/p>\n
Number 3 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d March 1999<\/p>\n
COVER: Dinosaurs: How\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d They Get So Big?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: No Dino I Know<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Kokopelli meets an insulting sauropod dinosaur.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Big Dinos, by Robert Coontz
\n* The Great Dinosaur Feud, by Tom Huntington [Cope vs. Marsh]
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Knot Magic Not Magic
\n* The Woman Who Clicks with the Fishes, by Mary Roach
\n* Little Dancer, by A. Clarke Bedford <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Felice Frankel\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Fabulous Ferrofluid Fotograph<\/p>\n
Number 4 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d April 1999<\/p>\n
COVER: Rare Breeds<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: The All-in-One Farmer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Friend<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Chocolate-eating grasshoppers ravage Feather\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s doughnut trees.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Vanishing Farm Animals, by Janet Raloff
\n* Saving America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Rare Breeds, by Catherine Paladino
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Lizard Game
\n* The Magic of Masks, by Mary Amato
\n* Poogweese, by Chief Lelooska
\n* Robin Hood: The Making of a Legend, by Jeffrey Singman <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: A Drop of Water, by Walter Wick<\/p>\n
Number 5 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d May\/June 1999<\/p>\n
COVER: Learn the Secrets of the Maze \/ Learn the Secrets of the Toilet<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: A Reader\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Guide to Muse<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Urania needs a toilet, fast.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* The Toilet, by Margaret Mahy
\n* The Sultan of Slime, by Mary Roach
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Fair Shares
\n* Island Plants, by Robin Meadows
\n* The Secrets of the Maze, by Adrian Fisher and Howard Loxton
\n* Theseus and the Minotaur, by Edith Hamilton <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Toilets of the World<\/p>\n
Number 6 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d July\/August 1999<\/p>\n
COVER: Meteorite Hunting in Antarctica \/ Finding a Baby Solar System<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: The Amazingly Not-So-True But Extraordinarily Cool Story of the Origin of the Solar System<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Mimi is afraid of getting hit by a meteorite.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Meteorites, by Mary Roach
\n* Caught in the Act, by Ray Jayawardhana
\n* Scritch, Swoosh, Foom, Boom, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley [how fireworks are made]
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Covering Up
\n* Lawn Crazy, by Virginia Jenkins
\n* Death and the Miser, by Hieronymus Bosch <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Take a Closer Look… [fool-the-eye soda fountain]<\/p>\n
Number 7 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d September 1999<\/p>\n
COVER: Under the Black Flag [pirates]<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Modern Pirates<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Koko turns pirate.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Under the Black Flag, adapted from the book by David Cordingly
\n* The Ravens, by Richard Wolkomir
\n* Bad Boy Makes Good…um…Dino Hunter, by Mary Roach [paleontologist Paul Sereno]
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Food Counts [colors of M&Ms]
\n* Flying Snakes, by Sharon Parmet <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: The Phantom of the Forest, by Walter Wick<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: In September and November 1999 and January and March 2000, Muse ran installments of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Fast Lane,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d an anti-drug Spider-Man advertising supplement created by Marvel Comics and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.<\/p>\n
Number 8 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d October 1999<\/p>\n
COVER: The Terrifying Truth about Urban Legends<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Create your own fill-in-the-blank urban legend<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Kokopelli\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s urban legend scares Feather out of a slice of watermelon.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Too Good to Be True, by Jan Harold Brunvand
\n* The Young Witch Hunters, by Rhoda Blumberg [Salem witch trials]
\n* Playing with Your Food, by Aline McKenzie
\n* High Society Spiders, by Cynthia Mills
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: How to Lace Like an Ace
\n* Tarantulas: Up Close and Personal
\n* Plant Traps, by Mary Losure
\n* Robo-baby, by Robert Adler <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: From the Land of Dairy Queen… Not! [Zebra Canyon, Utah]<\/p>\n
Number 9 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d November 1999<\/p>\n
COVER: Is This the Coolest Bug in the World?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Bitten by the Bug, by Michael H. Robinson [the Director of the National Zoo describes his fascination with insects \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and eats a broiled spider]<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Pwt chases Crraw into the rain forest and meets a Thunder-Pigeon.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* The Variety of Life, by Virginia Morell [counting insects in the rain forests of Ecuador]
\n* The Most Wonderful Bugs in the World?
\n* The Case of the Mummified Pigs, by Susan Quinlan [studying how dead animals decay]
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Nature\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Numbers [the Fibonacci sequence]
\n* Star Wars: Science Fact, Science Fiction, by Philip Plait
\n* Leonid Showers, by Trudie E. Bell [meteors]
\n* Bloodhound, by Aline McKenzie [artificial dog for studying fleas]
\n* Q & A: Flying cars, collecting bacterial samples (don’t), solar and lunar eclipses, and why cloned cows don’t look exactly alike <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: None; instead, second installment of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Fast Lane\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Spider-Man comic.<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: First Q & A column; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Fast Lane: Feel the Rush\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Number 10 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d December 1999<\/p>\n
COVER: The End of the World<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Muse\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Tips for a Hassle-Free Endtime<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Pwt thinks the end of the world sounds like fun.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* The End of the World as We Know It, by Robert Coontz
\n* Aquavet, by Andrew McBee
\n* Tickle Theory, by Rosalind Reid
\n* The Worst Journey in the World, by Doug McInnis
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Glitter Trap
\n* The Big Fridge, by Peter and Elaine Faletra
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz: Why space is dark, and the Year Zero <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Snowflakes That Will Never Melt [fractals]<\/p>\n
VOLUME 4 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 2000
\n1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10<\/p>\n
Number 1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d January 2000<\/p>\n
COVER: Tomorrowlands That Never Made It \/ Future Pets That Might<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: The Pet of Tomorrow<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Urania stumbles over Chad\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s invisible inventions.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Tomorrowlands That Never Made It
\n* Hunting Neutrinos at Super-K, by Kate Scholberg
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Nice Guys Finish First (Sometimes)
\n* Muse\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 200th Anniversary Spectacular!
\n* Maps, by Yvette La Pierre
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz: How are popcorn kernels made? Is fire a solid, liquid, or gas? <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Monkey Trouble<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: Third installment of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Fast Lane\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Spider-Man comic.<\/p>\n
Number 2 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d February 2000<\/p>\n
COVER: The Quest for the Giant Squid<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: The Quest for the Jumbo Shrimp<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Pwt meets squid.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* The Quest for the Giant Squid, by Clyde F. E. Roper
\n* The Mystery of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, by Hershel Shanks
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Juggling by Number
\n* Cutters, Carvers, and the Cathedral, by George Ancona
\n* The Eagle People, by Stephen Bodio
\n* What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the Buzz? by Bob Adler
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz: Why there are 26 letters in the alphabet; also cats, The Hitchhiker\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Guide to the Galaxy, sleep, and Monty Python <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Making Tracks [self-propelled boulders in Death Valley]<\/p>\n
Number 3 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d March 2000<\/p>\n
COVER: High-Five a Cave Man! \/ Swimming into the Ice Age \/ The Unknown Discoverers of Cosquer Cave<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: The Unknown Discoverers of Cosquer Cave<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: The muses go caving.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Swimming into the Ice Age, by Dave Getz
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Mirror, Mirror
\n* Telling Stories with Molas, by Maricel E. Presilla
\n* Penicillin, by Stuart B. Levy
\n* Super Potatoes, by Doug McInnis
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz: Can llamas and alpacas interbreed, exploding meat, why light is both wave and particle <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: None. Final installment of Spider-Man comic.<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: Guest appearance in Q & A by string theorist Ed Witten.<\/p>\n
Number 4 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d April 2000<\/p>\n
COVER: Ancient Mummy Found ALIVE! \/ Ancient Mummies Still Dead! \/ Ancient Tomb Rediscovered!<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Ancient Mummy Found Alive!<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Pwt collects items needed for a happy afterlife.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Golden Mummies, by John Noble Wilford
\n* “Orbiter\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Flunks Math Test, by Peter Banks
\n* Talking to Faith Ringgold, by Faith Ringgold, Linda Freeman, and Nancy Roucher
\n* Fire Underground, by Gail Skroback Hennessey
\n* Slow Burn, by Ren\u00c3\u00a9e Jacobs
\n* Triceratops on the Move, by Patricia Daniels
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz: Corn snakes, dinosaurs, eyelashes, and which kinds of light work best for growing plants.
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Four Colors, Four Faces <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Unreal Reality [artist Sandy Skoglund]<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: Table of Contents page redesigned to divide items into \u00e2\u20ac\u0153New Stuff\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and Regular Stuff\u00e2\u20ac\u009d; on letters page; child-protection policy goes into effect, last initials instead of last names<\/p>\n
Number 5 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d May\/June 2000<\/p>\n
COVER: How Do You Handle a Five-Ton Elephant?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Muse Elephant Survey<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: The Muses encounter a rampaging elephant<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* An Elephant-Sized Job, by Steve Miller
\n* The World Series of Birding, by Susan Milius
\n* What to Read While You’re Waiting for the Next Harry Potter
\n* Vikings in America, by Elisabeth Ward
\n* Solving the Mystery of a Plane Crash, by Peter Banks
\n* How to Steer a Plane, by Ken Blackburn and Jeff Lammers
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz: How much does a head weigh, goldfish gender
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Weird Dice <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Egg Art<\/p>\n
Number 6 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d July\/August 2000<\/p>\n
COVER: All About Roller Coasters \/ Our Picks for the Worst Rides Ever<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Bad Rides<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Chad builds the scariest roller coaster in the world<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Scream Machines, by Peter Banks
\n* Computer Catastrophe, by Steve Mirsky
\n* The Mystery Spot, by Robin Meadows
\n* Hip Hip for Zips, by Nancy Kangas
\n* Custard\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Last Stand, by John Allen
\n* Monster Watching: A Field Guide to the (Really Big) Flora and Fauna of America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Roadsides, by Steve Mirsky
\n* Do Pumped-Up Toys Make Pumped-Up Boys? by Aline McKenzie
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Tricky Tables
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz: Are dogs and cats really carnivores, and what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s earwax for? <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Art on the Rocks [Petroglyphs in the Sahara]<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: KOKOPELLI & COMPANY reveals the Muses\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 greatest fears<\/p>\n
Number 7 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d September 2000<\/p>\n
COVER: Finally, There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Proof! The New Loch Ness Monster Photo \/ Read All About It \/ Read All About Hoaxes<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: The Muse behind the Loch Ness Monster<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Kokopelli promises Feather doughnuts from space<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Tricky Science, by Steve Miller
\n* The Man No One Believed, by Charles Flowers [Joseph Goldberger and pellagra]
\n* How to Sing Duets Alone, by Pam Nevar [Tuvan throat-singers]
\n* Matching Wits with the Hyrax, by Truman P. Young
\n* Nine Ways to Look at a Comet, by Jay M. Pasachoff and Roberta J. M. Olson
\n* Waterphone, by Rocky Maffit
\n* Burning Rubber, by Peter Banks
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Tesseracts
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz: What if Napoleon had had a B-52 at Waterloo <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Smash! [Trompe l\u00e2\u20ac\u2122oeil art]<\/p>\n
Number 8 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d October 2000<\/p>\n
COVER: Beads African Style<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Beads American Style<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Chad makes an African beaded crown<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Beads: Body and Soul, by Henry John Drewal
\n* Synthetic People, by Joann Mazzio
\n* Unnecessary Things, by Steve Mirsky
\n* Exploring the Cave of the Sulfur Eaters, by David Getz
\n* The Daily Crossword, by William J. Cannon
\n* Bouncing Horses, by Robert Adler
\n* The Funeral Banquet of King Midas, by John Fleischman
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz: Is smoke flammable, and do fish drink water?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Views from Flatland <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Plant or Animal?<\/p>\n
Number 9 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d November 2000<\/p>\n
COVER: Cracking the Maya Code<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: The Cat of the Century<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Koko tries to sacrifice a book<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* A Message in a Cave, by Michael D. Coe and Justin Kerr
\n* Destroyer and Preserver, by Carolyn Meyer and Charles Gallenkamp [Maya codex]
\n* If People Wrote It, People Can Read it, by Michael D. Coe
\n* The Great American Art Heist, by Robert Byrd
\n* Close Encounters of the Bear Kind, by Susan Quinlan
\n* Dorothea Lange: Compassionate Photographer, by Elizabeth Partridge
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Morphing Art
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz: Do planets line up, are cats right- and left-pawed? <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: The Case of the Face on the Vase<\/p>\n
Number 10 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d December 2000<\/p>\n
COVER: Who Killed Coelophysis?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: The Muse Cheat Sheet<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Jellyfish rain on Urania.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Dinosaur Ghosts: The Mystery of Coelophysis, by J. Lynett Gillette
\n* Three Feet of Slime, by Mary Roach
\n* Yaaaaaaawning, by Haleh V. Samiei
\n* Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, by Jennifer Armstrong
\n* The Great Pretender, by Agnieszka Biskup [octopi]
\n* Dive to the Abyss, by Robert Evans
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz: Does cold water boil faster, and what is dust?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Ant math <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Photograss, by Michelle Hoffman<\/p>\n
VOLUME 5 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 2001
\n1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10<\/p>\n
Number 1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d January 2001<\/p>\n
COVER: Taming the Horse<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Wild Pets<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Koko rides Bo.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Living with Horses, by Stephen Budiansky
\n* About Face, by Diana Steele
\n* Snake Rescuer, by Ken MacDonald
\n* Warrior Artist, by Herman J. Viola
\n* Wegener\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Crackpot Theory, by Charles Flowers
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Data in Hiding
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz: lifespan of pollen, do archaeologists rebury mummies? <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Thunder Beings<\/p>\n
Number 2 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d February 2001<\/p>\n
COVER: The Roswell Incident<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Alien or Human?<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Kokopelli shoots a documentary about aliens.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* The Roswell Incident, by Robert L. Park
\n* Anne Simon: The Science Adviser to Whaaat? by Carey Goldberg
\n* Taking a Stand: Dian Fossey Keeps Watch over the Mountain Gorillas, by Tom Lalicki
\n* Dream Houses, by Mary Roach
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz: Why are moths drawn to light? Are night-lights bad for your eyes? <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Barkitecture<\/p>\n
Number 3 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d March 2001<\/p>\n
COVER: Swimming into Space: Astronauts Get All Wet<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Homeschooled Astronaut<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: The Muses visit the space station.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Two Men in a Tub, by Mary Roach
\n* Pyramid Builders, by Robert Adler
\n* Book of the Dead, an excerpt from Time-Life Books
\n* A Concrete Vision
\n* Picture This: How Pictures Work
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz: Is solitaire good for your brain? Can a broken-off starfish arm grow a new starfish?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Fancy Folding <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Spineless Wonder<\/p>\n
Number 4 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d April 2001<\/p>\n
COVER: Friendship Matters [chimpanzees]<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Dear Miss Monkey Manners<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Pwt befriends a chimp<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Franz de Waal: Friendship Matters, by Deborah Blum
\n* A Magician Among the Spirits, by Tom Lalicki
\n* DNA for Dinner, by Dora Lee
\n* Ancient Arts and Crafts, by Karen Kreeger
\n* Packing and Cracking, by Pat Murphy
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz: Underground roller coasters, April Fools\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Day
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Tile Puzzles <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Red Soda Lake<\/p>\n
Number 5 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d May\/June 2001<\/p>\n
COVER: It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a Small World — (and It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Getting Even Smaller…) [nanotechnology]<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Think BIG<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Pwt eats a billion of Chad\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nano-doughnuts<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a Small World, by D. L., Arthur Ellis, and colleagues
\n* There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Lots of Room at the Bottom, by Ed Regis
\n* A Foggy Future
\n* Lord of the Fleas, by Thomas Wilke
\n* A Walk on \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Far Side,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d by Natalie Angier
\n* Exploring Color, by Pat Murphy and Paul Doherty
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Tilt-a-Whirl Chaos
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: how dogs recognize masters <\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: Weirdest Muse cover (flea-circus flea on human nose); Rosanne Spector joins Q & A<\/p>\n
Number 6 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d July\/August 2001<\/p>\n
COVER: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You Can’t Lose If You Choose Muse!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ads: Why We Buy What We Buy<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Misfit Mascots<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Koko gives Chad\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s unfinished invention the hard sell<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Ads: Why We Buy What We Buy, by Richard and Joyce Wolkomir
\n* Is It Art or Advertising? by John Grandits [Andy Warhol]
\n* Peanut Butter Love Explosion, by Nancy Kangas
\n* What a Blast! by Peter Banks
\n* Robomotion, by Steve Miller
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Lunar eclipses vs. phases of the moon
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Dots and Boxes <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Metal Monster! by Steve Miller<\/p>\n
Number 7 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d September 2001<\/p>\n
COVER: Are There Neandertals Among Us? The Mystery of the Neandertals<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Interview with a Neandertal<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: The Muses wonder how they’ll go down in history<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* The Mystery of the Neandertals, by Yvette La Pierre
\n* I’ll Be Back, by Steve Mirsky [how to become a fossil]
\n* Whirly Science, by Paul Doherty
\n* Ant Castles, by Frank Stephenson
\n* Think Different: Frank O. Gehry, by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Why do you sleep? Who wrote the first book?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Weird Bottles [Klein bottles] <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Veggiemorph<\/p>\n
Number 8 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d October 2001<\/p>\n
COVER: Can You Still Believe Your Eyes? Playing Fast and Loose with the Truth<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: The Easy Guide to Photo Retouching<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Crraw and Aeiou trick Koko into getting a puppy, Devil.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES & COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Playing Fast and Loose with the Truth, by Robert Evans
\n* A Digital Artist Carves a Pumpkin
\n* Elliott Erwitt: Have a Camera with You at All Times, by Charles Flowers
\n* And the Waters Prevailed: The Violent Birth of the Black Sea, by Doug McInnis
\n* Days of the Dead, by Charles Flowers
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Defending the Roman Empire
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Chocolate; how many stars are there? <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Olden Boy [what Leonardo DiCaprio will look like when he’s 75]<\/p>\n
Number 9 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d November 2001<\/p>\n
COVER: What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Wrong With This Picture? The True Story of the First Thanksgiving<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: You’ve Got Mail, Pilgrim<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Koko steals the Muses\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Thanksgiving turkey<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* The True Story of the First Thanksgiving, by Patricia Scott Deetz
\n* Tuberculosis: Kathleen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Narrow Escape, by Jeanette Farrell
\n* The Art of the Dart, by Robert Sapolsky
\n* Vincent: Extreme Painter, by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
\n* Can You Spot the Faux Van Gogh? by Joan Beljan
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Intestines; plutonium in space probes
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Decoding Bar Codes <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Eel\u00e2\u20ac\u201dIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s for Dinner!<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: Agnes Biskup leaves the team; Michael Gerber comes on board<\/p>\n
Number 10 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d December 2001<\/p>\n
COVER: Making Movie Monsters<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: A True Hollywood Story<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Pie-throwing flip book<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Stuffed Monsters, by Richard Rickitt
\n* Virtual Monsters, by Richard Rickitt
\n* Pick a Little, Talk a Little, by Rosanne Spector
\n* Chicken Chatter, by \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Phineas Bantam-Pullet\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n* SantaLand Diaries, by David Sedaris
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: How many kinds of cats? Why does sweat stink?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Bunching Buses <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Truth Is Stranger\u00e2\u20ac\u201dand Uglier\u00e2\u20ac\u201dThan Fiction [deep-sea swallower fish]<\/p>\n
VOLUME 6 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 2002
\n1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9<\/p>\n
Muse cuts back to nine issues a year.<\/p>\n
Number 1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d January 2002<\/p>\n
COVER: What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Dangerous? What Just Seems That Way?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Do Not Remove This Title<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Urania tries to talk Pwt out of being afraid to leave the house.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* To Risk or Not to Risk? by David Ropeik
\n* Mystery on Everest, by Audrey Salkeld
\n* Something Happened to My Brain! by Karen Hopkin
\n* Going Solo, by Roald Dahl
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz: How they bury people where there’s permafrost; why mosquito bites itch.
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Poe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Secrets <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: An Eye on the Fly<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: First of many letters mentioning tenrecs (from Rachel, age 9)<\/p>\n
Number 2 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d February 2002<\/p>\n
COVER: Animal Dads<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Animal Kids<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Koko takes care of Chad and Aeiou\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s robot \u00e2\u20ac\u0153baby.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Animal Dads, by Meredith F. Small
\n* The Big Bear Bust, by Alberto Enriquez
\n* Protecting the Earth from the Scum of the Universe, by Volker Steger with Michael Gerber
\n* A Big Stinker, by Terry Devitt
\n* Carnival in Rio, by Helmut Teissl
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Is it possible to fill a swimming pool with Jell-O?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Multicolored Maps <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: The Great Eight.<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: First photo of Muse reader in an exotic place (observation deck of Empire State Building in New York City).<\/p>\n
Number 3 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d March 2002<\/p>\n
COVER: Are birds Related to Dinosaurs?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Silly-o-saurus<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Crraw proclaims himself \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Corvus Rex\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and displays family portraits of his dinosaur relatives.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Feathered Dinosaurs, by Christopher Sloan
\n* The Great Cuttlefish Explosion, by Oliver Sacks
\n* Notes of a Cereal Spy, by Nancy Kangas
\n* Decorated Downspouts, by Darlene Trew Crist
\n* Happy Gargoyles, by Paul Palnik
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: What happens when a cobra bites itself?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: What a Coincidence! <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Now You See It… Soon you Won’t? [Hawaiian koa bug.]<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: First “Cat Counter” introduced on Muse Mail page, set to 6,084,531,972. Pwt catches Crraw in Koko & Co. First full-page cartoon by Paul Palnik.<\/p>\n
Number 4 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d April 2002<\/p>\n
COVER: Exposing the Moon Hoax; Why We Can’t Get There [Deep Space] from Here<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: The Muses: Fiction or Fantasy?<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Koko transports Urania to the planet Relnak in the star Banana Centauri.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS<\/p>\n
* Why We Can’t Get There from Here, by Neil de Grasse Tyson
\n* To the Moon and Back, by Robert Zimmerman
\n* Were the Moon Landings Faked? by Philip Plait
\n* A Chat with the Czar of Conspiracies
\n* Life without Gravity, by Robert Zimmerman
\n* Those Pesky Moon Landings Again! by \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Dr. Hieronymous Lunatick\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Why teeth fall out instead of grow.
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Mental Math
\n* Amazing Hoaxes, by Paul Palnik <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: A Lumpy Planet<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: Cat counter reaches 7,683,940,251.<\/p>\n
Number 5 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d May\/June 2002<\/p>\n
COVER: Hairy Barbarians on the Silk Road<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: A Brief History of the Silk Road<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Koko meets a mummy.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Taklamakan Mummies Step onto the World\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Stage, by Heather Pringle
\n* The Puzzle of the Taklamakan Mummies, by Elizabeth Barber with D. L.
\n* Did Marco Polo Go to China? by Tom Huntington
\n* Misadventures of Marco Polo, by M. G. [Michael Gerber]
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Who named the planets?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Batting Streaks
\n* The Million Lies of the Great Marco Polo? by Paul Palnik <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: What, No Broomstick?<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: Cat counter reaches 8,367,940,251<\/p>\n
Number 6 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d July\/August 2002 (Cats)<\/p>\n
COVER: The Cat Buddy System<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: If You Don’t Like Cats…<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Crraw teaches Pwt to hunt like a cat.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Are Cats Antisocial? by Susan Milius
\n* Killer Cats, by Susan Milius
\n* Petting Preferences, by Susan Milius
\n* Ancient Cats, by Jaromir Malek
\n* A Declaration of Independence, by M.G. [Michael Gerber]
\n* A Cat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Prayer, by Carmen Bernos de Gasztold
\n* The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, by Terry Pratchett
\n* We Are Siamese If You Please…, by Peter Brown
\n* The Pied Piper of Glass, by Nancy Kangas
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Sulfur-eating bacteria on Io? Growing new blood?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Unfolding Wonders
\n* Odd Cats Through History, by Paul Palnik <\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: Dog Counter on Muse News page starts out at 3.<\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Feline Free-for-All<\/p>\n
Number 7 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d September 2002 (Chess)<\/p>\n
COVER: Chess for Kids Who Don’t Play Chess<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Some Fun Facts about Chess!<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Aeiou\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s two chess-playing computers pit logic versus emotion.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* A Chess Piece, by Colleen Schafroth
\n* Harry Potter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Chess Teacher, by Robert Coontz
\n* Back to School Agane, by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle
\n* Nature\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Blimps, by Richard and Joyce Wolkomir
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: why diet sodas float; how fast hair grows; watermelon stripes and seeds; lightning rods; really making a silk purse out of a sow\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ear.
\n* Chess Secrets, by Paul Palnik
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Global Views <\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: Dog Counter reaches 23; Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page replaces Muse News.<\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Nighty-Knight<\/p>\n
Number 8 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d October 2002<\/p>\n
COVER: Why Did They All Die? The Black Death<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: A Plague of Posers<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Kokopelli decides Feather has come down with the Orange Death.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Looking into the Pit, by Daniel Defoe
\n* The Black Death, by T. K. Dennison and A. W. Carus
\n* A Turning Point? by T. K. Dennison and A. W. Carus
\n* What Disease Was It? by D. L. and T. K. Dennison
\n* Sun Suckers and Moon Cursers, by Richard and Joyce Wolkomir
\n* Full Moon Friday the Thirteenth, by Atul Gawande
\n* A School Story, by M. R. James
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Tricky Choices
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Do ants and bees revolt? What is color blindness?
\n* Memorable World Superstitions, by Paul Palnik <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Who Are You Calling \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Happyface\u00e2\u20ac\u009d?<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: In Muse Mail, five readers and 18 non-readers request a dog issue; Dog Counter soars to 31.<\/p>\n
Number 9 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d November\/December 2002 (Dogs)<\/p>\n
COVER: How Dogs Tamed Us<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Anything You Can Do… [Dog and Cat Sing-Off]<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Koko\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dog Devil trashes the house.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* The Irredeemable Weirdness of the Dog, by Stephen Budiansky
\n* Are Dogs Dumb? by Karen Hopkin
\n* Stickeen, by John Muir
\n* A Dog\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Life, by Iain Zaczek
\n* The Dog that Bit People, by James Thurber
\n* Lost Dog [from Lost: Lost and Found Pet Posters from Around the World, collected by Ian Phillips]
\n* When Larry Got Lost, by Paul Palnik
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Why do dogs like being petted? Why do some dogs drool so much?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Gambling Dogs <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Stop and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Go\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
VOLUME 7 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 2003
\n1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9<\/p>\n
Number 1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d January 2003<\/p>\n
COVER: Was Napoleon Killed by His Wallpaper?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Napoleon: International Man of Mystery<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Chad and Mimi offer to rescue Napoleon from exile.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* The Murder (Maybe) of Napoleon, by Richard and Joyce Wolkomir
\n* Was Captain Kidd a Pirate? by Richard Zacks
\n* How to Plunder a Galleon, by Adam Goodheart
\n* The Plague of Sailors, by Kristin Cobb
\n* Hornblower Almost Hangs a Pirate, by C. S. Forester
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: What causes hiccups? Why are mountaintops colder than lowlands?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Monopoly Cheat Sheet
\n* Captain Kidd\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Long Lost Log Book, by Paul Palnik <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Mystery Island<\/p>\n
Number 2 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d February 2003<\/p>\n
COVER: How to Catch a Cold<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Germ Warfare<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Feather and Mimi try to treat Pwt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cold symptoms.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Catching a Cold, by Atul Gawande
\n* The Lost History of the Sword, by Jeffrey L. Forgeng and Mark Millman
\n* Muse Guide to Swordfighting Movies
\n* How to Fight a Duel, by Adam Goodheart
\n* Night of the Living Unculus
\n* Sandy Skoglund, by Sylvia Wolf [artist]
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Hailstone Numbers
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Movie popcorn; sand, soil, dirt, etc.
\n* Your Honor Has Been Challenged, by Paul Palnik <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Sight Gag<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: On page 44, the editors introduce hot-pink bunnies to replace passages in Muse Mail letters debating whether cats are better than dogs.<\/p>\n
Number 3 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d March 2003<\/p>\n
COVER: Call of the Cryptile Lizard<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: The 2,000,021st Century<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Feather and Pwt conjure up a bizarre vision of life 100 million years in the future.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Future Beasts, by D. L. with Thomas Holtz, Jr., and John Merck, Jr.
\n* Are You Human?
\n* The Call of the Kakapo, by Douglas Adams and Mark Cardwardine
\n* How to Illuminate a Manuscript, by Elizabeth B. Wilson
\n* Cooked Books
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: It’s Not You, It’s the Puzzle
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Chocolate chip cookies; nail-polish danger?
\n* The Kakapo Hall of Fame, by Paul Palnik <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Beach Walker<\/p>\n
Number 4 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d April 2003 (Fashion)<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Clothes Make the Pet<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Urania describes her personal fashion statement.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Putting It On, by Alison Lurie
\n* Giving Clowns Happy Feet, by Richard and Joyce Wolkomir
\n* The Fork Comes to the Table, by James Cross Giblin
\n* Smudging the Linen, by Nancy Kangas
\n* When Etiquette Ruled the Earth, by Nancy Kangas
\n* Regrettable Food, by James Lileks
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Flipping a Coin
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Hamsters vs. mice in psychology experiments; hungry hiccups.
\n* Oddities in the History of Fashion, by Paul Palnik <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: What to Wear?<\/p>\n
Number 5: May\/June 2003<\/p>\n
COVER: Rube Goldberg Machines \/ Perpetual Motion Machines<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: We’re on Your Side<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Koko builds a machine that works forever.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Something for Nothing? by David Lindley [perpetual motion]
\n* Perpetual Motion Quiz, by Larry Gonick
\n* Doing Things the Hard Way, by Lawrence Biemiller
\n* Dr. Decibel: Noise-Fighting Superhero, by Richard and Joyce Wolkomir
\n* Kokopelli Gets a Music Lesson, by Paul Baker
\n* Odd Instruments, by Rena Archwamety
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the Deal?
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Swiss cheese; numb, tingly feet.
\n* Odd Musical Instruments through the Ages, by Paul Palnik <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Feel the Beat?<\/p>\n
Number 6: July\/August 2003<\/p>\n
COVER: Who Should Design Skateboard Parks?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: What Were They Thinking?<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Pwt and Koko go skateboarding.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* A Good Thrashing, by William Thompson
\n* Skatepark Reviews, by Thrasher magazine
\n* Beyond Plastic Turtles [playground design], by Joan Kuckkahn
\n* Why Mosquitoes Want to Drink Your Blood, by Richard and Joyce Wolkomir
\n* You Reek! by Nancy Kangas
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: One-Cut Angelfish
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Do insects catch colds? How many vocal cords do cats and dogs have?
\n* The Mosquito Cafe Menu, by Paul Palnik <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: How to Do an Ollie<\/p>\n
Number 7: September 2003<\/p>\n
COVER: What Happened on Easter Island?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: What People Really Do on Deserted Islands, by Nancy Kangas<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Feather and Urania are stranded on a desert island.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Easter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s End, by Jared Diamond
\n* The Polynesian Mystery, by Nicholas Wade
\n* The Mysterious Island, by D. L.
\n* What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the Big Idea? by Bonnie Barrett Stretch [enormous art]
\n* Remarkable Trees, by Tim Flannery
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Seeing Spots [domino pictures]
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Why do older people get sick less often? What was the first video game?
\n* Trees Named Bob, by Paul Palnik <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: When Is a Tree Not a Tree?<\/p>\n
Number 8: October 2003<\/p>\n
COVER: Harvington Hall: House of Secrets<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Parasite Poetry, by Nancy Kangas<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Dr. Koko checks Pwt for parasites.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Who’s in Charge Here? by Carl Zimmer [parasites]
\n* Harvington Hall: House of Secrets, by Paul Baker
\n* Opening the Box of Delights [books by John Masefield]
\n* Bombs Away! [West Virginia pumpkin drop]
\n* Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science, by John Fleischman
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Up the Magician’s Sleeve [a good card trick]
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Why are unripe fruit green? Why doesn’t glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
\n* The Day Things Got out of Hand at the Annual West Virginia Univ. Pumpkin Drop, by Paul Palnik <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Soliloquy of a Saw Shark<\/p>\n
Number 9: November\/December 2003<\/p>\n
COVER: Magic in Middle-earth<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Ble! Newluj\u00e2\u20ac\u201dNo Fulst, by Nancy Kangas<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Lard of the Rings<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Ma Quetely\u00c3\u00ab i Eldalamb\u00c3\u00ab? by Rena Archwamety
\n* Magic in Middle-earth, by Richard Rickitt
\n* The Shadow of the Past, by Laurence Schorsch
\n* Rampaging Reptiles [Dragons], by Diana Lutz
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Magic Squares
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Are antibacterial hand gels bad for you? Do two chicks hatch out of a double-yolk egg?
\n* Dragons, Myths, and Tree Fungus, by Paul Palnik <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: The Raincoat of Invisibility<\/p>\n
VOLUME 8 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 2004
\n1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9<\/p>\n
Number 1: January 2004<\/p>\n
COVER: Snowball Earth: Was Earth an Ice World?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Ice. Is it Nice? by Nancy Kangas<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Chad’s climate-control machine causes problems<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Snowball Earth, by Gabrielle Walker
\n* That Inner Glow [fluorescent minerals]
\n* Tales from the Underground [New York subway], by Randy Kennedy
\n* Crouching Dragons, Hidden Carvings, by Paul Baker
\n* Why the Fries Taste So Good, by Eric Schlosser
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Dog Does Calculus
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Is it true that sugar makes you hyperactive? <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Snowball Art<\/p>\n
Number 2: February 2004<\/p>\n
COVER: Could You Live Forever?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: The Secrets of Staying Young, by Nancy Kangas<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Chad’s immortality experiment goes awry.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* How Long Can People Live? by Karen Hopkin
\n* Talking to a 2000-Year-Old Man, by Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner
\n* Living It Up [why animals live as long as they do], by Mary Beckman
\n* Who’s the Oldest?
\n* Old Too Soon [Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome], by Evelyn Strauss
\n* The Emperor’s Silent Army [Qin Shihuang’s tomb], by Jane O’Connor
\n* The Philosophers’ Stone, by Lawrence Principe
\n* A Long and Skinny Life? by Gary Taubes
\n* Chilled to be Here [cryonics], by David Pescovitz
\n* A Body Built to Last
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Infinite Wonders
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Why don’t other mammals have bellybuttons? <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: The Face of Immortality?<\/p>\n
Number 3: March 2004<\/p>\n
COVER: The Real Dirt on the Rainforest<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Test Your Soil Smarts, by Nancy Kangas<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Feather tries to save the rainforest.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* The Mystery of the Great Forest, by Susan E. Quinlan
\n* Another Dirty Mystery, by Robert Stewart
\n* The Case of the Monkeys That Fell from Trees, by Susan E. Quinlan
\n* Tricks of the Light, by Robert Greenler
\n* Our Senseless Senses, by Laurence Schorsch
\n* Mystery Writer, by Jeffrey L. Forgeng
\n* Child’s Play, by D. L. with Jeffrey L. Forgeng
\n* Q&A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Who invented dark chocolate, and who thought of making it into shapes? Would a can of Reddi-wip fill a bathtub, closet, room, or house?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Solve It or Die <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Very Special Dirt<\/p>\n
Number 4: April 2004<\/p>\n
COVER: Fairy Tales: For Adults Only?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Fairy-Tale Blooper<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: The Muses crowd into a fairy tale.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Was Cinderella Blonde? by Alison Lurie
\n* Super-Mini, One-Size-Fits-All Fairy Tale, by Nancy Kangas
\n* Who Wrote “Cinderella”? by Susan E. Quinlan
\n* Riding the Severn Bore, by Paul Baker
\n* Vicious Jellyfishes, by Graham Lawton
\n* Q&A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: How did the heart come to symbolize love, and why doesn’t the symbol look like a human heart? Can mosquitoes pass any kind of virus?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Knight’s Tour <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Is It Real or Is It Photoshop? [supersonic cloud]<\/p>\n
Number 5: May\/June 2004<\/p>\n
COVER: What’s in the Center of the Milky Way?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: We Call Him Spot [pet black hole]<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Chad builds a Cosmic Garbage Disposal.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Falling In, by Tim Folger
\n* The Beast in the Middle, by Robert Irion
\n* That Pesky Toaster! by Ben Hillman
\n* Tenrec Tales, by Carl Zimmer
\n* Things that Go Splat in the Night, by Richard and Joyce Wolkomir
\n* Infrared Quiz
\n* Q&A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Does wet firewood burn faster than dry? Why do fingernails curve when they get longer?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Sink or Be Sunk [new way of playing “Battleship”] <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Bend It Like Einstein<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: Tenrecs everywhere! They even poke their pointy little snouts into the articles about black holes.<\/p>\n
Number 6: July\/August 2004<\/p>\n
COVER: Monsters and Giants and Gods, Oh My!<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: How to Tell If There’s a Giant Nearby<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Koko shows PWT some giant fossils\u00e2\u20ac\u201dor are they Giant fossils?<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Battles of the Gods (or Family Feud Classic): A Muse Mini-Myth, by Laurence Schorsch; art by Thor Wickstrom
\n* When Giants Walked the Earth, by Adrienne Mayor
\n* Insect Stare-Downs, by Tom Eisner
\n* Toad Overload, by Peter Monaghan
\n* Worm’s Room
\n* Q&A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Why doesn’t lightning striking the ocean kill all the fish? Do bugs sleep standing up, lying down, or not at all?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Champion Paper-Folder (Britney Gallivan) <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Insect Stare-Down Jamboree, by Paul Palnik<\/p>\n
Number 7: September 2004<\/p>\n
COVER: Mona Lisa Stolen<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: This Book is the Property of:\/ Teacher’s Unsatisfactory Work Report, by Nancy Kangas<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Kokopelli takes a test, with telepathy.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Boo, Boo, Boo, Square Root of Two, by Malcolm Gladwell
\n* Muse Basic Skills Test, by Andrew Yankes
\n* A, B, and C [heroes of word problems], by Stephen Leacock
\n* Anybody Can See through a Microscope, by James Thurber
\n* Mona Kidnapped! by Donald Sassoon
\n* The Fine Art of Advertising, by Barry Hoffman
\n* Q&A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Do blind people “see” anything? If gems are nonorganic and carbon is organic, why is diamond considered a gem?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Tricky Crossings <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Doodle Hands, by Nancy Kangas<\/p>\n
Number 8: October 2004<\/p>\n
COVER: The Oldest Mummies<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: NOTScape<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Urania meets Koko’s mummy.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* The Oldest Mummies in the World, by Heather Pringle
\n* The Poop Defense, by Tom Eisner
\n* Solving the Myth of Osiris [Caltech pranks], by Neil Steinberg
\n* A Story in Stone [Blaucher mausoleum, Buffalo, New York]
\n* Dream Coffins, by Thierry Secretan
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Poe, E.; Near a Raven [mnemonics]
\n* Q&A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: When you pop your fingers or your back, what makes the noise? <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: You Can Call Me Flower<\/p>\n
Number 9: November\/December 2004<\/p>\n
COVER: What’s Inside the Earth?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: The Hairdos of Wooly Willy During the Flipping of Earth’s Magnetic Field<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* How to Tell the Earth from a Giant Peach, by Robert Coontz
\n* Hang on to Your Compass, by William J. Broad
\n* Crackpot Theories of the Earth, by Alex Boese
\n* Iona, Fiona, Fee, Fi, Biona\u00e2\u20ac\u201dIona [schoolyard songs and games recorded by Iona and Peter Opie], by D. L.
\n* Sailing on the Silver Screen [special effects in Master and Commander], by Richard Rickit
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Earth Hole [what if you could drop a stone all the way through the Earth?]
\n* Q&A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: How come natural gas can burn underwater? How many helium-filled balloons would it take to lift someone off the ground? <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Vasa Matter with My Ship? [400-year-old sunken Swedish warship]<\/p>\n
POINTS OF INTEREST: Muse Mail introduces a symbol key to save space in printing letters. Muse Contest shows winners of “Kokopelli for President” campaign competition.<\/p>\n
VOLUME 9 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 2005<\/p>\n
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9<\/p>\n
Number 1: January 2005<\/p>\n
COVER: Guilty As Charged?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Things Not to Leave Behind at a Crime Scene<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Chad uses DNA to solve a doughnut theft.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* The Adventure of the Egyptian Treasures, by Mark Bennett
\n* Guilty as Charged? by Jim Dwyer
\n* The First DNA Case, by Ron Fridell
\n* Whose Bones? by Dr. Henry C. Lee and Frank Tirnady
\n* Did You See That? by Karen Hopkin
\n* Do Fingerprints Lie? by Michael Specter
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Could pulling a perfectly taut rope allow faster-than-light communication? Why do trees of the same species change colors differently in the fall?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Advanced Floating <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Dolls Definitely Dead<\/p>\n
Number 2: February 2005<\/p>\n
COVER: Is Everybody Special?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Surefire Self-Esteem Boosters<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Koko suffers from self-doubt.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* The Rise and Fall of Self-Esteem, by Frank Stephenson
\n* The Lord God Bird, by Phillip Hoose
\n* The First DNA Case, by Ron Fridell
\n* Feeding Time at the Zoo, by Phillip T. Robinson
\n* Tunneling Under Water, by David Lindley
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Why do people swing their arms back and forth when they run? Why do all the birds in a flock seem to move all at once?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Chomping to Victory <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Giraffe Attempts Reverie at National Zoo<\/p>\n
Number 3: March 2005<\/p>\n
COVER: How to Spot a Fake Rembrandt<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: If Fine Art Had Fine Print<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Chad and Urania ponder a pied painting.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* The Neverending Project, by Donald Sassoon
\n* Earth Puzzles, by Andrew K. Johnston
\n* Fairy Circles, by Henk Rossouw
\n* Seeing Red, by Tom Eisner
\n* Q & A, by H. F. Ellis (substituting for Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector): Why are tigers striped? Why do crabs walk sideways? Do lobsters think?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Random Knots <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Extreme Camo<\/p>\n
Number 4: April 2005<\/p>\n
COVER: Scientific Liar Spotting<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Reading Rover<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Chad and Aeiou test their lie detector on Mimi.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Deception Detection: Can Science Spot a Lie?, by Carrie Lock
\n* Whoosh, Then Splat: The Art of the Catapult, by William Gurstelle
\n* Siege Machines of Myth and Legend, by Roland Harvey
\n* Intelligent Air, by Larry Gonick
\n* Looks Fishy to Me: How Fish See Other Fish, by Susan Milius
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: How much does a cloud weigh? Can all elements be destructive if their nuclei are split?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Never Lift the Pencil <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Star Quilt<\/p>\n
Number 5: May\/June 2005<\/p>\n
COVER: Birds Doing Math?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Fresh Findings About Our Feathered Friends<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Pwt pursues Crraw all the way into the billions.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Counting Coots, by Jay Ingram
\n* Creatures of the Salty Sea, by Tim Flannery
\n* The Great Stuff Experiment, by Tom Bartlet
\n* Johann and the Magic Stones, by Stephanie Pain
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Why does tickling make you laugh? If Y chromosomes keep getting shorter, will human males disappear?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Math Music <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Stuffed![Japanese apartments]<\/p>\n
Number 6: July\/August 2005<\/p>\n
COVER: Baffling Your Brain<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Trompe l’oeil Tomfoolery<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: The Muses become disillusioned.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* The Baffled Brain, by Carl Zimmer
\n* The Upside-Downs, by Gustave Verbeek
\n* A Family Affair: The Cassini Line of Mapmakers, by Val Ross
\n* Frans [de Waal] and [chimp] Friends
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Why do we get shadows under our eyes when we lose sleep? How does a water filter work?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Seeing Things <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: A Cutty Sark? [fool-the-eye sculpture]<\/p>\n
Number 7: September 2005<\/p>\n
COVER: Styling Food<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Alien Attack, Assignment: Earth<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Mimi objects to Feather’s non-native garden.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* The Ragbag Rainforest, by Fred Pearce
\n* A Surfeit of Coneys, by Paul Baker
\n* The New Coke Disaster, by Malcolm Gladwell
\n* The Food Stylist’s Art, by Doug Stewart
\n* Beyond Nourishmen, by Agnieszka Biskup
\n* Code Warriors, by Jennifer Jacobson
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Where did the atmosphere come from? What makes a person’s face look older after puberty?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Icing the Kicker <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Holey Moley! [star-nosed mole]<\/p>\n
Number 8: October 2005<\/p>\n
COVER: How to Read a Tombstone<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Wonder Drug<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Trick and\/or treat.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Sweet Elixir of Death, by Paul Collins
\n* The Case of the Four-Armed Corpse, by Stephanie Pain
\n* Sent to the Tower, by Paul Baker
\n* How to Read a Tombstone, by Douglas Keiste
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: How do birds chirp?
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: Sudoku Mania <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Designed by the Desert? [Egyptian pyramids and Sphinx]<\/p>\n
Number 9: November\/December 2005<\/p>\n
COVER: Exploding Trousers<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Dark Waters [blog entries by B. Cavefish]<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY:<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Why do Cavefish Lose Their Eyes? by Louis and Monika Espinasa
\n* Farmer Buckey’s Exploding Trousers, by Stephanie Pain
\n* Gamers All Around You, by Duncan Graham-Rowe
\n* Calder: The Man Who Made Art out of the Ordinary, by Doug Stewart
\n* Peer Pressure, by Sandra Blakeslee
\n* Q&A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Where does grass seed come from; why are LED blubs so commen in flashlights but not in home light fixtures?
\n* Math Page by Ivars Peterson: A good plot <\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Skaters, OUI! Cars, NON! [“Group skates” in Paris.]<\/p>\n
VOLUME 10 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 2006<\/p>\n
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9<\/p>\n
Number 1: January 2006<\/p>\n
COVER: Wizards of the Rainforest.<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Plumpy to the Rescue<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Caring Kokopelli and helpful Pwt.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
* Medical Mavericks, by Dan Bortolotti
\n* Math Page, by Ivars Peterson: The Beauty of the Bag
\n* TechnoPuzzlers, by Brian Hayes
\n* Are You a Natural-Born Un-Naturalist? by Agnieska Biskup
\n* Portrait of a Lady, by Stephanie Pain
\n* Q & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: If you were driving at the speed of light, could you see your headlights? Can’t manatees hear?
\n* Their Ticket is Valid, by Anne E. Russon<\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Don’t Tell Chicken Little [Crashed rocket parts in meadow]<\/p>\n
Number 2: February 2006<\/p>\n
COVER: Where did Flo go?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: A Field Guide to As-Yet-Unconfirmed Humanlike Species<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Attack of the mini-muses\/mega-muses<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:
\nWho was Flo? By Carl Zimmer
\nThe Sentry-Box Experiments, by Joan Dash
\nTidying Up Art, by Ursus Wehrli
\nPaco the Taco, by Donna M. Jackson
\nTranslations from the Elisabethan
\nQ&A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: In what way do dinosaurs resemble chickens? and can overexposure to an overchlorinated pool cause perminate eye damage?
\nMath Page, by Ivars Peterson: Hard Cash<\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Face It by Nancy Kangas<\/p>\n
Number 3: March 2006<\/p>\n
COVER: Under Your Skin<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Taking the M.U.T. Yest<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Feather Talks to his Turnups<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:
\nUnder Your Skin, by Carl Zimmer
\nBlack and White Photos, by Nancy Kangas
\nThe Bias Hunters, by Diane Ravitch
\nZebra-Fish Stripes, by Diana Lutz
\nIt’s all about Vitamins, by Gina Kirchweger
\nZebra Stripes, by Diana Lutz
\nAre you Prejudiced? By Malcom Gladwell
\nMulticultural Betty, by Nancy Kangas
\nQ&A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Bonked heads and throwing up; deadly Daddy Longlegs?
\nMath Page, by Ivars Peterson: Problems to sharpen the young<\/p>\n
LAST PAGE:<\/p>\n
Number 4: April 2006<\/p>\n
COVER: Why Can’t You Remember Your First Birthday?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Helpful Review of Things You Don’t Remember<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Feather’s Lost Present<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:
\nMaking Memories, by Jay Ingram
\nVehicles with Insufficient Wheels, by Douglas Self
\nThe Sun Pitches a Fit, by Richard A. Lovett
\nResisting Hitler, by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
\n[The Sultan and the Giantess on Vacation, by the PB&J? Or by nobody? Confuzzled]
\nQ & A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: If you lit a candle in the space shuttle, what would happen to the flame? and Do common household pets suffer from depression, and if they do, how do you tell if your pet has it?
\nMath Page, by Ivars Peterson: By the Numb3rs<\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Saturn’s Other Rings<\/p>\n
Number 5: May\/June 2006<\/p>\n
COVER: Talking about Talking<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Attention Lull Stewpots! Nancy Kangas<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Chad dissects Urania’s brain<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:
\nLearning to speak [how do we do it?], by Fiona Cowie,
\nQ&A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Is it scientifically possible for a fantasy world’s sky to be light purple? and why do we blush?
\nEnglish as She Is Spoke, by Paul Collins,
\nA Lost Language; Pocahontas speaks again, by John NobleWilford,
\nThe Poetry Machine, by Stanislaw Lem
\nA Made-Up Language, by Stephen Totilo
\nMath Column, by Ivars Peterson: From counting to writing?
\nMany Languages, by Michael Erard<\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Paradise Lost all over again<\/p>\n
Number 6: July\/August 2006<\/p>\n
COVER: Who’s that you’re eating? [A cannibal bug]<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Investigating Parent Behavior<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Bo eats cow chow made of cow<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:
\nYou Are What You Eat, by Romana Prokopiw
\nDrip Detective, by Alison Abbott
\nThe Abstract Expressionist Brushwork of Cats
\nSwimming to Antarctica, by Lynne Cox
\nInvasion of the Vines, by Kathleen Angione
\nQ&A by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Catnip and mold
\nMath Page, by Ivars Peterson: Count and Capture<\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: They call them Pimples [Alligator snouts]<\/p>\n
Number 7: September 2006<\/p>\n
COVER: The Greenhouse heats up<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: The Rainforest-Capable SUV: BEAST<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Chad creates a toad bent on stopping global warming<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:
\nA Warning from the Golden Toad, by Tim Flannery
\nThe secrets of Vesuvius, by James M. Deem
\nSurviving a Robot Revolt, by Cornelia Dean
\nGetting Around in Style, by Paula Wasley
\nWater World, by Elizabeth Kolbert
\nQ&A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Flowers and weightlessness
\nMath Page, by Ivars Peterson: Climbing a Watery Slope<\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Jeepers Creepers, Where’d you get those Peepers? [The red-eyed tree frog]<\/p>\n
Number 8: October 2006<\/p>\n
COVER: A Skull Mask<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Screamazon.eek<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Trick, trick, trick, trick, trick and treat<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:
\nEmpire of the Dead, by Ted Gup
\nSlime, by Richard Conniff
\nCosplaying, by Diana Lutz
\nX-treme Cheese Rolling, by Paul Baker
\nWhat did the Person Look Like? by Debora MacKenzie
\nPutting a Skull to a Face, by Diana Lutz
\nFollies, Shams, and Eyecatchers, by Gwyn Headley and Wim Meulenkamp
\nQ&A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Photons and dreams
\nMath Page, by Ivars Peterson: Upgrading<\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Very, Very, Very Dry Jell-O<\/p>\n
Number 9: November\/December 2006<\/p>\n
COVER: Your Inner Copycat<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Body-English Pop Quiz<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Feather tries to teach the imitating robot how to garden<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:
\nYour Inner Copycat, by David Dobbs
\nLiving Pictures, by Mireya Navarro
\nA Muse Mini-Myth: The Trojan War, or a Really Bad Series of Unfortunate Events, by Nancy Kangas
\nSchliemann: Braggart, Boaster, and Discoverer of Troy, by Laura A. Schlitz
\nCuriouser and Curiouser, by Lester Haines
\nReturn of the Giant Insects!, by Stephaine Pain
\nQ&A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: P.S. and Human Hair Color Variety
\nMath Page, by Ivars Peterson: The Simpsons and Mathematics<\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall [A computer that can predict what you will look like in the future]<\/p>\n
VOLUME 11 — 2007<\/p>\n
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9<\/p>\n
Number 1: January 2007<\/p>\n
COVER: Muse’s 10th Birthday Cake<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Muse Turns 10<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: The Muses [try to] make Kokopelli’s 10th Birthday Cake<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:<\/p>\n
Vegetarianism, by Judy Krizmanic [Muse Classic]
\nPicking the Perfect Birthday Card (for the Perfect Magazine), by Nancy Kangas
\nThe Mystery of the Damascus Sword, by John Verhoeven and Alfred Pendray [Muse Classic]
\nThe First Kokopelli and Company [Muse Classic]
\nThe Art of Celebration, by Paul Baker
\nCrash! by David L. Wheeler [Muse Classic]
\nQ&A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Various questions asked from days before [Muse Classic]
\nMath Page, by Ivars Peterson: The power of 10<\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: The Ultimate Party Favor, by Robert J Lang [An origami hot pink bunny]<\/p>\n
Number 2: February 2007<\/p>\n
COVER: Who is this creature?<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: A Close Look at Pooh-poohing<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Chad’s fake newspaper angers some<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:
\nThe Printer’s Trial, by Gail Jarrow
\nWhimsical Wood, by Michael Chibnik
\nHow to Be Cool, by Guy Browning
\nSelling Soap, by Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt
\nIf the World Didn’t have Shes or Hes\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6, by Nancy Kangas
\nNo One Thanked Him, by Dennis B. Fradin
\nQ&A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Breaking glass and hand preference
\nMath Page, by Ivars Peterson: Spiraling Triangles<\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Oops! [A ship run ashore]<\/p>\n
Number 3: March 2007<\/p>\n
COVER: Ligers and Tigons and Bears, Oh My!<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: The secret life of Jeans<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Kokopelli lifts weights so his offspring won’t have noodly arms<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:
\nYou are the Guardian of Your Genes, by Diana Lutz
\nThe Great Book Rescue, by Aaron Lansky
\nHeiroglyphs from the Sky, by Kenneth Libbrecht
\nThe Case of the Missing Gas, by Elizabeth Rush
\nQ&A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Traffic Lanes and Frozen bubbles
\nMath Page, by Ivars Peterson: Picture Game<\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Hidden Treasure [Paintings on the edges of the pages of a book]<\/p>\n
Number 4: April 2007<\/p>\n
COVER: Extreme Origami<\/p>\n
FIRST PAGE: Human Origami<\/p>\n
KOKOPELLI & COMPANY: Feather feels like a loser.<\/p>\n
ARTICLES AND COLUMNS:
\nThe War of the Origami Bugs, by Jennifer Kahn
\nYo! Turn Me Off! by Tracy Staedter
\nPlaying \u00e2\u20ac\u2122Possum, by Susan Milius
\nPyongyang, by Guy Delisle
\nQ&A, by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector: Best pie for throwing, fur color and animal temperament
\nMath Page, by Ivars Peterson: Eye Reflections<\/p>\n
LAST PAGE: Got a Frog in Your Throat?<\/p>\n
May\/June 2007.
\n1 – Dear Muse Reader by Nancy Kangas
\n4 – Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 – Muse Mail
\n7 – Kokopelli and Company:The Muses fight over a dollar bill.
\n8 – Banker to the Poor by Muhammed Yunus
\n16 – Giant, Nonfolding Money by Scott Fitzpatrick
\n19 – How the US Economy Works by Dave Barry
\n23 – Q&A by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector
\n24 – Play Money by Julian Dibbell
\n36 – Math Page: Twisted Security by Ivars Peterson
\n38 – Muse Contest
\n40 – Last Page: Hell Bank Bills<\/p>\n
July\/August 2007.
\n1 – Dear Muse Reader\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 by Nancy Kangas
\n4 – Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 – Muse Mail
\n7 – Kokopelli and Company: Kokopelli runs a lemonade stand.
\n8 – The Broad Street Pump by Steven Johnson
\n18 – Maria Sibylla Merian: Drawing From Life by Mary Batten
\n25 – Q&A by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector
\n26 – What Hath Harry Wrought? by Allegra and Stuart Rosenberg
\n36 – Math Page: Seven Bridges by Ivars Peterson
\n38 – Muse Contest
\n40 – Last Page: Almighty Dollars<\/p>\n
September 2007.
\n1 – Dear Muse Reader\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6
\n4 – Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 – Muse Mail
\n7 – Kokopelli and Company: Pwt and Chad have some troubles with their RV.
\n8 – Tiny Houses, Big Backyard by Mary Jo Hunst
\n18 – Whither the Mahout! by Cynthia Graber
\n27 – Q&A by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector
\nWhat makes Pop Rocks pop?
\nDo we always dream? Sometimes it feels like I don’t dream but my mom says it’s just because I forgot my dreams when I wake up. Is this true?
\n28 – Caterpillar, Grub, Larva, Nymph, Maggot by Philip B. Mortenson
\n28 – Math Page: Changing the Soccer Ball by Ivars Peterson
\n37 – Muse Contest
\n40 – Last Page: Survivors<\/p>\n
October 2007.
\n1 – Ghost Mumbling by Nancy Kangas
\n4 – Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 – Muse Mail
\n7 – Kokopelli and Company: Chad invents an Ectoplasmic Amplifier, allowing poor Feather to come in contact with the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153world beyond\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.
\n8 – Talking to Ghosts by Mary Roach
\n16 – The Man With the Brains by Erik Vance
\n20 – The Other I by Tracy Spaight
\n28 – Sounds Amazing! by Richard Rickitt
\n35 – Q&A by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector
\n36 – Math Page: Mystic Puzzler by Ivans Peterson
\n38 – Muse Contest
\n40 – Last Page: Things Fall Apart<\/p>\n
November\/December 2007.
\n1 – Bestsellers of 1491 by Nancy Kangas
\n4 – Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 – Muse Mail
\n7 – Kokopelli and Company: Kokopelli steals Feather\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s donuts and Urania helps.
\n8 – How Many Had to Die? by Charles C. Mann
\n16 – Flotsam Science by Sid Perkins
\n22 – Garden of Surprises by Paul Baker
\n30 – Message in a Bottle by Skye Moody
\n35 – Q&A by Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector
\nWhere do you have a headache? Obviously in your head, but in the brain or muscle?
\nWhy do we nod our heads “yes” and shake for “no”? Where did this come from, and why does everyone seem to understand it?
\n36 – Math Page: King Me! by Ivars Peterson
\n38 – Muse Contest
\n40 – Last Page: Pass the Salt<\/p>\n
VOLUME 12 — 2008<\/p>\n
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9<\/p>\n
January 2008.
\n1 – Dear Muse Reader by Nancy Kangas
\n4 – Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 – Muse Mail
\n7 – Kokopelli and Company: Chad invents the Search Engine.
\n8 – The Google Story by David A. Vise
\n16 – Artsmart Pigeons by Frans de Waal
\n18 – Time Flies by Jay Ingram
\n26 – Convergence by Sharon Parmet
\n28 – Making a Universe by Bill Bryson
\n35 – Q&A by Andy Soth and Ruth Flanagan
\nWhy is it so hard to move your toes separately?
\nWhy can’t a bird be electrocuted from sitting on a power line?
\n36 – Math Page: Ways to Lay Track by Ivars Peterson
\n38 – Muse Contest
\n40 – Last Page: Lying Down on the Job Increases Productivity<\/p>\n
February 2008.
\n1 – Dear Muse Reader by Nancy Kangas
\n4 – Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 – Kokopelli and Company: Pwt and Feather quarrel.
\n8 – Oxygen: A Love Story by Gabrielle Walker
\n15 – Something For Nothing by David Linley
\n21 – Math Page: Border States by Ivars Peterson
\n22 – Construction: Sight by Donald Hoffman
\n30 – Mozart\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Little Muse by Frans de Waal
\n35 – Q&A by Andy Soth and Ruth Flanagan
\n36 – Muse Mail
\n38 – Muse Contest
\n40 – Last Page: Watch Out, Phil<\/p>\n
March 2008.
\n1 – Dear Muse Reader\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 by Nancy Kangas
\n4 – Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 – Kokopelli and Company: Chad tries to kill rats.
\n7 – Q&A by Andy Soth and Ruth Flanagan
\nWhy do you get little bags under your eyes when you don’t get enough sleep?
\nWhy does soda fizz when you pour it over ice?
\n8 – Rats! by Robert Sullivan
\n16 – You Say Susquehanna, I Say Kangaroo by Bill Bryson
\n18 – Math Page: Knotty Cords by Ivars Peterson
\n19 – Ivory-Billed Woodpecker: A Schr\u00c3\u00b6dinger\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cat of Extinction and Conservation by Scott Weidensaul and John James Audubon
\n25 – Thinking Like a Swarm by Steven Johnson
\n33 – Growing Software by Paul Marks
\n36 – Muse Mail
\n38 – Muse Contest
\n40 – Last Page: Math on a Mission: The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef<\/p>\n
April 2008:
\n1 – Dear Muse Reader
\n4 – Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 – Kokopelli and Company: Pwt finds Aeiou talking to an octopus.
\n7 – Unlikely Minds: Why the Octopus Has a Brain Rather Than a Shell by Eugene Linden
\n18 – Fly Like a Bird? by David Alexander
\n26 – The Answers about Climate Change by Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch
\n33 – Q&A by Andy Soth and Ruth Flanagan
\nWhat controls our emotions, moods, and feelings?
\nWhy do a flounder’s eyes move across its head?
\n34 – Chocolate Challenge by Mike O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Hare
\n38 – Muse Contest
\n40 – Last Page: A Whale of a Time<\/p>\n
May\/June 2008.
\n1 – Dear Muse Reader\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 by Nancy Kangas
\n4 – Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 – Muse Mail
\n7 – Kokopelli and Company: Kokopelli asks Urania to borrow a pencil.
\n8 – Wait, We Forgot the Pencil! by Henry Petroski
\n14 – How a Pencil is Made by Sharon Rose and Neil Schlager
\n18 – Christmas Postcards From the South Pole by Sara Wheeler
\n24 – A Perfect Red by Amy Butler Greenfield
\n28 – Nexting by Daniel Gilbert
\n35 – Q&A by Andy Soth and Ruth Flanagan
\nHow do seedless watermelons grow if they don’t have any seeds?
\nWhy does the moon sometimes appear red?
\n36 – Muse Contest
\n40 – Last Page: Someday I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll Be a Real Boy\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n
July\/August 2008<\/p>\n
0 (Cover): Hitting the Wall
\n1 – Dear Muse Reader, by Nancy Kangas
\n4 – Bo’s Page
\n6 – Muse Mail
\n7 – Kokopelli and Company: Feather races Turtle
\n8 – Racing the Antelope, by Bernd Heinrich
\n15 – Freaky Fluid, by Mick O’Hare; photos by Robin Muccari
\n18 – Infection, by Gerald Callahan
\n24 – Renaissance Man, text from The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci<\/i>, translated by Jean Paul Richter
\n28 – Charlie Goodnight and the First Cattle Drive, by Alan Axelrod; art by Grover Toadvine
\n36 – Muse Mail
\n37 – Q&A, by Andy Soth and Ruth Flanagan
\nWhat causes flint and steel to spark when they hit each other?
\nWho invented Band-Aids, and why?
\n38 – Muse Contest: Your Holiday
\n40 – Last Page: Sudsy Swim<\/p>\n
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September 2008<\/p>\n
0 (Cover) – Note to Artists: Do Not Allow Your Priceless Creations to Be Buried in Dusty Storerooms!
\n1 – Dear Muse Reader, by Nancy Kangas
\n4 – Bo’s Page
\n6 – Muse Mail
\n7 – Kokopelli and Company: Pie-filler Machine
\n8 – A Bridge to the Past, by David McCullough
\n16 – Q&A, by Andy Soth and Ruth Flanagan
\nWhy don’t bats pass out when they hang upside down?
\nWhy do rubber balls bounce?
\n17 – The Kooky Science of Molecular Gastronomy, by Patricia Gadsby; art by Robin Musccari
\n25 – Sugar and Spice, by Robert Wolke; art by Andouiette
\n30 – Muserology: How to Clean an Eagle, by Michelle Wetherell
\n32 – The Life Story of a Tree, by David Suzuki; art by Grover Toadvine
\n37 – Muse Mail
\n38 – Muse Contest: The Modern Naturalist
\n40 – Last Page: Composition in Blue<\/p>\n
October 2008<\/p>\n
0 (Cover) – Point, Click, Vote!
\n1 – Dear Muse Reader, by Nancy Kangas
\n4 – Bo’s Page
\n6 – Muse Mail
\n7 – Kokopelli and Company: Voting
\n8 – Vote.Com, by Elisabeth Nadin
\n15 – Q&A, by Andy Soth and Ruth Flagan
\nWhy are water towers bigger on the top than the bottom? Wouldn’t that make them unbalanced?
\nHow can a sneeze travel at about 100 miles per hour without breaking the wall when I sneeze at it? Why doesn’t the sneeze make my arm flail violently away from my mouth when I sneeze at it?
\n16 – Talk Like a Leader, by Jay Heinrichs
\n22 – The Locked Door, by Malcolm Gladwell; art by Megan Russell
\n27 – Muse Mail
\n28 – Muserology: My Growing Fascination, by Clara Stuligross
\n30 – The Facial Detective, by Bob Staake
\n38 – Muse Contest: Mind’s Eye
\n40 – Last Page: Strangers Among Us<\/p>\n
November\/December 2008<\/p>\n
0 (Cover) – Lightning Leaves Us Thunderstruck
\n1 – Dear Muse Reader, by Nancy Kangas
\n4 – Bo’s Page
\n6 – Muse Mail
\n7 – Kokopelli and Company: Zeus’ Thunderstorm
\n8 – Shazam: Mysteries of Lightning, by John S. Friedman
\n13 – Muserology: Virtual Friendship, by Gail Gallaher
\n14 – A Lucky Strike, by Oliver Sacks; art by Robin Muccan
\n20 – Q&A, by Andy Soth and Ruth Flanagan
\nIs Jell-O solid, liquid, both, or neither?
\nIs it true that a mosquito can explode from drinking too much blood?
\n21 – Hungry Planet, by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio
\n30 – The City Without Us, by Alan Weisman; art by Eamonn Donnelly
\n37 – Muse Mail
\n38 – Muse Contest: Pencilebration
\n40 – Last Page: Mapping the Brain, by Cynthia Graber<\/p>\n
January 2009<\/p>\n
0 (Cover) – An Artist, Up Close and Personal
\n1 – Dear Muse Reader, by Nancy Kangas
\n4 – Bo’s Page
\n6 – Muse Mail
\n7 – Kokopelli and Company: Johhny-Joe Omaha’s Paintings
\n8 – Chuck Close Up Close, by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
\n16 – Muserology: The Play’s the Thing, by Hannah Weverka
\n18 – The Future Is Here, by Wes Smith
\n25 – Reading the OED, by Ammon Shea; art by North Ronnow
\n32 – Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?, by Richard Stone; art by Eamonn Donnelly
\n36 – Q&A, by Robert Coontz; art by Slug Signorino
\nWhat would happen if Napoleon had a B-52 at the Battle of Waterloo? (recycled from September 2000)
\n37 – Muse Mail
\n38 – Muse Contest: Chuck Wagon Challenge
\n40 – Last Page: Not Just a Patch of Grass<\/p>\n
February 2009
\n0 (Cover) – Muse in the Sewer
\n1 – Dear Muse Reader, by Nancy Kangas
\n4 – Bo’s Page
\n6 – Muse Mail
\n7 – Kokopelli and Company: Opening up clogged sewer pipes
\n8 – Notes from the Underground, by Rose George; art by Eamonn Donnelly
\n16 – Muserology: A Day at Flakkebjerg, by Michala Karr
\n18 – Sniffing for Whales, by Joe Roman
\n24 – Floating Gold, Dragon Spittle, Whale’s Pearls, by Gail Skroback Hennessey
\n26 – The Sweet Smell of Progress, by Elizabeth Preston
\n28 – Get Thee to a Tub: A Brief History of (Not) Bathing, by Katherine Ashenburg; art by Slug Signorino
\n36 – Q&A by Robert Coontz; art by Slug Signorino
\nWhen I play video games, do my brain cells really die like my mom tells me?
\nIs it true that when you see someone you love or hate, your eyes dilate?
\n37 – Muse Mail
\n38 – Muse Contest: Tree Tales
\n40 – Last Page: Grossest Food Ever (Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You)<\/p>\n
March 2009
\n1 – Dear Muse Reader\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 by Nancy Kangas
\n4 – Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 – Muse Mail
\n7 – Kokopelli and Company: Urania has a bad memory.
\n8 – How to Win the World Memory Championship by Joshua Foer
\n16 – Muserology: The Tibetan Children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Village by Hugo Kessler
\n18 – Gobekli Tepe: The World\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s First Temple? by Andrew Curry
\n24 – Second Chance Zoo
\n28 – Unforgettable by Jessica Marshall
\n36 – Q&A by Robert Coontz and Rebecca Lasley
\nWhy are our feet usually the most ticklish parts of our body?
\nThe prefix or suffix “cent” (percent, centennial, etc.) means a word that has to do with hundreds, right? So what does a centaur have to do with 100?
\n38 – Muse Contest
\n40 – Last Page: Picturing the Invisible<\/p>\n
April 2009
\n0 (Cover) – Meet Mr. Tiktaalik
\n1 – Dear Muse Reader, by Nancy Kangas
\n4 – Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 – Q&A by Robert Coontz and Rebecca Lasley
\nWho were the first people to use speech recognizable as today’s English language?
\n7 – Kokopelli and Company: Kokopellid Fossils
\n8 – Finding Tiktaalik, by Neil Shubin
\n16 – The Invisible Everyday World, by Stephen Cass; art by Kali Ciesemier
\n24 – Muserology: Tales from the Physics Princess, by Hannah Bockbrader
\n26 – Cracking the Desire Code, by Rob Walker; advertisements by Shelden Erway
\n33 – Gut Math
\n36 – Muse Mail
\n38 – Muse Contest: Something\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Missing
\n40 – Last Page: Meet the Chinese Giant Salamander<\/p>\n
May\/June 2009
\n0 (Cover) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Aliens Invade
\n1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Dear Muse Reader, by Nancy Kangas
\n4 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Muse Mail
\n7 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Kokopelli and Company
\n8 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Alien Invasion,by Alan Burdick
\n15 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Arrival, by Shaun Tan
\n23 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Q&A by Robert Coontz and Rebecca Lasley
\nDo thoughts travel faster than light? How do animals get to Islands like Hawaii?
\n24 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Muserology: Une Nouvelle Mode de Vie, by Elaine Gillis
\n36 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Super-Drought in the Southwest, by Glen M. MacDonald
\n32 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Flight of the Flora, by Babara Hall
\n38 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Muse Contest: Robotticelli
\n40 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Last Page: Message in an Interstellar Bottle<\/p>\n
July-August 2009:<\/p>\n
0 (Cover) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c This Magazine will make you feel better!
\n1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Dear Muse Reader, by Nancy Kangas
\n4 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 \u00e2\u20ac\u201cMuse Mail, part one
\n7 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Kokopelli and Company: Kokopelli\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Placebo
\n8 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Power of Placebo, Michael Brooks
\n16 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Q&A by Robert Coontz and Rebecca Lasley, How can a snowflake be symmetrical when molecules water being added to one arm don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s happening on other arms? Do the climate and air quality affect the voices of people who live in that area?
\n17 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Web Masters, Richard Conniff
\n24 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Confessions of a Bando, Alyssa Myerly
\n26 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Twelve Labors of Hercules, Muse Mini-myth. By Virginia Edwards, illustrations by Kali Ciesemier
\n35 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Studies in Human Behavior, by Professor Archibald Wingand (i.e. pranks)
\n37 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Muse Mail
\n38 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Contest: Kokopelli\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s favorite prank
\n40 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Last word: The World @ Your Fingertips<\/p>\n
September 2009:<\/p>\n
0 (Cover) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Architects of Life
\n1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Dear Muse Reader, by Nancy Kangas
\n4 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Muse Mail, part one
\n7 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Kokopelli and Company: Genetically Engineered Donut Protectors.
\n8 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Living Machines, Phil McKenna
\n16 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Empty Street, Blank Canvas. by James D. Griffioen
\n22 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Muserology, Reading Between the Dots. Brittany Metts
\n24 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c From Fossils to Flesh, interview with Tyler Keillor
\n26 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Twelve Labors of Hercules, Muse Mini-myth. By Virginia Edwards, illustrations by Kali Ciesemier
\n28 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Q&A. Why Do Birds Fly in a V? If our atmosphere is made up of mostly nitrogen, then why do astronauts breathe pure oxygen?
\n29 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Not measuring Up, By Burkard Bilger, art by Sam Bosma
\n37 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Muse Mail
\n38 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Contest: edible Architecture
\n40 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Love and Interior Decorating, an imagined conversations between Bowerbirds<\/p>\n
October 2009:<\/p>\n
0 (Cover) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Old Heart Gives New Life
\n1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Dear Muse Reader, by Nancy Kangas
\n4 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 \u00e2\u20ac\u201cMuse Mail, part one
\n7 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Kokopelli and Company: Buried Alive
\n8 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Home is where the Heart Liver Brain is. By Mary Roach.
\n16 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Care and Keeping of Stars, by Gillian Conahan
\n23 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Plants that can kill you, by Amy Stewart
\n28 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Muserology: One Dollar, by Sharon Lurye
\n30 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Monster Mash, by Elizabeth Preston
\n34 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Shocking and Terrifying True* Story: I WAS BURIED ALIVE
\n36 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Q&A: Do we fall asleep because our eyes are closed, or could we fall asleep in a pitch dark room with our eyes open? My old library teacher said he used to work at a cremation place, and that the dead bodies would move when they were burned. How and why does that happen?
\n37 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Muse Mail
\n38 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Contest: Click or Treat
\n40 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Space Spooks<\/p>\n
November\/ December 2009:<\/p>\n
0 (Cover) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Are You Talkin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 to ME?
\n1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Dear Muse Reader, by Nancy Kangas
\n4 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Kokopelli and Company: Pwt wants to be a bird.
\n7 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Q&A Why are insects not hurt when falling a proportionally huge distance? What is the real correct posture?
\n8 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Teaching a Bird Brain to talk, by Irene Pepperberg
\n16 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Victorian Internet, by Tom Standage
\n23 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Me, Myself and I: The Power of Pronouns , by Meg Moss
\n26 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Muserology: Harry and Me, by Abby Muller
\n28 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Tongue tied, by Robin T. Reid
\n30 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Friendly Devil Fish, an interview with Toni Frohoff
\n36 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Muse Mail, part 2.
\n38 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Contest: Polly Does Not want a cracker!
\n40 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Last Page: Codes in the 1700s.<\/p>\n
January 2010:<\/p>\n
0 (Cover) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Outsiders
\n1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Dear Muse Reader, by Nancy Kangas
\n4 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Kokopelli and Company: Aeiou\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s thoughts.
\n7 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Q&A How does long hair get knotted so easily? What is the dark part of space made of?
\n8 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Voices Of Autism. Daniel Tammet, Blaze Ginsberg, Temple Grandin
\n16 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Whole Spectrum, by ????
\n19 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Colors of a Lost Empire,
\n22 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Muserology: Into the Arctic, Theora Tiffney
\n28 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Dangerous Journey of the Monarch, by Peter Lauren
\n30 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Forgotten Heroes, by Chris Yang and Brian McMullen
\n36 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Muse Mail, part 2.
\n38 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Contest: Thinking in Pictures
\n40 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Last Page: Plain as the Nose on Your Face.<\/p>\n
February 2010<\/p>\n
0 (Cover) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Meet the New Addition to Our Family
\n1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Dear Muse Reader, by Nancy Kangas
\n4 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Kokopelli and Company
\n7 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Q& A, by Robert Coontz
\nBrown eyes can see better in the light, and blue eyes can see better in the dark. Why is that? Why do people lose teeth?
\n8 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Introducing Ardi, by Ann Gibbons
\n14 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Introducing PETMAN, by\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.?
\n16 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Marathon Man, by Christopher McDougall
\n24 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Whose Shoes? a MUSE quiz
\n26 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Empathetic Ape, by Frans de Waal
\n34 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Muserology: Be it ever so Humble, There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s No Place like Home, by Kathleen A. Gros
\n36 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Muse Mail
\n38 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Muse Contest
\n40 -Last Page: Walking Among Giants<\/p>\n
March 2010:<\/p>\n
0 (Cover) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Spy Secrets
\n1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Dear Muse Reader, by Nancy Kangas
\n4 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Kokopelli and Company
\n7 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Q& A, by Robert Coontz and Rebecca Lasley
\nWhy does peppermint make your mouth feel cold, and spicy things hot? Why were cats originally domesticated?
\n8 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Decoding the Number Stations, by Virginia Edwards
\n13 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d What Is It Like to Be a Dog? by Alexandra Horowitz
\n20 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Muserology: A Week of Humble Pie by Naomi Rafal
\n22 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Writing on the Wall by Meg Moss
\n26 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Case of the Bad Blood by Maryn McKenna
\n34 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Get Out of Jail Free by Brian McMahon
\n36 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Muse Mail
\n38 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Muse Contest
\n40 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Last Page: United States Frequency Allocations<\/p>\n
April 2010<\/p>\n
0(cover)- Will This Volcano Help Save the Earth?
\n1- Dear Muse Reader, by Nancy Kangas
\n4- Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-Kokopelli & Company by Larry Gonick
\n7- Q&A by Robert Coontz and Rebecca Lasley
\n8- The Big Fix by Cynthia Graber
\n16- Nuclear Cockroaches and exploding Mosquitoes by May R. Berenbaum
\n22- Muserology: Genre Swap by Kaeli R.
\n24- How to Mail a Whale by Virginia Edwards
\n27- The Nature Fakers
\n31- The Motor City goes Back to Nature- photos by James D. Griffioen
\n36- Muse Mail
\n38- Muse Contest
\n40- Last Page: Country Monkey, City Monkey<\/p>\n
May\/June 2010:<\/p>\n
1: Dear Muse Reader by Nancy Kangas
\n4: Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6: Kokopelli & Company by Larry Gonick
\n7: Q&A by Robert J. Coontz: How would an electromagnetic pulse\u00e2\u20ac\u201csay, from a nuclear detonator\u00e2\u20ac\u201cwork in a magnetosphere stronger than Earth\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s-say, Jupiter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s?
\n8: The Known World by Carol Kaesuk Yoon
\n16: Whatchamacallits by Danny Danziger and Mark McCrum
\n19: Carl Woese and the Three Flavors of Life by Debra Aronson
\n24: Muserology: Going Hungry by Kaitlin Fellows
\n26: Muse Mini-Myth: Great Spirit Names the Animal People by Virginia Edwards
\n30: What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in a Name by Nicholas Christenfield and Britta Larsen
\n36: Muse Mail
\n38: Muse Contest: Whatchamacallit?
\n40: Last Page: A Signature Work<\/p>\n
July\/August 2010:
\n1: Dear Muse Reader by Nancy Kangas
\n4: Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6: Kokopelli & Company by Larry Gonick
\n7: Q& A by Robert J. Coontz and Rebecca Lasley: How come my dog barks only at my mother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sneezes, no matter how slight, while not reacting to any of my HUGE ones? and Are all ladybugs female?
\n8: How Corn Conquered America by Michael Pollan
\n16: What We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re Hungry For an interview with Rick Bayless
\n22: Insects That Are Good to Eat by Vincent M Holt
\n24: Muserology: Growing Season by Emily Polson
\n26: Happy Go Clucky: A Hen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Blog by Meg Moss
\n36: Muse Mail
\n38: Muse Contest: Food Face
\n40: Last Page: Minding Our Beeswax<\/p>\n
September 2010:
\n1: Dear Muse Reader by Nancy Kangas
\n4: Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6: Kokopelli & Company by Larry Gonick
\n7: Q&A by Robert J. Coontz and Rebecca Lasley: Do crocodiles have tear ducts? What are \u00e2\u20ac\u0153crocodile tears?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and Why does watching a 3-D moive with glasses make your eyes hurt for a while?
\n8: The Explorer Who Didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t by Anthony Brandt
\n15 The Original Cat-and-Paste with commentary by Lewis Carroll
\n18: News That Would Change the World bySeth Dhostak
\n24: Muserology: Weathering the Storm by Anna Whitmoore
\n26: Your Inner Neanderthal by Meg Moss
\n28: Chocolate Town, USA by Joel Glenn Brenner
\n36: Muse Mail
\n38: Muse Contest: Cut-And-Paste
\n40: Last Page: It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a (Really) Small World<\/p>\n
October 2010:
\n1: Dear Muse Reader by Nancy Kangas
\n4: Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6: Kokopelli & Company by Larry Gonick
\n7: Q&A by Robert J. Coontz and Rebecca Lasley: When I touch something hot, why does it take a few seconds for my finger to hurt? Wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t I move my hand faster and have a smaller burn if it hurt right away?
\n8: Superbug by Maryn McKenna
\n16: The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan (there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s actually a tilde over the n, but I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make one on this computer.
\n22: Muserology: Measuring the Sun by Kameryn Talley
\n24: Two Spooky (and True) Tales by Alan Bellows
\n31: Citizens of the Deep
\n34 Ghost Hunting 101 by Mac King
\n36: Muse Mail
\n38: Muse Contest: Roses are red, cyanobacteria are blue.
\n40: Last Page: Making the Cut<\/p>\n
November December 2010<\/p>\n
0-SOS\/Are you Doomed\/Foraging Shakespeare?
\n1-Dear Muse Reader by Nacy Kangas
\n4-Bob\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-Kokpelli and Copany by Larry Gonick
\n7-Q&A by Robert Coontz and Rebecca Lasley: Is it possibly to wear out a CD? If so, how many times can it be played until it wears out? and Do we sneeze in our sleep?
\n8-Saving Our Sea Turtles (SOS) by Elizebeth Preston
\n16-Roads Tempoarily Closed (6 Cautionary Life Lessons from a Former Truck Driver)
\n19-Are Short People Doomed? By John Schwarts
\n26-Muserology: Discovery Flight by Isabel Cleff
\n28-Fakerspeare by Doug Stewart
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-Muse Contest: Make Your Own Muse Cover
\n40-Last page: Spill Slicks Sunken Ship?<\/p>\n
January 2011
\n0-The Road to Mars
\n2-Kokopelli&Company by Larry Gonick
\n3-Dear Muse Reader by Nacy Kangas
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-Q&A by Rebecca Lasley: How do we sleep? What causes us to sleep for so long? How come you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t dream about what you want to? Why are dreams so hard to remember?
\n7-To Mars or Not? by Ray Jayawardhana
\n13-The Flying Machine
\n16-Space Sick by Mary Roach
\n22-The Most Unearthly Creatures by H.G. Wells
\n26-Muserology: Fingerless Gloves Will Get You Everywhere by KaiYves
\n28-Almost Astronauts by Tanya Lee Stone
\n35-Muse Contest:Alien Ambassador
\n38-Muse Mail
\n40-Last Page:The Man From Mars<\/p>\n
Febuary 2011
\n0-Counting Sheep (You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re Doing it Wrong)
\n2-Kokopelli&Company by Larry Gonick
\n3-Dear Muse Reader by Nancy Kanhas
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-Q&A by Robert Coontz and Rebecca Lasley: Are we born right-haned or left-handed, or do we develop a prefrence over time?
\n7-Easy as Yan, Tan, Tethera by Alex Bellos
\n15-Muse Classic Math Page: Nature\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Numbers by Ivars Peterson
\n16-A Mathmatical Perspective by Cynthia Graber
\n20-Muse Classic Math Page:Eye Reflections by Ivars Peterson
\n21-Hex by Ian Stewart
\n26-Muse Classic Math Page: Monopoly Cheat Sheet by Ivars Peterson
\n28-Muserology: Forty-Four Fish by Elanor Jorgensen
\n30-When Numbers Lie by Charles Seife
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-Muse Contest: Tangrams
\n40-Last Page: This Art Is Deep<\/p>\n
March 2011
\n0-Digging for Treasure\/Putting it Back
\n2-Kokopelli&Company by Larry Gonick
\n3-Dear Muse Reader by Nancy Kangas
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-Q&A by Robert Coontz: Why do you park on a driveway but drive on a parkway? and How much gravity do humans have? In a place with no other gravitational forces, would you be able to see, say, a dust speck move toward you?
\n7-The Battle of the Bones by Andrew Lawler
\n14-Finders Keppers? by Craig Childs
\n18-Muserology: Model Delegates by Matthew Moreno
\n20-Whale Hunt by Karen Romano Young
\n27-The Dirt on Digging by Elizebeth Preston
\n32-Monotype by Beatrice Tanaka
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-Muse Contest: M is for Muse
\n40-Last Page: Ancient Amber Tells a Tale<\/p>\n
April 2011
\n0-Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Beleive Your Brain
\n2-Kokopelli & Company by Larry Gonick
\n3-Dear Muse Reader by Nacy Kangas
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-Q&A by Rober Coontz: What are stars made of? and What is the velocity of a flying sparrow burdened by an (extremely small) coconut?
\n7-Mind Over Magic by Stephen L. Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde, and Sandra Blakeslee
\n15- The Everwhites by Virgina Edwards
\n19-Gold\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Fools by Sam Kean
\n26-Muserology: Showtime by Tara Joy
\n28-How to Build Pinwheels by Clive Dobson
\n32-Save the Ugly Animals by Rose Eveleth
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-Muse Contest: From Sandwhiches to Sculpture
\n40-Last Page: More Than the Sum of Her Parts<\/p>\n
May\/June 2011<\/p>\n
0-How we Connect
\n2-Kokpelli&Company by Larry Gonick
\n3-Dear Muse Reader by Nacy Kangas
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-From Six Degrees to Facebook by Nicholas A. Christakis and James H. Fowler
\n13-Q&A by Rober Coontz: I always thought it was impossable to thunder and lightning during snowstorms. We just had a huge snowstorm and there was thunder and lightning. Why is that? and I heard that dogs aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t allowed in Antartica. Why?
\n14-Carl Fisher\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Roads by Earl Swift
\n22-What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ina Wordle? by Elizabeth Preston
\n24-The Explorer Who drew Connections by Val Ross
\n29-Muserology: A long Walk for a Superior Sunset by Dylan McBride
\n31-World Veiws
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-Muse Contest: Your Wordle
\n40-Last Page: The United Shapes of America<\/p>\n
July\/August 2011<\/p>\n
0-Decisions, Descisions
\n2-Kokpelli&Company by Larry Gonick
\n3-Dear Muse Reader by Nancy Kangas
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-Jepordy Machine by Stephen Baker
\n13-Extremely Reusuable Bags
\n14-Paper Nor Plastic by Susan Freinkel
\n20-Portraits of a Deadly Diet by Tori Tellfer
\n22-Q&A by Robert Coontz: Wha wouldhappen if everybody in the world jumped into the air at the same time? With all that mass suddenly off the world, would it go spinning out of orbit, or what? and Will time and space ever cease to exist?
\n23-The Mistress of the House by Mrs.Isabella Beeton
\n26-Muserology:Everything We Had by Isa Q.
\n28-Making a Life-or-Death Decision:Your Brain Can Help by Jonah Lehrer
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-Muse Contest: Plastic With A Purpose
\n40-Last Page: Lord of the Folds<\/p>\n
September 2011<\/p>\n
0-Pigeons Get Fancy For Fall
\n2-Kokpelli&Company by Larry Gonick
\n3-Dear Muse Reader by Nacy Kangas
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-The Race to Home by Courtney Humphries
\n13-Q&A by Robert Coontz: Why is the alphabet in A-B-C order? and If it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s so dark at hydrothermal vents in the deep ocean that most of the animals are completely white, why do they still have eyes? Why didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t they evolve away like with cave fish?
\n14-Find Your Way by Caitlyn Crites
\n16-(Un)True Nature by Chris Palmer
\n23-The Faces of Climate Change
\n27-Muserology:Break a Leg by Mia Lalanne
\n29-Darwin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Pigeons by Courtney Humphries
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-Muse Contest: Go Wild
\n40-Last Page: Outside In<\/p>\n
October 2011
\n0-Houndini\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ghost Hunt
\n2-Kokopelli&Company by Larry Gonick
\n3-Dear Muse Reader by Nacy Kangas
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-Ghosts and Gumshoes by Doug Stewart
\n13-Q&A by Robert Coontz and Rebecca Lasley:On movie sets, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always a boom microphone recording, even when the actors are just exchanging silent glances or the director is telling them what to do. Why do they record everything? and Why do we capitalize I in the middle of a sentance?
\n14-Muserology:The Great Jell-O Caper by Emily Jusuf and Emily Nishiwaki
\n16-Swapping Sense by David Eagleman
\n20-Muse Mini Myth:The Death of Balder by Virgina Edwards
\n24-Bad News Bugs by Amy Stewart
\n30-The Science of Screeh by Joe Palca and Flora Lichman
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-Muse Contest:Fast and Frightening Fiction
\n40-Last Page:Flies on the Wall<\/p>\n
November\/December 2011<\/p>\n
0-Special Delivery
\n2-Kokopelli & Company by Larry Gonick
\n3-Dear Muse Raeder by Nacy Kangas
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-The Best Fruit Yiou\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve Never Eaten by Cynthia Gaber
\n12-The man Who Mailed Himself by John Tingey
\n18-Muserology:Surving Burning Man by Tallulah Pellisser Lloyd
\n20-Containers Overboard by Meg Moss
\n24-Q&A by Robert Coontz:How can people still breath in the winter in area with hardly any evergreens and in the desert with no plants? and Why is the sun hot? Mom says it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s on fire, but fire needs heat, fuel, and oxygen. Space doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have oxygen!
\n25-Secret Writing Class With the CIA
\n29-The Meteorite Hunters by Ray Jayawardhana
\n35-Muse Contest: Send Us A Postcard
\n36-Muse Mail
\n40-Last Page: You Can Reach Me by Sea-Mail<\/p>\n
January 2012
\n0-Why Games Make Us Happy
\n2-Kokopelli & Company by Larry Gonick
\n3-Dear Muse Reader by Nancy Kangas
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-Hacking Happiness by Jane McGonigal
\n13-Q&A by Robert Coontz: What keeps the planets from falling from outer space? and During the Revolutionary War, why didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t men on either side wear protective armor in battle? Or did they?
\n14-Frozen Walrus Carcass and Other Pastimes by Adam Jacot de Boinod
\n18-Muserology: How David Levy (Almost) Ate My Birthday Cake by Holly Ayles
\n20-Comic Sans Guy by Simon Garfield
\n26-A Kitchen Avalanche by Sean Connolly
\n30-A Brief History of Carrots by Rebecca Rupp
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-Muse Contest: What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Your Type?
\n40-Last Page: Naughty or Nice? Roll the Dice<\/p>\n
February 2012 March 2012 April 2012 May\/June 2012 July\/August 2012 [[GAP]]<\/p>\n November\/December 2013 January 2014 February 2014 March 2014 April 2014 May\/June 2014 July\/August 2014 September 2014 October 2014 [[GAP]]<\/p>\n July\/August 2015 Contents of Back Issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":89,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1800","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musefanpage.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musefanpage.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musefanpage.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musefanpage.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musefanpage.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1800"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/musefanpage.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17126,"href":"https:\/\/musefanpage.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1800\/revisions\/17126"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musefanpage.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/89"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musefanpage.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n0 – Whale Bones Make Great Homes
\n2 – Kokopelli & Company by Larry Gonick: Chad dives to the seafloor in search of peace and quiet
\n3 – Dear Muse<\/em> Reader by Nancy Kangas: Motivational Posters for Fossils
\n4 – Bo’s Page
\n6 – Living in the Dark, by Cheryl Bardoe
\n13 – Make a Faster Fossil, by Sean Connolly
\n16 – Q&A, by Robert Coontz: Why do organisms have a will to survive? Do animals feel emotions?
\n17 – The Art of Note Taking, by Jenny Keller, Bernd Heinrich, Jonathan Kingdon, and George B. Schaller
\n24 – Muserology: A New Adventure Every Day (with Hat), by Ryan B.
\n26 – The Greatest Lost Books, by Megan Gambino (art by Nancy Kangas)
\n29 – Sea Serpent Scandal, by Brian Switek
\n36 – Muse Mail
\n38 – Muse Contest: Sloppy Paleontology
\n40 – Last Page: A Prehistoric Puzzle, by Meg Moss<\/p>\n
\n
\n0-The Higgs Hunters
\n2-Kokopelli & Company by Larry Gonick
\n3-Dear Muse Reader by Nancy Kangas
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-The Higgs Hunters by Elizabeth Preston
\n12-How to Shrink a Wasp by Ed Yong
\n14-Small Wonders
\n19-The Answer in the Sand by Gary Greenberg
\n23-The Oceans\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Invisible Crowd by Ellen Prager
\n30-Muserology: My Weekend with Royalty by Alicia H.
\n32-Pocket Muses
\n35-Q&A by Robert Coontz: I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve read that after the Big Bang, particles crashing into each other created larger particles, pebbles, and eventually rocks, stars, and planets. If someone built a time-traveling spaceship, how far back could it go without being ripped apart by the dust and rocks? and Why did ancient Egyptians worship cats over dogs?
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-Muse Contest: Write Your Autobiography in Six Words
\n40-Last Page: Miraculous Miniatures<\/p>\n
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\n0 – Fooling Our Senses
\n2 – Kokopelli & Company by Larry Gonick: Koko welcomes Feather to his new restaurant.
\n3 – Dear Muse<\/em> Reader by Nancy Kangas: Deadly Fads (We Hope Don’t Catch On)
\n4 – Bo’s Page
\n6 – The Hue of Death, by James C. Whorton
\n13 – Q&A, by Robert Coontz: How do babies think without language? Can reptiles warm up by moving around?
\n14 – How Spiffy Is Your Sniffer? A Muse<\/em> Scratch-and-Sniff Quiz
\n16 – The Food Fixers, by Melody M. Bomgardner
\n25 – A Tale of Two Violins, by Virginia Edwards
\n28 – Built-in Bias, by Brooke Gladstone; art by Josh Neufeld
\n34 – Muserology: A Trip to Garmisch, by Caileigh Lydon
\n36 – Muse Mail
\n38 – Muse Contest: Dangerous Fads
\n40 – Last Page: Winging It, by Meg Moss<\/p>\n
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\n0 – Paradise Lost?
\n2 – Kokopelli & Company by Larry Gonick: Kokopelli leads a boat tour of lost worlds
\n3 – Dear Muse<\/em> Reader by Nancy Kangas: Awesomeness vs. Distance
\n4 – Bo’s Page
\n6 – The Lost Paradise of Lemuria, by Doug Stewart
\n13 – Bookscapes, by Victoria Johnson
\n18 – Designing the Future, by Elizabeth Preston
\n24 – Q&A, by Robert Coontz: Why do different people like different foods? Is sugar high really a placebo? [The “sugar high” question was also answered in January 2004.]
\n25 – Where Astronauts Fake It, by Virginia Edwards
\n28 – Classic Muserology: The Play’s the Thing, by Hannah Weverka [repeated from January 2009]
\n30 – What Were Neandertals Like? by Thomas Wynn and Frederick L. Coolidge
\n36 – Muse Mail
\n38 – Muse Contest: What’s Next?
\n40 – Last Page: The Future Is Now, by Meg Moss<\/p>\n
\n
\n0 – Chasing Perfection
\n2 – Kokopelli & Company by Larry Gonick: Chad helps Pwt run faster.
\n3 – Dear Muse<\/em> Reader by Nancy Kangas: The Greatest Olympic Losers
\n4 – Bo’s Page
\n6 – The Perfect Mile, by John Brenkus
\n13 – Q&A, by Robert Coontz: Why do we cry? What did Shakespeare sound like, and how do we know?
\n14 – Prince Pelops and the Olympic Games: A Muse Mini-Myth, by Virginia Edwards; art by Kathleen Marcotte
\n18 – Video Games Do a Body Good, by Colin Schultz
\n20 – Spitball Science: The Physics of Cheating at Baseball, by Jim Kaat
\n27 – The Marvelous Antikythera Machine, by Meg Moss
\n31 – Muserology: Sixty Feet High, by Katie G.
\n33 – Sporting in Skirts
\n36 – Muse Mail
\n38 – Muse Contest: At-Home Olympiad
\n40 – Last Page: Dead Flies Make Good Sports, by Tori Telfer<\/p>\n
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\n
\n0-Life That Lights Up\/Watercolor Robot Goes to Washington\/Making Outer Space Less Black and White
\n2-Kokopelli & Company
\n3-Dear Muse Reader
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-The Light Brigade
\n12-THE SUPER-AWESOME MAKER
\n16-Q&A
\n17-COLOR COMMENTARY
\n20-YOUR BRAIN ON BLUE
\n26-Ocean Watch
\n28-PAINTING THE UNIVERSE
\n31-Life in the Clear
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-Contest
\nLast Page-Paintbrushes with Legs<\/p>\n
\n
\n0-Who Killed This Dinosaur?\/Harry Potter and the Secret Novelist\/How to Catch Criminals at Home
\n2-Kokopelli & Company
\n3-Dear Muse Reader
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-CRIME SCENE: CRETACEOUS
\n13-The Day My Cat Went Home
\n18-THE CASE OF THE CUCKOO\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S CALLING
\n22-DINNER THEATER
\n26-A CAMEL, ME, AND THE DUNES OF ERG CHEBBI
\n28-FORENSICS FOR EVERYONE
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-Contest
\nLast Page-Spilled Ink<\/p>\n
\n
\n0-Seeking the Sasquach\/Capturing Interstellar Messengers\/Are You an Ahool?
\n2-Kokopelli & Company
\n3-Dear Muse Reader
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-THE BIRTH OF BIGFOOT
\n13-RETURN OF THE TREE LOBSTERS
\n17-ICE FISHING WITH PHYSICISTS
\n24-What Cryptid Are You?
\n26-THE BIG GREEN MONSTER
\n28-Q&A
\n29-TAILING THE TAPIR
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-Contest
\nLast Page-Cryptic Anatomy<\/p>\n
\n
\n0-Getting to Grandma\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s House\/Making a Speectacle\/Why Do iForget What I eRead?
\n2-Kokopelli & Company
\n3-Dear Muse Reader
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-How the World Got Glasses
\n11-Famous Frames
\n14-International Sign Language
\n18-Hands-On Brain Science
\n20-FILE NOT FOUND?
\n24-Q&A
\n25-MY, WHAT A BIG FAMILY YOU HAVE!
\n29-THE MIGHTY MANICULE
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-Contest
\nLast Page-HANDMADE FONTS<\/p>\n
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\n0-Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Build an Elevator to Space!\/If That Doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Work, We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll Take a Balloon\/Watch Out for Comets, Though
\n2-Kokopelli & Company
\n3-Dear Muse Reader
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-BUILDING AN ELEVATOR TO SPACE
\n11-SPIDERS IN FLIGHT
\n14-Q&A
\n15-SEARRCHING FOR SPACE ROCKS
\n22-BALLOONS ON A MISSION
\n26-Just Jump
\n28-PROJECT FU-GO
\n33-Flying Snakes
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-Contest
\nLast Page-A FISH STORY TOLD BY BALLOONS<\/p>\n
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\n0-Warp Travel for Real?\/Look Before You Leap (to Conclusions)\/Psst! Your Phone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Telling Everyone Where You Are
\n2-Kokopelli & Company
\n3-Dear Muse Reader
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-THE WARP FACTOR
\n12-TRANSPLANT
\n17-Q&A
\n18-WHEN NUMBERS FOOL US
\n24-Are We There Yet?
\n26-SURFING THE BORE
\n28-CHecKinG In
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-Contest
\nLast Page-STRING THEORY<\/p>\n
\n
\n0-Exploring the Dark Side of a Glacier\/The Animal Kingdom\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Criminal Underworld\/World\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cutest Underbellies
\n2-Kokopelli & Company
\n3-Dear Muse Reader
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-The Frozen Underworld
\n13-THE NOBEL PRIZE\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S NOT-SO-NOBLE SIDE
\n17-Q&A Why are the skins of witches in kids\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 stories supposedly green? Why not pink or yellow?
\n18-Forecast: Sunny Underground
\n20-Par Sublime
\n22-Anemones on Ice
\n25-Lemur Bellies You Should Know
\n29-WHEN ANIMALS STEA
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-MUSE CONTEST
\nLast Page-Oh, Heck<\/p>\n
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\n0-Clowns on a Plane\/When Our Brains Play Tricks\/Putting the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ha\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Champion\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n2-Kokopelli & Company
\n3-Dear Muse Reader
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-Clowning Around The Amazon
\n13-Q&A
\n14-Been There, Done That
\n19-A Whale of a Text Message
\n21-How To be a Champion Laughlete
\n26-Inside the Tactile Dome
\n28-The 10 Least Funny Things about Laughing Hyenas
\n30-Quit Paying Attention
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-Muse Contest
\nLast Page-Yes, This Is My Real Nose<\/p>\n
\n
\n0-Things That Go oooOOOooo\/Things That Go AHHHH\/Things That Go BOOM!!
\n2-Kokopelli & Company
\n3-Dear Muse Reader
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-The Fright Stuff
\n12-Q&A
\n13-The Mystery Of The Mummy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Face
\n17-The Most Famous Scream
\n18-The Worst Storm
\n20-Life In Middle Earth
\n24-Hot on the Lava Trail
\n31-How to Spot a Liar
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-Muse Contest
\nLast Page-The Phantom Menace<\/p>\n
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\n
\n0-Is a Zombie Virus Coming?\/Will washing your hands help?\/Could your dog help?
\n2-Kokopelli & Company
\n3-Dear Muse Reader
\n4-Bo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Page
\n6-Zombie Virus: Fact or Fiction?
\n10-Super Sniffers
\n12-The Godfather of Handwashing
\n14-One Dreadful Record
\n20-How Much Can a Marsupial Bear?
\n22-The Case of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Something I Ate\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n26-Q&A
\n27-In 140 Characters Or Less
\n30-Yellow Fever, Blue Death
\n33-Ranking Pages
\n34-Science @ Work
\n36-Muse Mail
\n38-Muse Contest
\nLast Page-How Truthy Is Social Media?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"