APS Forum on Physics and Society - July 1998

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Volume 26, Number 3 Jul 1998

• Letters
  1. Do Lay Science Books Help/Hinder Science Knowledge?: Robert M. Riehemann
  2. Low Level Radioactive Waste Repositories: Bertram Wolfe, Alan Pasternack
  3. Wanted: Interesting Memorabilia: David Hafemeister
  4. Burton-Forum and Szilard Award Nominations: Mark Sakitt

• Articles
  
  1. Long Term Research and Its Impact on Society: Burton Richter
  2. Technological Innovation in Humanitarian Demining: Kosta Tsipis
  3. Stockpile Stewardship, Breakthroughs in Computer Simulation, and Impacts on Other Complex Social Issues: Philip D. Goldstone, Donald R. McCoy and Andrew B. White
  4. Government Secrecy After the Cold War: Steven Aftergood

• News
  
  1. Forum Election Results and New Officers
  2. FPS at the April Meeting
  3. Report on APS Council Meetings
  4. Washington News--Research Funding Dependent on Tobacco?
  5. Communicating With Congress
  6. Secretary Pena Resigns
  7. Russian Agencies Denied Aid
  8. Global Warming, Recent Seitz Petition and NY Times Report
  9. CTBT
  10. The TIMSS Study
  11. Therapeutic Touch
  12. Changes in Graduate Education
  13. Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science
  14. Former Westinghouse Science Talent Search

• Reviews
  
  1. The United States and Arms Control: The Challenge of Leadership: by Allan S. Krass, reviewed by David Hafemeister