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Issue 10
Spring 2006

Letter From
the Editor

26 Getting Back To Nature

Revisiting the 1914 survey of California wildlife

by Erica Spotswood

31 In the matter of Berkeley v. Berkeley

Cal profs on both sides of the evolution debate

by Michelangelo D'Agostino

36 IP: Ideas for Purchase?

Gatorade's legal legacy

by Heidi Ledford

40 Science and Sustainable Development

Green-lighting the third world

by Kevin Moore

10 Like Beer for Chocolate
The origins of cacao

12 A Star is Born
Turbulence in the night sky

14 Mammoth Rocks
The oldest scratching post around

16 United We Stand
The origins of multicellular animals

18 H₂ydropower
Will hydrogen someday replace gasoline?

20 Earthquake Prediction
What if you could see 30 seconds into the future?

22 Seeing Chemistry
An ultrafast peek into your retina

24 Faster, Better, Stronger
One of the last moving parts in your computer is the hard drive

43 Congress 101

Teaching scientists the language of policymakers

by Temina Madon

48 Field Trip!
Middle schoolers learn about biodiversity in the fields of Richmond and beyond

Bull's-Eye!
Firewalk with me
Richter Scale
Outbreak

6 We've just turned 10!
Following up on some of our favorite stories

49 Quanta
Heard on campus

50 Book Review
The Omnivore's Dilemma

51 Who Knew?
The legend of the killer penny