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By The Chronicle of Higher Education



CONVERSATION AMONG THE SENSES
Neuroscientists have found that sensory interrelationships guide our perceptions.

COLOR ANALYSIS:
Researchers study brain connections in synesthetes, people who experience the world in hues that evade the average person.

FRIENDLY BUT TOUGH
The director of the Office of Human Research Protections has an amiable approach, but he isn't afraid to suspend programs that violate federal regulations.

LIVESTOCK REVOLUTION
Developing countries are consuming more meat and milk. The health, economic, environmental, and ethical consequences hinge on enlightened public policy, writes Christopher L. Delgado, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington.


There's a price to pay for abusing our ecosystems, say environmentalists. Exactly, say libertarians. Hmm. Maybe they should talk, suggests Malcolm G. Scully, The Chronicle's editor at large. (11/23/2001)

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