2004 Oscar Archive

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December 23, 2004 Issue

Hoo duo
A graduate/undergrad team takes on archaeology in Africa.
Posted 12/23/04
Marketing - it’s an art and a science
And you can do your research while you shop.
Posted 12/23/04
Baby universe
500 million years old and still a tot.
Posted 12/23/04
Circus maximus
A lifelong passion fuels an online archive.
Posted 12/23/04

December 3, 2004 Issue

Digital Tibet
Joining cultures and scholars online.
Don't worry; be ... grateful?
In relationships, a good deed trumps a good mood.
Posted 12/03/04
Balancing act
An artist grapples with the link between ethics and aesthetics.
Posted 12/03/04
Take it personally
Diabetes is all in the family for one biochemist.
Posted 12/03/04

November 17, 2004 Issue

Park it
You can spend your time or you can spend your money.
Posted 11/09/04
Greek vases
Where art and archaeology meet.
Caribbean crucible
Blending European and African cultures creates a unique identity.
Posted 11/09/04
Playing the numbers
Geysen takes a combinatorial approach to chemistry.
Posted 11/09/04

October 27, 2004 Issue

Stream consciousness
The Shenandoah Watershed Study monitors the health of mountain streams and the creatures that live in them.
Posted 10/27/04
Who’ll take care of Mom?
Two economics professors apply game theory to family decisions that aren’t much fun.
Posted 10/27/04
Salem, Mass., hysteria
Witches galore on this Web site
Posted 10/27/04
Race, gender and nation
Slices of everyday life can shed light on big concepts.
Posted 10/27/04

October 15, 2004 Issue

Why youngsters try to do impossible things
New study provides window into child’s mind.
When sax and computer collide
It’s Metasaxophone Colossus
Working on the railroad
Web archive to show how rail changed the Eastern Shore
Posted 10/15/04
Digging deep
Archaeology brown-bag workshops unearth research
Posted 10/15/04