In this week's issue: How crafty politicians can spook
drugmakers, evidence in favor of focused work, how to get
Google to appreciate your site, and more.
---Business---
Legislation in Maine that lets the state negotiate better
deals on drugs for the uninsured has sparked similar efforts
nationwide, giving big pharma a headache, reports American
Prospect.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=139733
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=139733
Knowledge@Wharton reports on worries that stricter
regulatory requirements may force many publicly-traded firms
to go private.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=139732
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=139732
CIO reports on new evidence that multitasking erodes, rather
than improves, employee productivity.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=140024
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=140024
---Computing---
CFO interviews the creator of the first spreadsheet
software, a revolutionary application that is celebrating
its 25th anniversary.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=140135
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=140135
---Health---
Wired looks at what went wrong when surgeons in Singapore,
with the aid of cutting-edge computer modeling technology,
undertook the separation of adult twins conjoined at the
head.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=139769
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=139769
---Internet---
A Darwin article lists the five most common mistakes people
make when trying to optimize their sites for search engines.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=139750
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=139750
---Science---
A Science News article reports on the hazards to airplanes
caused by volcanic eruptions and what scientists are working
on to reduce those hazards.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=139893
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=139893
An IEEE Spectrum article looks appreciatively at the work of
a successful four-person think-tank charged with inventing
new, but mundane, products.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=140196
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=140196
---Society & Politics---
Time Europe looks at the reaction of Swedish society to the
murder of its Foreign Minister, Anna Lindh.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=139933
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=139933
A Scientific American article profiles the work of those who
must figure out how to clean up the mess of environmental
contamination that follows in war's wake.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=140013
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=140013
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