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British archaeologists, bent on organizing a successful international conference next year, should have found a more honourable way out of their problem over South African apartheid.
China's science is in the process of being harnessed to ambitious social and economic goals. This survey of science in China may suggest whether the venture will succeed.
Computer models of aggregating systems have thrown a useful light on physical processes in the past few years. But too much computer power may make them more intricate than instructive.
