ASU Research Magazine - Summer 2002

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Touching Mystery (PDF)
Kurt Weiser has spent three decades in the physical dance of throwing clay. But he finds
the serenity of painting a particularly cathartic escape.

Notebook (PDF)
Lessons from Snails; Shrinking the Tire Pile; Bad Kids or Bad Coaching?; Philo’s Passion; Culturing Psychotherapy; The College Experience–Latino

Our Fashion Of Fear (PDF)
David Altheide says there is a bigger problem than the topics or issues covered by the news media. The real problem is the way that media outlets present information.

The Drama Of Data (PDF)
Why present research as a play? Because, done well, the play is much more engaging than the traditional lecture as a method for communicating ethno graphic information.

With Every Breath You Take (PDF)
The problem with studying air pollution is that it just won’t stay put. But teams of ASU scientists are following the f low of air pollution in the Phoenix area.

Sharper Image (PDF)
Recent work in a South African cave by archaeologists Curtis Marean, Chris Henshilwood, and others has rattled many anthropologists’ assumptions about human origins.

Mysteries Of Movement (PDF)
How do the brain, nervous system, and muscles work together to move our bodies? What happens when cooperation fails due to a disorder like Parkinson’s Disease?

Courting Literature (PDF)
English professor Bert Bender studies the American literary response to the ideas
of 19th century naturalist Charles Darwin.

Drawing The Lines (PDF)
ASU researchers say that fundamental differences in gender interaction may be rooted in childhood playground activities.

Paper Interiors (PDF)
A virtual jungle of twisting microscopic paper fibers ensnarled the imaginations of a group of scientists, engineers, and artists.

Design 4U (PDF)
The goal is to design based on the needs, wants, and expectations of the user. Theoretically, no problem, but practicing it gets sticky.

Meteorite Hunter: Laurie Leshin (PDF)
Antarctica is home to the South Pole, penguins of many kinds, and lots and lots of ice. Laurie Leshin says that it also is the best place to find meteorites.

Extreme Science: Jack Farmer (PDF)
Jack Farmer collected his first rock when he was six years old. By the time he got to high
school his nickname was “Stoney.”

Mars Guy: Phil Christensen (PDF)
As a kid, Phil Christensen never imagined he’d become one of the leading Mars scientists
the world. He just thought exploration was cool.

Cover (PDF)