The Duke University Magazine of Science, Technology, and Medicine

Winter 1995 Issue - Volume X, Number 2

Editor: Marc Borkan

• From the Editor
  
  
• Commentary: Women in Science
  Alison Meekhof, Duke senior and Marshall Scholar, offers her views on this topic of much recent discussion, and considers some initiatives that can be taken at Duke to make the laboratory a more welcoming place for women.
  
  
• Virtual Reality and Neurosurgery
  A promising young technology already harnessed by the military enters the operating room only to find that the road to automated surgery is no stretcher-ride.
  
  
• Drunk Snails: An Introduction to the Mathematics of Random Walks
  An unusual analogy illustrates the fundamental concepts behind one of the most increasingly studied topics in applied mathematics.
  
  
• Evolving Solutions: An Introduction to Genetic Algorithms
  A class of algorithms which mimic nature's adaptive processes is proving surprisingly effective at generating solutions to some of the most difficult problems in computer science and applied mathematics. Its innovative success has attracted the attention of both computer scientists and lay enthusiasts.
  
  
• Frontiers of Biotechnology Symposium
  A student-organized conference brought some of the biggest names in biotechnology and human genome research to the University.
  
  
• Physics and Theology: A Conversation with Bill and Connie Walker
  Two Duke professors discuss the theoretical and practical issues raised by an embrace of both science and religion.
  
  
• Religion and Mental Health: An Interview with Dr. Harold Koenig
  The director of Duke's Program on Religion, Aging, and Health talks about his research into the relationship between religious faith and well-being, and about what an understanding of religion can offer the science of psychiatry.
  
  

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