Posts: Bay Area

should take this article from Nature and wave it under the noses of med school administrators.

- Meredith Tromble [Thursday, December 6th, 2001]

launch party for SFSU prof. Steve Wilson’s new book, Information Arts: Intersections of Art, Science and Technology a celebration of the kind of cross fertilization of art with science and technology the author advocates, or a PR campaign aimed at promoting corporate funded art?

- Ella Delaney [Wednesday, December 5th, 2001]

A “smoking gun” document reveals one biotech company’s secret strategy. Jackie Stevens gives the details in PR for the ‘Book of Life’.

- Meredith Tromble [Sunday, December 2nd, 2001]

at the new gallery space Studio Z, 314 11th Street (at Folsom): “The guy who runs this space is a TOTAL asshole.” I guess that explains the $7 charge for a glass of cheap red wine in a plastic cup. The show runs through Wednesday, December 5th (news to the artists in the show—it was supposed to run through December 15).

- Megan Wilson [Sunday, December 2nd, 2001]

Two decisions involving the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) seriously threaten your free speech rights, including your ability to link and sharing of research findings in academic settings.

- Ella Delaney [Thursday, November 29th, 2001]

“Recently, various Bush Administration initiatives have combined to dramatically reduce the power of individuals to keep their affairs secret from the government. Yet at the same time, the Administration has repeatedly denied the public basic information about how the government conducts its affairs.” Welcome to the new regime.

- Ella Delaney [Tuesday, November 27th, 2001]

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