For more than 60 years, scientists have known that the lifespan of rats could be extended by feeding the animals extremely low-calorie diets. I don’t remember when I first heard this, but I have always …
February 17, 1994
News & Stories
Low calories as key to long life
The americium-241 in your smoke detector
Dear Matthew Alice: Is it true that the smoke detector, installed by the builders of my condo in '79, has a radioactive element in it? If so, is it strong enough to be harmful in …
February 17, 1994
San Diego's towers: MTDB, zoo, SDSU, Solana Beach train depot, Tower Bowl
In San Diego’s towers we find our final denial of the endless plains and deserts that brought us to this Western shore. We embrace the power of mountains, the connection between man and the firmament.
February 17, 1994
Disappeared body parts of Dillinger, Capone, Napoleon, Peron, Pancho Villa, Van Buren, Geronimo
Dear Matthew: Although I was very interested to read your article dispelling the myth of Dillinger's penis [being on display in a medical museum in Washington], there is another “bit" of anatomy you might check …
February 17, 1994
Fire's own logic: Robert Brock's career in flames
It didn't take him long to realize that being a good fire investigator required all his past construction skills along with the patience of Job. You could never rush a fire scene. He learned to …
February 17, 1994