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FOREWORD David L. Beveridge   EDITOR'S NOTE   THE SECOND LAW A short story by Sophia Nardin   AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN BARLOW Wendy Owen   INCOMPLETENESS: LOGIC GONE WILD Rick Desper   IN SYNC This column showcases some of the goings-on in science at Wesleyan. this issue: undergraduate summer research; "The Shroud of Turin" --a review of the musical.   THOREAU AND SCIENCE In an excerpt from an upcoming book, COL Professor Dr. Robert Richardson discusses the transcendentalist's empirical side.   COLLECTED CHAOS Gerry Grosz and Jeff VanderLinden delve into a world of butterflies and blizzards in this reprint of their October '89 Argus articles.   PHYSICS, PSYCHOLOGY, AND THE QUESTION OF CAUSALITY Ed Boedecker   WOMEN SCIENTISTS IN ANTIQUITY Anne E. Cadigan   THE HEISENBERG PAINTER In a fictional narrative, Ben Brand explores the relationship between the arts and the sciences.   WORK ON PLAY In the original version of her New York Times article, science writer K.C. Cole talks about the merits of taking it easy.