Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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In search of truth
 THE WORD science is derived from Scientia, which means knowledge in Latin. As knowledge is desired by all human beings, one would have expected science to be universally popular....
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‘Reforms do enrich, but not science’: HEC responds
 CORRUPTION, dishonesty, incompetence and cronyism. These are just a few of the very serious charges laid by Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy at the doorstep of the Higher Education Commission (Sci-tech World, June 9)....
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The stuff we are made of
 SOCRATES’s injunction “know thyself” is tougher than it sounds. Knowing ourselves, much less our families, friends and neighbours, is a colossal endeavour, which explains why psychology is such an acrimonious discipline....
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WiMAX: the future of broadband?
 LESS THAN 20 per cent of the US population, and an even smaller percentage of people across the world, have broadband access today. Why? Because existing technologies like DSL, cable and fixed wireless are plagued with high initial costs, problems with loop lengths, upstream upgrade issues, line-of-sight restrictions and poor scalability....
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Handling exceptions
 Reliable SOFTWARE allow one to work smoothly. Any problems hindering the smooth operation of software in run-time is an “exception.” For example, while running the program such as the Internet Explorer or a computer game suddenly displays the following error message:...
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WEBWATCH:
 PHYSICS SUCCESS STORIES: http://www.aip.org/success/ Some of us can’t help disliking physics. But physics is definitely all around us, making our life easier in many ways. That is pretty apparent from this website, which outlines the various ways physics is serving us....
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Configuring email accounts
MICROSOFT OUTLOOK is one of the most popular tools in offices today, but there are many problems with the program, especially those that occur during configuration....
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Learn about 3D animation
 From Final fantasy, Kaena — the prophecy and Shrek to Jurassic Park, Star Wars and The Matrix, digital imaging continues to create breakthroughs in the film and animation industries....
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Challenges facing physicists
 THE World Year of Physics is a celebration of Einstein’s ‘miracle year’ of 1905 when he published a series of papers that revolutionized our view of space, time and the atoms....
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Journals’ role questioned
 RICHARD SMITH thinks that the way medical journals make their money, by publishing scientific papers, is immoral. He also says they are little more than a marketing tool of the drug companies....
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GLOBAL UPDATE: 3 dangerous parasites share genetic core
THREE single-cell parasites responsible for three diseases — African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness, Chagas disease and leishmaniasis — share a nearly identical genetic core, according to five related studies published in the journal Science....
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NATIONAL SCENE: Cabinet asked to make use of the internet
IN VIEW of security concerns and in order to promote e-government, the federal government has decided to use the internet extensively to circulate notices, agendas, directives and summaries among members of the cabinet....
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Byteback
PDF files: QUESTION: I have scanned four image files with the extension “PDF,” but their size is around 6.31MB. I have also tried scanning them at the lowest possible DPI, but the size is still 2.50MB, which means I can’t send them through email....
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ITeaser
THINK your IT knowledge is really good? Rack your brain with this I-Teaser and find out for sure:. 1. What should a user do when both the system and keyboard freeze?...
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Cool gadgets
 PC LOCK: THE USB wireless PC lock automatically locks the computer when the user is away and restarts it when he or she is within a 2m range. A five-level password-protected system can unlock the PC if the transmitter is lost....
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