1998年6月1日

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健康受損之地

令行業感到懊惱的是，流行病學家 喬爾·施瓦茨 認為空氣中的顆粒物會縮短人類壽命——他的研究幫助制定了更嚴格的空氣質量標準

作者：加里·斯蒂克斯

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Gary Stix, senior editor of mind and brain topics at 大眾科學, edits and reports on emerging advances that have propelled brain science to the forefront of the biological sciences. Stix has edited or written cover stories, feature articles and news on diverse topics, ranging from what happens in the brain when a person is immersed in thought to the impact of brain implant technology that alleviates mood disorders such as depression. Before taking over the neuroscience beat, Stix, as 大眾科學's special projects editor, was responsible for the magazine's annual single-topic special issues, conceiving of and producing issues on Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, climate change and nanotechnology. One special issue he oversaw on the topic of time in all of its manifestations won a National Magazine Award. With his wife Miriam Lacob, Stix is co-author of a technology primer called Who Gives a Gigabyte? A Survival Guide for the Technologically Perplexed.

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