Whole Earth Review, Summer 1988

“We believe that the development of robots and their emerging rights are compelling issues which will significantly and dramatically affect not only the judicial and criminal justice system, but also the philosophical and political ideas that govern our societal institutions.”

Published: Summer 1988
Collection: Whole Earth Review
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Sections:

Features12
Departments/Reviews11

Whole Earth Review, Summer 1988

FEATURES
1. 1. If We Can Keep a Severed Head Alive... Controlling research through patent law. by Chet Fleming
    12
  2. Interactive History: The passion of historical re-enactments. By Jim Parrott
    20
  3. Organic Agriculture Moves Into the Mainstream by Richard Nilsen
    26
  4. Software to Run a Country With by W. Brian Kreutzer
    28
  5. Don't Be Afraid, Gringo: A Honduran campesina talks about her life, politics, and the church. translated and edited by Medea Benjamin
    32
  6. Whole Earth CD-ROM. Catalog Update by Kevin Kelly
    64
  7. One Stroke: Paintings created in one breath by a single brushstroke. by Kazuaki Tanahashi
    68
  8. How Foundations Decide Who Gets Their Money by Drummond Pike
    74
  9. Getting Over the Information Economy Interview with Lester Thurow. by James Walsh
    82
  10. Rental Tool Enlightenment: A guided tour of a tool rental store. by J. Baldwin, with Richard Nilsen and Kevin Kelly
    90
  11. The Material Basis of Emotion: The discovery of neuropeptides and the body/mind connection. by Candace Pert
    106
  12. Don't Be Afraid, Gringo: A Honduran campesina talks about her life, politics, and the curch. translated and edited by Medea Benjamin
    112
  13. Dr. Seuss: Architect of Social Change by Tim Johnson
    124
  14. Erotic Spirituality Surrendering to the Eastern lyric. reviews by Katy Butler
    124
  15. A Primer on Joseph Campbell and the Mythological Dimensions of Consciousness by John Lobell
    127
  16. A Tree Ready for Angels by Gail Moen Conger
    132
DEPARTMENTS/REVIEWS
1. WHOLE SYSTEMS
  1. Inside the Robot Kingdom
    11
  2. Complex Systems
    11
  3. The Earth’s Electrical Environment
    18
  4. Night Sky
    18
  5. Star Stencil
    18
  6. An Album of Fluid Motion
    19
2. LAND USE
  1. Home Economics
    23
  2. How to Make $100,00 Farming 25 Acres
    24
  3. The Potential of Herbs as a Cash Crop
    24
  4. The Herb Market Report
    24
  5. Tree Climber
    25
  6. Natural History of Vacant Lots
    25
  7. Reforming the Forest Service
    27
  8. Managing a Nation
    30
3. COMMUNITY
  1. The Different Drum
    31
  2. Animal Organizations & Services Directory
    31
  3. How to Find Missing Persons
    31
  4. I... Rigoberta Manchu
    42
  5. Cuzcatlan
    42
  6. POLITICS
    42
  7. Maverick Marine
    43
  8. Military Incompetence
    43
  9. Beyond the Valley of the Ultra-Radicals by Jay Kinney
    49
  10. Semiotext[e] USA
    50
  11. Apocalypse Culture
    50
  12. Pranks!
    50
  13. Real War Stories
    52
  14. The Making of the Atomic Bomb
    52
4. COMMUNICATIONS
  1. Ballast
    65
  2. A Parent’s Guide to Children’s Video
    66
  3. The Complete Guide to Videocassette Movies
  4. Video by Mail by Corinne Cullen Hawkins
    67
  5. MacCalligraphy
    71
  6. Computer Lib/Dream Machines
    72
  7. Release 1.0
    72
  8. ForComment
    73
  9. Personal Computing
    73
5. LIVELIHOOD
  1. Where the Money Is
    76
  2. How to Write a Successful Business Plan
    76
  3. Beyond Our Means
    77
  4. Left Business Observer
    77
  5. Breaking Into the Boardroom
    78
  6. Advertising in the Yellow Pages
    78
  7. The Unabashed Self-Promoter’s Guide
    79
  8. Competitor Intelligence
    79
  9. Wholesale Clubs
    80
  10. That’s A Great Idea!
    80
  11. The New Business Incubator
    81
  12. Incubators for Small Business
    81
  13. The Garage Sale Handbook
    81
6. HOUSEHOLD
  1. How Things Work in Your Home
    86
  2. Resource-Efficient Housing Guide
    86
  3. Time-Life Books Complete Home Repair Manual
    87
  4. Renew America Catalog
    87
  5. N.A.E.LR.
    88
  6. Hoky Carpet Sweeper
    88
7. CRAFT
  1. Pull-Push Saw
    89
  2. Freund CANalog
    89
  3. Ozark Handle & Hardware
    89
  4. Berkeley Tool Library by J. Baldwin
    101
  5. The Poor Man’s Catalog
    101
8. HEALTH
  1. The Anatomical Products Catalog
    102
  2. Pediatrics for Parents
    102
  3. The First Responder
    103
  4. AMA Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants
    103
  5. Basic Cheese Kit
    104
  6. Arrow’s Complete Guide to Mail Order Foods
    104
  7. America’s Pharmacy
    104
  8. Psychedelic Monographs and Essays
    105
  9. The Omni Whole Mind Newsletter
    105
  10. AIDS Treatment News
    114
  11. The AIDS Catalog
    114
  12. Psychological and Behavioral Treatments
    115
9. NOMADICS
  1. Home Exchanging
    116
  2. Health Information for International Travel
    116
  3. University Research Expeditions Program
    117
  4. The Chair
    117
  5. Pyromid Portable Grill/Stove
    117
  6. Air & Space
    118
  7. River Rescue
    118
  8. Getting to the Ice Sculptures of Manchuria by Douglas Yates
    119
10. LEARNING
  1. Granta
    122
  2. Third World Week
    123
  3. Readers International
    123
11. GATE FIVE ROAD
  1. Backscatter
    136
  2. Unclassifieds
    139
  3. Gossip
    140
  4. Masthead
    142
  5. Reader Services
    143
  6. Financial Report
    143
  7. Thank you
    144
  8. Adopt a Library
    144
  9. How to submit things to Whole Earth Review
    145

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