Whole Earth Index

Whole Earth Review, Summer 1990

“This issue never set out to have a theme. It began as a serendipitous catch of all that flows through the office, particularly of the many product, book, and catalog reviews piling up on our shelves. Indeed, there are more reviews than usual in this issue. But it is only now, the last week in production, that an alliance among the ideas on these pages has emerged. What vou have here is an issue pointing to the reality of autonomous worlds. […] In short, welcome to the second Creation, the age of Synthetic Realities.”

Sections:
  1. Features
  2. Departments/Reviews
Whole Earth Review, Summer 1990
  1. FEATURES
      1. Biosphere II: An autonomous world by Kevin Kelly
        2
      2. The Essential Neural Net Reading List by Michael Spencer
        19
      3. Perpetual Novelty: Selected notes from the Second Artificial Life Conference by Kevin Kelly
        20
      4. Desktop Genetic Engineering by Kevin Kelly
        32
      5. Cold Turkey on the Farm Sustainable Agriculture and the end of an era by Richard Nilsen
        34
      6. Guard Donkeys by Judith Strom
        40
      7. The Long and Winding Rodent by Kathleen O’Neill and James Donnelly
        44
      8. Access to Libertarianism — 1990 by Jim Stumm
        54
      9. None of the Above: A way to diminish the number of nasty and stupid political campaigns, candidates, and officeholders by Anne Herbert
        58
      10. The Stamp Act
        60
      11. The Autonomous Electric Cottage by J. Baldwin
        66
      12. Hardware Hacker by Don Lancaster
        68
      13. Travels in Virtual Reality by Howard Rheingold
        80
      14. World Music on CDs by Jonathan E.
        90
      15. Getting Unstuck: Forty-five ways to smash writer’s block by Gregory McNamee
        95
      16. Daisy-Chain Conference Calls by Ted Booth
        103
      17. Critique of Nanotechnology: A debate in four parts by Simson Garfinkel and K. Eric Drexler
        104
      18. Maximizing the Understanding: A report on the first nanotechnology conference by Steven Levy
        114
      19. Wargaming: A philosophic and resource guide by Ty Bomba
        118
      20. The WELL Turns Five by John Coate
        126
      21. Outlaws, Musicians, Lovers, and Spies by Stewart Brand
        130
  2. DEPARTMENTS/REVIEWS
    1. WHOLE SYSTEMS
      1. Century’s End
        14
    1. WHOLE SYSTEMS
      1. A Short History of the Future
        14
      2. Spacious Skies
        15
      3. The Thousand-Yard Model
        15
      4. Turbulent Mirror
        16
      5. Aerial Press
        16
      6. CA Lab
        17
      7. Angels Fear
        17
      8. The Cerebral Symphony
        18
      9. Metaphors We Live By
        18
      10. MIT Press
        19
      11. Neural Computation
        19
      12. The Ants
        30
      13. The Cuckoo’s Egg
        31
      14. Computer Virus Books
        31
      15. Applied Biosystems, Inc.
        32
      16. Cabisco Biotechnology
        32
      17. DNA Kits
        32
      18. The Laws of Life
        33
      19. geneWATCH
        33
      20. BioQuip
        33
    2. LAND USE
      1. Alternative Agriculture
        38
      2. Sea Vegetables
        39
      3. Dutch Gardens Bulb Catalog
        39
      4. Solar Stock Tank De-Icer
        41
      5. Blue Ox Log Hauler
        41
    3. COMMUNITY
      1. Sacred Elephant
        42
      2. Maxilla and Mandible, Ltd.
        42
      3. God’s Dog
        43
      4. Jelly Bean versus Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
        43
      5. Rats
        46
      6. Sonotube
        46
      7. Third Opinion
        47
      8. Rehab
        47
      9. The Health Resource
        47
      10. Everest & Jennings Avenues
        48
      11. BIT Catalog
        48
      12. Maddak
        49
      13. Rethinking Architecture
        49
    4. HEALTH
      1. The Complete Guide to Health Insurance
        50
      2. You Can Heal Your Life
        50
      3. Intimate Strangers
        51
      4. In a Different Voice
        51
      5. OUT/LOOK
        51
      6. The Albert Hofmann Foundation Newsletter
        52
      7. Ceremonial Chemistry
        52
      8. Safe Monitor
        53
      9. Nutrition
        53
    5. POLITICS
      1. The Other Path
        56
      2. Bridging the Global Gap
        56
      3. World War 3 Illustrated
        57
      4. Thinking Tuna Fish, Talking Death
        57
      5. Corruptions of Empire
        57
      6. The Self-Help Handbook
        59
      7. Behind the Silicon Curtain
        59
      8. Save Our Planet
        61
      9. Shopping for a Better World
        61
    6. HOUSEHOLD
      1. American Window Cleaner
        62
      2. All Safe Fire Escape Ladder
        62
      3. Pango Plunger
        62
      4. How to Clean Practically Anything
        63
      5. The Clean Team
        63
      6. Real Goods Alternative Energy Sourcebook
        64
      7. Sun-Mar Composting Toilets
        64
      8. Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs
        65
      9. NEO-White Incandescent Bulbs
        65
      10. Solar Radio
        65
      11. Memphis Net & Twine
        67
      12. The Hardwood Floor Refinisher’s Handbook
        67
      13. The Workbench Book
        73
      14. Designing Furniture
        73
    7. NOMADICS
      1. The National Parks Trade Journal
        74
      2. Guide to Cruise Ship Jobs
        74
      3. Evaluating an Overseas Job Opportunity
        75
      4. Overseas Employment Newsletter
        75
      5. Work With Passion
        75
      6. Kelty Women’s Packs
        76
      7. E-M Wanigan
        76
      8. Twist-A-Hat
        76
      9. Outdoor Wilderness Fabrics
        77
      10. Campmor
        77
      11. Opti-pak
        77
      12. How to Buy Car Stereo
        78
      13. The Student Pilot’s Flight Manual
        78
      14. Maplink
        79
      15. Travel Safety: Don't Be A Target
        79
    8. COMMUNICATIONS
      1. Mandolin Brothers
        88
      2. Wichita Band Instruments
        88
      3. Missing Link
        88
      4. Music Through MIDI
        89
      5. Soper Sound Music Library
        89
      6. Da Capo Guide to Contemporary African Music
        92
      7. Dirty Linen
        93
      8. Heartbeats/Heartsong Review
        93
      9. Rise Up Singing
        93
      10. Writing to Learn
        94
      11. Writing a Woman’s Life
        94
      12. Writing Down The Bones
        94
      13. Disc Makers
        96
      14. Power Up!
        96
      15. Holography Marketplace 1989
        96
      16. Leonardo
        97
      17. Grandview
        97
      18. Calligraphy Review
        98
      19. TypeStyler
        98
      20. Shots
        99
      21. The Printer
        99
      22. The Makeover Book
        100
      23. Graphic Design Cookbook
        100
      24. Dissertation Abstracts
        101
      25. International
        101
      26. Livingston Lending Library
        101
      27. London Calling
        101
      28. PC-SIG Encyclopedia of Shareware
        102
      29. Public (Software) Library
        102
      30. maxStax +
        102
      31. Critical Connections
        103
    9. LEARNING
      1. How to Tell the Liars from the Statisticians
        115
      2. Calculus By and For Young People
        115
      3. Michael Olaf
        116
      4. Berlin Flyer & Pioneer Wagons
        116
      5. Learning at Home
        116
      6. How to Get Your Child a Private School Education in a Public School
        117
      7. A Good Enough Parent
        117
      8. Chess Life
        122
      9. Manhole/Cosmic Osmo
        122
      10. The Journal of Computer Game Design
        123
      11. Secret of San Saba
        123
      12. The Language of the Goddess
        124
      13. Shiva and Dionysus
        124
      14. Religion Watch
        125
      15. It’s Your Choice
        125
    10. GATE FIVE ROAD
      1. Backscatter
        136
      2. Unclassifieds
        138
      3. Reader Services
        140
      4. How to Submit
        141
      5. Masthead
        142
      6. Financial Report
        142
      7. Thank You
        143
      8. Gossip
        144
      9. Nano-Landscapes
        145
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