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"In Search of a Scientific Revolution," by Peter Weiss. Science News, 16 August 2003, pages 106-108.

The cover story for this issue is about Stephen Wolfram's claim regarding his discovery of a new way of doing science. His book, A New Kind of Science, is now in its fifth printing (more about the book can be found in a July 2002 digest here). A conference on Wolfram's work was held this past June in Waltham, Massachusetts. Weiss presents viewpoints for and against Wolfram's claims.

--- Mike Breen

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