A Sampling of Clips for February 5^th, 2008

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Feb. 5 Western Voters: Different States of Mind
Congressional Quarterly, Feb. 4 -- CQ Politics’ series talking with political observers about what’s on voters’ minds in the Super Tuesday states wraps up with a look at the West. Experts interviewed include UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson. More

Global Warming Worsens Water Troubles in U.S West
People’s Daily, China, Feb. 5 -- Global warming has worsened water troubles in the U.S. West, such as steadily shrinking snowpacks along mountain ranges, according to a new study published by researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the February issue of Science. More

Beijing Stance on Taiwan is Bizarre
The Standard, Hong Kong, Feb. 4 -- News coming out of Beijing is that China won't interfere with Taiwan's presidential elections in March. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Susan Shirk) More

Synesthesia for the Rest of Us
Public Radio International, Feb. 1 -- Synesthesia causes people to hear music -– or see letters or numbers -– in color. Neuroscience is beginning to unravel what’s going on in the brains of people with this cerebral phenomenon, but hasn’t yet explained why the genetic mutation exists. V.S. Ramachandran, Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at UCSD, has a theory, as he explains to producer Michael May. More

Tabulation Process to Delay Results
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 5 -- When the polls close at 8 tonight, the presidential primary won't be over for county election officials. About 150 staff members, volunteers and part-time workers will be waiting at the Registrar of Voters Office in Kearny Mesa for truckloads of ballots from 1,650 polling places. They'll insert the ballots one by one into 100 machines to tabulate the results. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Samuel Popkin) More

Lead San Diego to Honor Visionary Award Winners March 25
San Diego Business Journal, Feb. 4 -- Lead San Diego announced the winners of the 2008 Visionary Awards, which will be presented at a ceremony to be held on March 25 at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina. This year’s recipients include Ellen Beck, from the UCSD Medical Center. More