\o7 Contending Views on Language and the Brain\f7 By Robert C. Berwick, \o7 Robert C. Berwick is co-director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Biological and Computational Learning and MIT professor of computer science. His most recent book, "Cartesian Computation," will be published by MIT Press this fall\f7
Point at the Paparazzi, Then Look in the Mirror By Judy B. Rosener, JUDY B. ROSENER is a professor in the Graduate School of Management at UC Irvine. She is the author of "America's Competitive Secret: Utilizing Women as a Management Strategy."
Eugenics: The Secret Lurking in Many Nations' Past By Adrian Wooldridge, Adrian Wooldridge, the West Coast correspondent for the Economist, is the author of "Measuring the Mind: Education and Psychology in England 1860-1990."
Using the Sword of Celebrity By Neal Gabler, Neal Gabler is author of "An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood." His newest book is "Winchell: Gossip, Power and the Cult of Celebrity."
The Royal Democrat By Martin Walker, Martin Walker, a contributing editor of Opinion, is the U.S. bureau chief of Britain's the Guardian
What MTA Debate Is Really About By Kevin Starr, Kevin Starr is the state Librarian of California and visiting professor of public policy at Pepperdine University. His latest book is "The Dream Endures: California Enters the 1940s."
The Zapatistas Are on the March Again--This Time to Mexico City By Luis Hernandez Navarro, Luis Hernandez Navarro is a member of the Commission on the Chiapas Peace Accords and counselor of the National Coordinating Office of Organizations of Coffee Growers
Askar Akayev By Robin Wrigh, Robin Wright, author of "Sacred Rage: The Wrath of Militant Islam," covers global issues for The Times. She interviewed Askar Akayev during his recent visit to Washington
The House Has a New Heart By Kathy Price-robinson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Kathy Price-Robinson is a freelance writer who has written about remodeling for eight years
Low Budget Is Not Necessarily Best for Association By Jan Hickenbottom, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Hickenbottom is a community association management consultant and a founding director of the California Assn. of Community Managers