Contents (view Concise Listing)

• 6 • First Word (Omni, July 1983) • essay by Admiral E. R. Zumwalt, Jr.
• 14 • Forum (Omni, July 1983) • essay by various
• 16 • Earth: The Firefly Entrepreneurs • essay by David Monagan
• 20 • Mind: Guardian Angels • essay by Bill Moseley
• 22 • Space: And the Winner Is... • essay by Owen Davies
• 28 • Stars: Titan's Sea • essay by Patrick Moore
• 30 • Artificial Intelligence: Brain-Controlled Computers • essay by Judith Becker
• 32 • The Body: Death by Anesthesia • essay by Arielle Emmett
• 35 • Continuum (Omni, July 1983) • essay by various
• 44 • Roboclone • essay by Robert A. Freitas, Jr. [as by Robert Freitas, Jr.]
• 44 •  Roboclone • interior artwork by Marshall Arisman
• 45 •  Roboclone [2] • interior artwork by Marshall Arisman
• 49 • Wozardry • essay by Doug Garr
• 56 • Kaleidoscope • novelette by Cherry Wilder
• 57 •  Kaleidoscope • interior artwork by Charles Pfahl
• 62 • Just a Pretty Face • essay by Joseph S. Levine
• 62 •  Just a Pretty Face (12 photos) • interior artwork by Jeffrey L. Rotman
• 72 • The Birth of a Station • essay by Dava Sobel
• 73 •  The Birth of a Station • interior artwork by Vincent Di Fate
• 79 • Interview: Baruj Benacerraf • interview of Baruj Benacerraf • interview by Anthony Liversidge
• 84 • Red Star, Winter Orbit • short story by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
• 85 •  Red Star, Winter Orbit • interior artwork by Gregory Manchess
• 92 • Lost in the Cosmos (excerpt) • short fiction by Walker Percy
• 99 • Antimatter (Omni, July 1983) • essay by various
• 138 • Last Word (Omni, July 1983) • essay by Randy Cohen