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• 4 • Cowardice in the Classroom • [Editorial (Analog)] • essay by Stanley Schmidt
• 8 • Language Lessons • [Little Monsters] • novelette by Amy Bechtel
• 26 • The Wired Ocean: Doing Oceanography Without Getting All Wet • [Science Fact (Analog)] • essay by Richard A. Lovett
• 36 • The Doctrine of Noncontact • short story by Catherine H. Shaffer [as by Catherine Shaffer]
• 36 •  The Doctrine of Noncontact • interior artwork by A. C. Farley
• 50 • The Wrong Side of the Planet • novelette by Joe Schembrie
• 50 •  The Wrong Side of the Planet • interior artwork by A. C. Farley
• 66 • Dark-Energy Stars vs. Black Holes • [The Alternate View] • essay by John G. Cramer
• 70 • The Genetics Lecture • [Probability Zero] • short story by Harry Turtledove
• 72 • Infinity's Friend • short story by Dave Creek
• 79 • Smiling Faces in Hog Heaven • short story by Stephen L. Burns
• 88 • The Time Pit - A Tale of Old Earth • [Old Earth] • short story by Stephen Baxter (variant of The Time Pit)
• 88 •  The Time Pit - A Tale of Old Earth • interior artwork by John Allemand
• 98 • Zero Tolerance • novelette by Richard A. Lovett
• 98 •  Zero Tolerance • interior artwork by Tom Kidd
• 112 • Entropy's Girlfriend • novelette by Robert J. Howe
• 133 • In Times to Come (Analog, October 2005) • [In Times to Come (Analog)] • essay by uncredited
• 134 • The Reference Library (Analog, October 2005) • [The Reference Library] • essay by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 135 •   Review: Lady of Mazes by Karl Schroeder • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 135 •   Review: Mammoth by John Varley • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 136 •   Review: Migration by Julie E. Czerneda • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 137 •   Review: Seeker by Jack McDevitt • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 137 •   Review: Ships in the Night by Jack McDevitt • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 137 •   Review: The Light-Years Beneath My Feet by Alan Dean Foster • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 138 •   Review: Damned Nation by Nick Pollotta • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 138 •   Review: Starwater Strains by Gene Wolfe • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 138 •   Review: Years in the Making: The Time Travel Stories of L. Sprague de Camp by L. Sprague de Camp • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 138 •   Review: Homecalling and Other Stories: The Complete Solo Short SF of Judith Merril by Judith Merril • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 139 •   Review: Voices of Vision by Jayme Lynn Blaschke • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 139 •   Review: The Science Fiction Poetry Handbook by Suzette Haden Elgin • review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton]
• 140 • Brass Tacks (Analog, October 2005) • [Brass Tacks] • essay by uncredited
• 144 • Upcoming Events (Analog, October 2005) • [Upcoming Events] • essay by Anthony R. Lewis [as by Anthony Lewis]