Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Volume 122, Issue 12, December 2002

Vol CXXII, No. 12. Cover art by David A. Hardy.Contents:• "Design Flaw," essay by Stanley Schmidt• "Slow Life," novelette by Michael Swanwick• "The New Outlook for Astrobiology," essay by Ben Bova• "Witness," shortstory by Jerry Oltion• "Swap-Out," short story by Shane Tourtellotte• "Green Light, Red Light," short story by Stephen L. Burns• "How Not to Do Aether Theory," essay by Jeffery D. Kooistra• "You Gotta See This!," short story by Ian Randal Strock• "Voices," short story by Charles L. Harness• "The Hunters of Pangaea," short story by Stephen Baxter• "Generation Gap," novelette by John G. Hemry• "Garbage Day," novelette by Wil McCarthy• "The Reference Library," essay by Thomas A. Easton• Review of the nonfiction work "Biological Threats and Terrorism: Assessing the Science and Response Capabilities" by Stacy L. Knobler, Adel A. F. Mahmoud, and Leslie A. Pray, by Thomas A. Easton• Review of the nonfiction non-associational work "Funny Face!" by Mark Rich and Jeff Potocsnak, by Thomas A. Easton• "Upcoming Events," essay by Anthony R. Lewis