The topics to the right represent the areas that we will be exploring during this term. Each week you are to read the articles and papers that are associated with the topic we will be discussing in the upcoming class session. Feel free to read ahead if you wish, however, given the fast-paced nature of this course, and the constant stream of new articles that are published, the list of assigned readings may change from time to time. Most of the papers and articles are short and can be easily read online (i.e., try to fight the urge to dump everything to your printer!).