Mind & BrainJanuary 1, 2016
Scientific American MIND Reviews The Man Who Wasn't There
Anil Ananthaswamy's book explores “Investigations into the Strange New Science of the Self”
Stories by Ciara Curtin
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2007
Do Living People Outnumber the Dead?
Space & PhysicsAugust 1, 2007
NASA Spent Millions on a Pen Able to Write in Space
The SciencesMarch 1, 2007
Fact or Fiction?: Living People Outnumber the Dead
Booming population growth among the living, according to one rumor, outpaces the dead
ChemistryFebruary 22, 2007
Fact or Fiction?: Glass Is a (Supercooled) Liquid
Are medieval windows melting?
ChemistryFebruary 14, 2007
Fact or Fiction?: Vodka and Citrus Sodas Keep Cut Flowers Fresh
Lemon-lime soda brightens those drooping bouquets and vodka gets in the way of aging
Mind & BrainFebruary 1, 2007
Think of Money, Be Less Helpful
FitnessJanuary 4, 2007
Fact or Fiction?: Urinating on a Jellyfish Sting is an Effective Treatment
It worked for Monica on Friends, but how does the alleged remedy hold up under scientific scrutiny?
Space & PhysicsDecember 20, 2006
Fact or Fiction?: NASA Spent Millions to Develop a Pen that Would Write in Space, whereas the Soviet Cosmonauts Used a Pencil
The problem of weightless writing was not solved by either Soviet central planning or good old American sub-contracting, but by a private investor and a good idea
Mind & BrainDecember 15, 2006
Subliminal Messages Drive the Mind to Distraction
What you don't "see" may distract you anyway
EnvironmentDecember 7, 2006
Ebola Epidemic Wiping Out Gorilla Populations
Thousands of gorillas in the Republic of Congo fall victim to the nastiest strain of the hemorrhagic virus
HealthDecember 4, 2006
New Roads Act as a Highway for Diarrhea
Highway construction in Ecuador unites remote villages but also spreads diarrheal pathogens
The SciencesNovember 29, 2006
Chemical Treatment May Explain the Sweet Music from Stradivarius Violins
The renowned 17th-century violin maker used oxidizing and hydrolyzing agents on the wood.
EnvironmentNovember 21, 2006
For Healthy Coral: El Niño, Bad; Atmospheric Aerosols, Good
Mind & BrainNovember 16, 2006
Keeping Money in Mind Makes People Less Helpful
The SciencesNovember 9, 2006
Tooth Enamel Indicates that Early Hominid Had a Varied Diet
The SciencesNovember 3, 2006
Biofuels Discovery Promises to End Dependence on Natural Gas
The SciencesOctober 30, 2006
Lonely People Wake Up with a Hormonal Boost
The SciencesOctober 18, 2006
Organic or Conventional? For Wheat, It Might Not Matter
EnvironmentOctober 6, 2006
Cradle or Museum? For the Tropics, Both
The SciencesOctober 3, 2006
Climate Change Affects Forest-Floor Ecosystem