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Scientific American Magazine 11/20/09
War Is Peace: Can Science Fight Media Disinformation?
In the 24/7 Internet world, people make lots of claims. Science provides a guide for testing them

Scientific American Magazine 11/18/09
Illuminating the Lilliputian: 10 Bioscapes Photo Contest Winners Revealed
A gallery of images captured by light microscopy reveals the high art of the natural world
Scientific American Magazine 11/17/09
Putting Madness in Its Place: Can the Environment Explain Schizophrenia's Hereditary Patterns?
Growing evidence points to birthplace as a risk factor for schizophrenia
Scientific American Magazine 11/17/09
For Sale: Human Eggs Become a Research Commodity
A decision to pay for eggs for stem cell studies sparks debate
Scientific American Magazine 11/16/09
Growing Skyscrapers: The Rise of Vertical Farms
Growing crops in city skyscrapers would use less water and fossil fuel than outdoor farming, eliminate agricultural runoff, and provide fresh food

Scientific American Mind 11/20/09
Readers Respond on "Do Parents Matter?"--And More...
Letters to the editor about the July/August 2009 issue of Scientific American MIND

Scientific American Mind 11/19/09
Foreign Afflictions: Mental Disorders across Country Borders
Are non-Western conditions truly distinct from those in the U.S. and Europe?

Scientific American Mind 11/17/09
Ask the Brains: Are our Brains Constantly Making Subconscious Calculations?
Computational neuroscientist Terry Sejnowski of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the Salk Institute and the University of California, San Diego, answers

Scientific American Magazine 11/13/09
Readers Respond on "Grassoline"
Letters to the editor: The Science of God and Left & Right

Scientific American Mind 11/12/09
Why We Worry
Chronic worrying stems from a craving for control. But the more we fret, the less our bodies are able to cope with stress

Scientific American Magazine 11/12/09
Recommended: A Shadow Falls
Scientific American recommendations on nuclear proliferation and ancient alcohol

Scientific American Mind 11/11/09
Pollution's Toll on the Brain
Breathing dirty air may have serious effects on cognition, in children and adults

Scientific American Magazine 11/11/09
New Culprits in Chronic Pain
Glia are nervous system caretakers whose nurturing can go too far. Taming them holds promise for alleviating pain that current medications cannot ease

Scientific American Magazine 11/10/09
Sewage Industry Fights Phosphorus Pollution
How flushing the toilet can lead to phosphorus for fertilizers

Scientific American Mind 11/10/09
Ask the Brains: Why Do We Have Trouble Facing Our Credit Cards the "Right" Way?
Robert O. Duncan, a behavioral scientist at York College, the City University of New York, explains

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