July 1, 2017

1 min read

Google Logo Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm

Welcome to the New Scientific American MIND

By Mariette DiChristina

Patrick Foto Getty Images

Join Our Community of Science Lovers!

On supporting science journalism

If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today.

One of the many wondrous things about our minds is how adaptable they are, shifting with our experiences and in response to the environment around us. Now Scientific American MIND, initially begun in 2004 as a print edition that was reproduced in PDF archives, has fully undergone a digital transformation. Oh, you can still turn the pages on your tablet or mobile phone, but they will no longer be made of ink and paper.

The new Scientific American MIND will still bring you insightful, sprightly stories from both researchers who are experts in their fields and award-winning science journalists. In this edition, for instance, Sue Johnson, a clinical psychologist and professor emeritus at the University of Ottawa, explains how couples can stay attached in “Deciphering the Language of Love.” Learn how gut bacteria rule our appetites in a special report, including “How Gut Bacteria Tell Their Hosts What to Eat,” by Knvul Sheikh, and “Mind over Meal: Does Weight-Loss Surgery Rewire Gut-Brain Connections?” by Bret Stetka. There’s much more in this issue to explore as well.

As we hope you’ll agree, Scientific American MIND remains the essential guide to a lifetime’s journey to understand our innermost selves.

Mariette DiChristina, Steering Group chair, is dean and professor of the practice in journalism at the Boston University College of Communication. She was formerly editor in chief of Scientific American and executive vice president, Magazines, for Springer Nature.

More by Mariette DiChristina
SA Mind Vol 28 Issue 4This article was published with the title “Welcome to the New Scientific American MIND” in SA Mind Vol. 28 No. 4 (), p. 2
doi:10.1038/scientificamericanmind0717-2
View This Issue

It’s Time to Stand Up for Science

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in that two-century history.

I’ve been a Scientific American subscriber since I was 12 years old, and it helped shape the way I look at the world. SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe. I hope it does that for you, too.

If you subscribe to Scientific American, you help ensure that our coverage is centered on meaningful research and discovery; that we have the resources to report on the decisions that threaten labs across the U.S.; and that we support both budding and working scientists at a time when the value of science itself too often goes unrecognized.

In return, you get essential news, captivating podcasts, brilliant infographics, can't-miss newsletters, must-watch videos, challenging games, and the science world's best writing and reporting. You can even gift someone a subscription.

There has never been a more important time for us to stand up and show why science matters. I hope you’ll support us in that mission.

Thank you,

David M. Ewalt, Editor in Chief, Scientific American

Subscribe