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Book RecommendationsDecember 8, 2023

55 Books Scientific American Recommends in 2023

The best fiction, nonfiction, history and sci-fi books Scientific American staff read in 2023

Brianne Kane

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ArtsDecember 1, 2023

How Forest Mythology Leads to Preservation—And Plunder

The powerful symbolism of forests, an AI that struggles to optimize the life of a “post-body” person, and more books out now

Amy Brady

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ArtsDecember 1, 2023

Understanding Consciousness Is Key to Unlocking Secrets of the Universe

The quest to understand our physical universe may depend on investigating our own mind

Pitchaya Sudbanthad

Illustration of a woman in a long dress near various chemical beakers.

ArtsDecember 1, 2023

Poem: ‘In Conversation with Elizabeth Fulhame’

Science in meter and verse

Meredi Ortega

Illustration showing red Mars landscape with suited people and rover.

ArtsNovember 1, 2023

Why Settling Mars Is a Terrible Idea

The downsides of spacefaring, infiltrating Florida’s gator poachers, and more books out this month

Amy Brady

Illustration of a hand pinching water molecules, which holds humans sitting in the fetal position.

ArtsNovember 1, 2023

Poems: ‘Fractal’ and ‘In Practice’

Science in meter and verse

Rae Armantrout

Illustration of seagulls sitting on a rock and seagulls flying against a pink and orange sunset.

ArtsNovember 1, 2023

Wildlife Poop Is the Climate Solution You’ve Never Heard Of

A new book reveals the surprising roles of wildlife scat

Lucy Cooke

Illustration of the back of a human with wind connecting to its body and brain.

ArtsOctober 1, 2023

Poem: ‘Message to My Beloved Sibling’

Science in meter and verse

Jonathan Katz

Illustration of a man playing checkers-like game.

ArtsOctober 1, 2023

A Fictional Psychological Thriller about the Rise of AI

Why we’re seduced by nature’s toxins, horror stories for winter solstice, and more books out this month

Amy Brady

Cover of Scientific American October 2023 issue

ArtsSeptember 19, 2023

Behind the Scenes of Scientific American's 2023 Redesign

Today we introduce to the world Scientific American’s redesign, which we hope will nod to our rich history while also look forward to the everchanging landscape of publishing

Michael Mrak

Animation of the Europa Clipper mission making a flyby of the moon with Jupiter in the background

Planetary ScienceSeptember 18, 2023

Ada Limón’s Poem for Europa, Jupiter’s Smallest Galilean Moon

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón discusses her involvement in NASA’s Europa Clipper mission and the inspiration behind her poem, which will travel onboard the spacecraft.

Brianne Kane, Kelso Harper, Carin Leong

Illustration of people on a boat approaching an iceberg.

ArtsSeptember 1, 2023

Lessons from Antarctica about Raising Kids in the Climate Crisis

Horror stories from Indigenous writers, a plea for better road ecology, and more books out now

Amy Brady

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