Treating Flu Symptoms May Create More Cases
Medicines that cut fever and pain help viruses replicate and send infectious people out into the world, at a possible cost of an additional thousand U.S. flu deaths a year
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Stories by Christopher Intagliata
Clothing Fabric Could Contain Gadget Batteries
Researchers have built a battery from a conductive, nickel-coated polyester fabric, so that your phone battery could be sewn into your shirt. Christopher Intagliata reports
Neuroscientists Take Important Step toward Mind Reading
A new computer algorithm can guess what you are looking at based on brain activity alone
SciAm Mind Calendar: June/July 2008
The summer's best brain-related exhibitions, movies, conferences and more.
Quieting the Brain
Aiming at tinnitus's roots
Mind Reviews Books, Movies and More
Reviews and recommendations from the June/July 2008 issue of Scientific American MIND
Dog Walking Irks Birds
A recent study says dogs should not be allowed near important bird habitats, leashed or not.
Competing Clocks
In timing a short event, your eyes may deceive your ears
