Is the U.S. Education System Producing a Society of “Smart Fools”?
One distinguished psychologist explains why he believes this is so and how to reverse course
Stories by Claudia Wallis
Treating Pain, the Bonds of Laughter and Restoring Mobility
A look inside the May/June issue of Scientific American Mind
An Oscar-Nominated Film Inspires a New Approach to Autism
The obsessive interests that consume many kids on the spectrum may turn out to be pathways to growth
Little Learners, Trump's Appeal and Brain Soup
A look inside the March/April issue of Scientific American Mind
From the Magic of Exercise to the Mind of an Octopus
A look inside the January/February issue of Scientific American Mind
Trump's Victory and the Politics of Resentment
A political scientist’s research explains a lot about why true-blue Wisconsin turned red in 2016, and about the mood of rural and small town America
Caregiving, Stress and Beauty Shots of the Brain
A look inside the new issue of Scientific American Mind
Of Psychopaths and Presidential Candidates
An analysis in the current Scientific American MIND shows where some of this year's aspirants rank on a standard assessment of psychopathic traits—and the results are interesting, to say the least
Work Smarter, Vote Wiser, Sleep Better
A look inside the new issue of Scientific American Mind
Extreme Shyness Can Be Overcome
That boy who never speaks in class? Chances are he has an anxiety disorder called selective mutism that demands the one thing he dreads the most: attention
From the Editor: Of Sound Mind and Body
Inside the July/August 2016 issue of Scientific American Mind
From the Editor: Foes and Friends
Inside the May/June 2016 Scientific American MIND
From the Editor: Telltale Patterns
Inside the March/April 2016 Scientific American MIND
From the Editor: Gender and Matters of Identity
Inside the January/February 2016 Scientific American MIND
A World of What-Ifs
Managing Editor Claudia Wallis introduces the November/December 2015 issue of Scientific American MIND
Oliver Sacks, Who Depicted Brain-Disorder Sufferers' Humanity, Dies
The prolific author–neurologist gave the world empathetic insights into disorders of the brain while also inspiring films, plays, an opera and likely many careers in medicine and brain science
Timing Is Everything
Managing Editor Claudia Wallis introduces the September/October 2015 issue of Scientific American MIND
Survivor of the Hiroshima Nuclear Bomb Recalls the Bombing and Its Aftermath
Tamiko Nishimoto was four years old when she saw the B-29 overhead that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. She and her family lived near the bomb site their entire lives.
Survivor of the Nagasaki Atom Bomb Describes His Experience
Takamitsu Nakayama was 16 years old and working at a shipyard in Nagasaki when the atom bomb devastated his city.
From Touch to Technology
Managing Editor Claudia Wallis introduces the July/August 2015 issue of Scientific American MIND
