FitnessMarch 1, 2018
Osteoporosis: An Avoidable Crisis
Bone fractures are rife after age 50, so why aren’t we doing more to prevent them?
Stories by Claudia Wallis
Claudia Wallis is an award-winning science journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Time, Fortune and the New Republic. She was science editor at Time and managing editor of Scientific American Mind.
CognitionFebruary 22, 2018
Talking with—Not Just to—Kids Powers How They Learn Language
Back-and-forth exchanges build the brain’s language center and verbal ability
Public HealthFebruary 1, 2018
How Fake Surgery Exposes Useless Treatments
It can reveal whether popular operations are actually effective
FitnessJanuary 1, 2018
The Messy Facts about Diet and Inflammation
Can certain foods really help you fight heart disease, arthritis and dementia?
NeuroscienceDecember 1, 2017
What Pot Really Does to the Teen Brain
How much should we worry?
BehaviorNovember 18, 2017
How to Get Children with Autism to Sleep
Poor-quality sleep may heighten behaviors including hyperactivity, compulsions and aggressiveness
FitnessNovember 1, 2017
Strict Targets for Cholesterol, Blood Pressure, and More Don't Always Make Sense
Doctors shift toward personalized goals for glucose, cholesterol, and more
OpinionMay 31, 2017
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
BehaviorMay 1, 2017
Treating Pain, the Bonds of Laughter and Restoring Mobility
A look inside the May/June issue of Scientific American Mind
BehaviorMarch 1, 2017
Little Learners, Trump’s Appeal and Brain Soup
A look inside the March/April issue of Scientific American Mind
BehaviorFebruary 23, 2017
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
NeuroscienceJanuary 1, 2017
From the Magic of Exercise to the Mind of an Octopus
A look inside the January/February issue of Scientific American Mind
BehaviorNovember 12, 2016
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
NeuroscienceNovember 1, 2016
Caregiving, Stress and Beauty Shots of the Brain
A look inside the new issue of Scientific American Mind
BehaviorSeptember 1, 2016
Work Smarter, Vote Wiser, Sleep Better
A look inside the new issue of Scientific American Mind
BehaviorAugust 12, 2016
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
NeuroscienceJuly 1, 2016
From the Editor: Of Sound Mind and Body
Inside the July/August 2016 issue of Scientific American Mind
Mental HealthMay 1, 2016
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
BehaviorMay 1, 2016
From the Editor: Foes and Friends
Inside the May/June 2016 Scientific American MIND
NeurologyMarch 1, 2016
From the Editor: Telltale Patterns
Inside the March/April 2016 Scientific American MIND
BehaviorJanuary 1, 2016
From the Editor: Gender and Matters of Identity
Inside the January/February 2016 Scientific American MIND
BehaviorNovember 1, 2015
A World of What-Ifs
Managing Editor Claudia Wallis introduces the November/December 2015 issue of Scientific American MIND
BehaviorSeptember 1, 2015
Timing Is Everything
Managing Editor Claudia Wallis introduces the September/October 2015 issue of Scientific American MIND
Mind & BrainAugust 31, 2015
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