
Are Psychopaths "Brain Damaged"?
Gary Stix, formerly senior editor of mind and brain topics at Scientific American, edited and reported on emerging advances that have propelled brain science to the forefront of the biological sciences. Stix has edited or written cover stories, feature articles and news on diverse topics, ranging from what happens in the brain when a person is immersed in thought to the impact of brain implant technology that alleviates mood disorders such as depression. Before taking over the neuroscience beat, Stix, as Scientific American's special projects editor, was responsible for the magazine's annual single-topic special issues, conceiving of and producing issues on Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, climate change and nanotechnology. One special issue he oversaw on the topic of time in all of its manifestations won a National Magazine Award. With his wife Miriam Lacob, Stix is co-author of a technology primer called Who Gives a Gigabyte? A Survival Guide for the Technologically Perplexed.

Are Psychopaths "Brain Damaged"?

Will You Live Forever or until Your Next Software Release by Uploading Your Brain into a Computer?

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Small worlds writ large under the microscope

Rope a Dope: U.S. Antiterrorism Labs Enlisted in the War on "Legal" Synthetic Drugs
Arkansas deploys facilities built to detect chemical and biological weapons to keep tabs on ever evolving synthetic pot products

Exceptional Memory Explained: How Some People Remember What They Had for Lunch 20 Years Ago

Only Epilepsy Brings More Activity to Women's Brains than Does `Self-Stimulation' to Orgasm

The Science of Earworms, or Why You Can't Get that Damn Song Out of Your Head

Your Brain on Facebook: Bigger Social Networks Expand the Size of Neural Networks
Lots of "friends" drive the growth of gray matter in areas linked to processing social information

Slum-Dog Marketing Introduces the Janitor as Consumer Role Model

Photographic Memory: Wearable Cam Could Help Patients Stave Off Effects of Impaired Recall
"Nana technology" could compensate for failing memories among people with Alzheimer's disease, amnesia and other difficulties by taking over some of the brain work

Steve Jobs: A Genius, Yes; A Role Model for the Rest of Us, No Way

Should Car Ads Be Banned?

Meet the Winners of Scientific American's Great Consciousness Contest
Stand aside "Watson": We have triumphed over the machine

Eyes (and Minds) Deceive: Witness Unreliability Casts Doubt on Death Penalty Rulings

The Bachmann Files: Don't Let the Facts Stand in the Way of Incendiary Politics

Health Care Needs (More) Reform: Cancer Drugs Show How Markets Remain out of Whack

Street Talk: What Innovations Would Make Cities More Livable?
What innovation—technological or otherwise—would make any city a substantially more livable place? We put this question to urban leaders and our own readers. Here's what they said

Making Cities Better: Answers from The Scientific American Survey
Walkable metropolises and health clubs would improve the experience of living in urban areas

Cities in Fact and Fiction: An Interview with William Gibson
Author of the cyberpunk novel Neuromancer, William Gibson talks about the relationship between his fiction and the contemporary urban landscape

The Brain Takes the Stage: Neuroscience Gets Its Moment of Fame

What I Did for My Summer Vacation: An Ethno-Botanical Adventure

How to Build a Better Learner
Brain studies suggest new ways to improve reading, writing and arithmetic--and even social skills

Early Interventions: Baby Brains May Signal Later Language Problems [Video]
See how researchers keep tabs on electrical activity inside the heads of the youngest young to spot developmental challenges

Let's Retire the Phrase: "We Need a Moon Shot to...[Fill in the Blank]"