The SciencesMarch 16, 2010
"Neuroframing" the global warming issue won't win converts
Stories by John Horgan
John Horgan is a freelance journalist and a former Scientific American staff writer. He comments on science in his free online journal, Cross-Check, and he has also posted his self-published books Mind-Body Problems (2018) and My Quantum Experiment (2023) online. Horgan teaches science writing at the Stevens Institute of Technology.
Mind & BrainMay 1, 2009
Taming Humanity's Urge to War
Must lethal conflict be an inevitable part of human culture?
The SciencesMarch 13, 2009
Who Discovered the Mandelbrot Set?
Did the father of fractals "discover" his namesake set?
TechnologyOctober 1, 2005
The Forgotten Era of Brain Chips
The work of Jose Delgado, a pioneering star in brain-stimulation research four decades ago, goes largely unacknowledged today. What happened?
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2005
Clash in Cambridge
Science and religion seem as antagonistic as ever
Space & PhysicsJuly 1, 1997
Twist and Shout
Astronomers claim the universe has a preferred direction
The SciencesJune 1, 1997
Sex, Flies and Videotape
A mutant gene alters the sexual behavior of fruit flies
The SciencesJune 1, 1997
Pinning Down Inflation
Cosmologists strive to preserve a popular theory of creation
Space & PhysicsMay 1, 1997
The Sinister Cosmos
A meteorite yields clues to life's molecular handedness
HealthMay 1, 1997
Seeking a Better Way to Die
The SciencesMarch 24, 1997
Leaping Leptoquarks!
Hints of "new physics" emerge from German accelerators
TechnologyMarch 1, 1997
Juggling Act
EvolutionFebruary 1, 1997
Which Came First?
Feathered fossils fan debate over the bird-dinosaur link
TechnologyDecember 1, 1996
Beyond the Test Ban
Experts debate the need for a giant laser-fusion machine
Mind & BrainDecember 1, 1996
Why Freud isn't Dead
The SciencesNovember 25, 1996
Life, Life Everywhere
The origin of life on earth appears more and more inevitable--or does it?
Mind & BrainNovember 1, 1996
Multicultural Studies
Rates of depression vary widely throughout the world
Mind & BrainSeptember 23, 1996
Mind Over Body
Stroke victims cannot perceive paralysis in themselves--or others
The SciencesJuly 21, 1996
Score One for Punk Eek
The fitful evolution of bacteria supports a controversial theory
EvolutionJuly 1, 1996
Group Think
A previously rejected theory about natural selection makes a comeback
Mind & BrainJuly 1, 1996
Headshrinker Convention
The SciencesJune 17, 1996
Schroedinger's Cation
Physicists prove that an atom can be in two different places at once
The SciencesJune 1, 1996
"Peaceful" Nuclear Explosions
China's interest in this technology may scuttle a test-ban treaty
HealthMay 1, 1996
Right to Die
Ethicists debate whether advanced directives have furthered the cause of death with dignity