Stories by John Horgan

Daydreaming

Experiments reveal links between memory and sleep

High Profile

The Simpson case raises the issue of DNA reliability

Standing Tall

Inner-ear bones provide clues to the emergence ofbipedalism

Anti-omniscience

An eclectic gang of thinkers pushes at knowledge's limits

More Bits from Pits

Will optical disks be the dominant storage medium?

Radon's Risks

Is the EPA exaggerating the dangers of this ubiquitous gas?

Can Science Explain Consciousness?

The Last Universal Mathematician

Cold Calculation

Neural Eavesdropping

When Treaties Fail

If a rogue state attacks, what are the technological options?

Bang! You're Alive

An unusual trio wins support for "nonlethal" weapons

Quantum Computing Creeps Closer to Reality

Revisiting Old Battlefields

Fermat's Theorem Fights Back

Confronting the Final Limit

Particle Metaphysics

In the aftermath of the Superconducting Super Collider's death, physicists are divided over how--or even whether--they should continue their search for a unified theory of nature

Biowarfare Wars

Critics ask whether the army can manage the program

Wanted: a Defense R&D Policy

Defense researchers seek to redefine their mission

Heart of the Matter

A particle "factory" for probing a seminal asymmetry