Stories by Kenneth Silber

Kenneth Silber is an editorial contractor for Scientific American, a writer for the Web magazine Splice Today and author of the book In DeWitt's Footsteps: Seeing History on the Erie Canal. Follow him on Twitter @kennethsilber.

Behavior

Sally Ride’s Enduring Legacy

America’s first woman in space worked to make STEM education more equitable and inclusive, with a special emphasis on encouraging participation by girls

May 4, 2021 — Kenneth Silber | Opinion

Mind & Brain

MIND Reviews How to Raise a Wild Child

Books and recommendations from Scientific American MIND

July 24, 2015 — Kenneth Silber

Space & Physics

Target Europa: Ambitious Plans Aim for Jupiter's Ocean Moon

NASA is planning to send an orbiter to Europa as part of an international fleet of probes slated to explore Jupiter's environs that may even include a landing on the intriguing moon

September 1, 2009 — Kenneth Silber

Space & Physics

Down to Earth: The Apollo Moon Missions That Never Were

As the U.S.'s lunar landing program wound down, plans for its last three Apollo missions were canceled, leaving unused hardware and questions of what might have been

July 16, 2009 — Kenneth Silber

Space & Physics

Apollo 8: Flying into Space History during a Moment of Public Enthusiasm

It was a time of high excitement. But the U.S. public's support of manned space exploration was already ebbing

December 22, 2008 — Kenneth Silber

Mind & Brain

Bad Advice

Reviews and recommendations from the February/March 2006 issue of Scientific American MIND

February 1, 2006 — Kenneth Silber

Mind & Brain

Mind Reads

Reviews and recommendations from the June/July 2005 issue of Scientific American MIND

May 18, 2005 — Kenneth Silber