Kurt Kleiner is a freelance writer living in Toronto.
New Linguistics Technique Could Reveal Who Spoke the First Indo-European Languages
Linguists and archaeologists have argued for decades about where and when the first Indo-European languages were spoken and what kind of lives those first speakers led
Making Computer Chips Act More like Brain Cells
Flexible organic circuits that mimic biological neurons could increase processing speed and might someday hook right into your head
Lunchtime Leniency: Judges' Rulings Are Harsher When They Are Hungrier
People in Love Are Blind to Pretty Faces
A built-in aversion to attractive members of the opposite sex may help cement monogamous relationships
Illusions of Steepness and Height
When we judge vertical distances, environmental cues trick our brains
A Natural Log: Our Innate Sense of Numbers is Logarithmic, Not Linear
People without math training naturally think in terms of ratios
In Your Face
TV viewers are less tolerant of opposing views during extreme close-ups
The Face of a Winner
Mind Reads
Reviews and recommendations from the April/May 2007 issue of Scientific American MIND
Bigger Anesthetics May Be Better
Being Perfectly Bossy
TV, TV on the Wall
Mind Reads
Reviews and recommendations from the February/March 2007 issue of Scientific American MIND
Keep Your Eyes on the Eyes
For nonhuman primates, camouflaged eye movements clearly serve a purpose.
Curiosity Trumps E-Popularity
Venus in Repose