MedicineMarch 21, 2019
A Common Anesthetic Could Ease PTSD and Other Stress Disorders
Propofol reduces the intensity of traumatic memories
Stories by Paul Raeburn
Paul Raeburn is a journalist, blogger and broadcaster and author of five books, including The Game Theorist's Guide to Parenting: How the Science of Strategic Thinking Can Help You Deal With the Toughest Negotiators You Know--Your Kids (Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016).
BiotechOctober 11, 2018
How to Identify Almost Anyone in a Consumer Gene Database
New techniques that dig more deeply into genetic databases may soon make the anonymity of their customers’ DNA impossible to safeguard
BehaviorMay 1, 2016
Present Fathers Delay Teen Pregnancy
The influence of fathers on their teenage children has long been overlooked. Now researchers are finding surprising ways in which dads make a difference
Mind & BrainMarch 1, 2016
Game Theory for Parents
Mathematically tested measures to make your kids cooperate—all on their own
BehaviorMay 1, 2014
How Dads Influence Teens' Happiness
The influence of fathers on their teenage children has long been overlooked. Now researchers are finding surprising ways in which dads make a difference
The SciencesOctober 1, 2012
The Father Factor
Could becoming a father after age 40 raise the risks that your children will have a mental illness?
EnvironmentFebruary 1, 2009
Using Chaos Theory to Revitalize Fisheries
There are fewer fish in the sea than ever. Complexity theory, argues mathematician George Sugihara, provides a counterintuitive way to revitalize the world's fisheries
Mind & BrainFebruary 1, 2009
The Father Factor: How Dad's Age Increases Baby's Risk of Mental Illness
Could becoming a father after age 40 raise the risks that your children will have a mental illness?
HealthSeptember 1, 2007
Can Fat Be Fit?
A well-publicized study and a spate of popular books raise questions about the ill effects of being overweight. Their conclusions are probably wrong
Mind & BrainJune 1, 2007
Kids on Meds -- Trouble Ahead
Antidepressants, designed for adults, may be altering the brains of kids who take them
The SciencesAugust 14, 2006
Slow-Acting
After 25 years, the EPA still won't ban a risky pesticide
The SciencesJune 26, 2006
A Regulation on Regulations
An obscure law is evolving into a bludgeon against government regulation
The SciencesApril 23, 2006
Legislating Integrity
A small attempt to prevent political misuse of science
October 1, 2001
The End of Oil
Will Gas Lines in the Coming Decade Make Those of 1973 Look Short?