Mind & BrainAugust 1, 2013
Solitary Confinement Is Cruel and Ineffective
Isolating inmates inflicts permanent mental harm. The practice must be curbed
Stories by The Editors
July 30, 2013
Urban Lore Debunked in New E-Book: Fact or Fiction: Science Tackles 58 Popular Myths
Did NASA really spend millions creating a pen that would write in space? Is chocolate poisonous to dogs? Does stress cause gray hair? These questions are just a sample of the urban lore investigated in our newest eBook, Fact or Fiction: Science Tackles 58 Popular Myths.
The SciencesJuly 10, 2013
Teach a Course for Scientific American and N.Y.U.-Poly
June 18, 2013
Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet [Excerpt, Part 1]
The constant metamorphosis of junk electronic messages mirrors the evolution of the online world itself. Follow in this chapter scientists who try to stem the flow of spam and the hackers who inevitably outwit them
June 1, 2013
Why Efforts to Bring Extinct Species Back from the Dead Miss the Point
A project to revive long-gone species is a sideshow to the real extinction crisis
The SciencesMay 21, 2013
Physics, Metaphysics and Cosmology Collide in New E-Book, Possibilities in Parallel: Seeking the Multiverse
HealthMay 14, 2013
The Basics of Good Health Is the Subject of New eBook-Eat, Move, Think: Living Healthy
HealthMay 10, 2013
Moderated Discussion on Social and Emotional Learning: Preparing Our Children to Excel
HealthApril 23, 2013
Don t Forget our new eBook Remember When? The Science of Memory
EnvironmentApril 9, 2013
Earth Day E-Book Examines The Future of Energy: Earth, Wind and Fire
TechnologyApril 3, 2013
Deciphering the Program of the World's First Computer [Video]
Latest NOVA episode takes a deep dive inside the mysterious Antikythera Mechanism
April 1, 2013
As Spy Drones Come to the U.S., We Must Protect Our Privacy
The U.S. government must shield its citizens from the multiplying eyes of surveillance drones
HealthApril 1, 2013
Future of Medicine: Advances in Regenerative Medicine Teach Body How to Rebuild Damaged Muscles, Tissues and Organs
The SciencesMarch 30, 2013
The Science of Storytelling: Live Stream on Saturday, 10 PM EDT
A panel of well-known scientists, intellectuals and writers will discuss the stories behind cutting-edge science, as well as the importance of conveying science to the public at an event set for March 30
EvolutionMarch 26, 2013
New eBook Forever Young: The Science of Aging Investigates Longevity
HealthMarch 18, 2013
New E-Book Takes Aim at Understanding Autism
The SciencesMarch 1, 2013
How to Slow Firearm Deaths without Banning All Guns
Like it or not, guns are here to stay. To keep ourselves safer, we must study how they are used to kill
TechnologyFebruary 26, 2013
Newest Scientific American E-Book Ripped from the Headlines: Cyber Hacking: Wars in Virtual Space
Mind & BrainFebruary 24, 2013
Live Chat on Compulsive Hoarding--Tuesday, February 26 at 4 P.M. EST [Transcript]
Join us for a live online chat with Randy Frost of Smith College and Lee Shuer on compulsive hoarding
Mind & BrainFebruary 12, 2013
No Silly Love Songs? Celebrate Valentine s Day with Our Latest eBook: Love, Sex and Science
EnvironmentFebruary 2, 2013
Surviving the Future of Climate Change: Saturday, February 2, 9–11:30 P.M. ET [Live Stream]
This live event brings together noted scientists and intellectuals to debate our future in a climate-changed world
EnvironmentJanuary 9, 2013
Scientific American s latest eBook takes A Look Back at The Best of 2012
January 2, 2013
Live Chat on Weight Loss Strategies--Wednesday, January 2, 12:30 P.M. EST [Transcript]
Join us for a live online chat with Edward Phillips, a Harvard physician who helps patients meet weight management goals with lifestyle changes
January 1, 2013
The Science of the Next 150 Years
Scientific American asked leading scientists and science writers to look forward to what the world will be like in the years 2063, 2113 and 2163, and tell us what role science and technology will play in our future