Stories by The Editors

Overreliance on financial software crafted by physics and math PhDs helped to precipitate the Wall Street collapse

The big challenges in the fight against HIV/AIDS

Letters to the editor on no-till Farming, spacetime triangles and dancing animals

Geoengineering is a seductive idea. Maybe too seductive

For the science policy positions of McCain and Obama to be meaningful, they need to be more detailed

Also: Does napping after a meal affect memory formation?

Letters to the editor on climate change ethics, trust and baby universes

Letters to the editor about the June/July 2008 issue of Scientific American MIND

Twelve easy steps to take to make your life a little greener

History is ambiguous about government willingness to protect private life, but a few recommendations can help keep its future secure

The U.S. needs to expand support for agricultural science targeted at developing countries

New legislation shields some genetic secrets—time and mistrust still obscure others

A grassroots approach alone won't make the earth stop warming

The next U.S. president needs to elevate the role of the White House science adviser

Could déjà vu be explained by grid cells?

Nothing beats the excitement of honest, steroid-powered competition

Without limits on industrial-scale catches, marine populations will continue to collapse

The Editors' introduction to the physics Special Report

Presidential candidates must address unneeded medical technology and procedures as part of health care reform

TRENDS

Episode 2 of our Instant Egghead series tackles the law behind ever more powerful computers