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How Siri Makes Computers (and Coders) More Human

How much personality do we want from our gadgets?

Our Galaxy's "Big Ears": Milky Way's Large Companion Galaxies Stand Out

The Milky Way seems to have too few galactic hangers-on, except when it comes to the big ones. What gives?

Passwords Go Bye-Bye by 2017?

IBM predicts biometrics will replace most password use in the next five years. Larry Greenemeier reports

Two New iPads Due Next Month, Report Says

Having trouble putting a finger on what the next iPad will be? (Credit: Apple) The iPad rumor mill is spawning twins.

In the Year 9595

Why the singularity is not near, but hope springs eternal

Internet Changes How We Remember

Knowing we can retrieve facts online later alters memory

Readers Respond to "Bigger Cities Do More with Less" and Other Articles

Letters to the editor from the September 2011 issue of Scientific American

The Little Engine That Could

Researchers have built the world's tiniest motor

The Top 10 Science Stories of 2011

Tsunami-damaged nuclear reactors, Twitter-fueled political uprisings, a possible violation of Einsteinian physics--these and other highlights defined this year in science and technology

The Indispensable Gadgets of the World's Smartest People

We ask our board of advisers to choose the technologies that they cannot live without

It's a Small World: Kepler Spacecraft Discovers First Known Earth-Size Exoplanets

NASA's planet-hunting observatory claims its smallest two finds yet, but neither looks hospitable to life

Graphene: The Pencil Material That Will Revolutionize Our Lives [Video]

What's with the excitement over these single-atom carbon sheets? Find out in this short primer

Tiny Biocomputers Move Closer to Reality

Several research groups are developing DNA-based circuits that could one day monitor and treat disease from inside the body

Apple: Five Predictions for 2012

(Credit: James Martin/CNET) Expecting something from Apple can be a dangerous game, but that doesn't mean it's not fun to try and read the tea leaves every once in a while.

Use It Better: Four Augmented-Reality Apps That Don't Exist but Should

How to See the Invisible

Augumented-reality apps uncover the hidden reality all around you

Scientific American's Annual Gadget Guide: 10 Reasons to Fondly Remember 2011

Our picks for some of the coolest tech of the year

Scientific American's Annual Gadget Guide: 10 Reasons to Fondly Remember 2011

Our picks for some of the coolest tech of the year

Gaming Tech Might Soon Read Facial Expressions

As gaming tech closes in on the ability to tell players' expressions, can lip-reading artificial intelligence be far behind? Larry Greenemeier reports

Did Steve Jobs Favor or Oppose Internet Freedom?

He left his mark on both sides of the tug-of-war