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Readers Respond to the May 2018 Issue
Letters to the editor from the May 2018 issue of Scientific American
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Why STEM Students Need Humanities Courses
The more science and technology dominate our culture, the more we need the humanities
Finding Your Own Way to Put the "A" in STEAM
Combining art and STEM can provide a relaxing outlet or a worthy challenge
Culture
Life at the Improv: The Power of Imagination
Stephen Asma, professor of philosophy at Columbia College Chicago, talks about his two latest books, The Evolution of Imagination and Why We Need Religion.
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Prize-Winning Images of the Brain
Check out this year’s winners of The Art of Neuroscience competition
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Prize-Winning Images of the Brain
Check out this year’s winners of The Art of Neuroscience competition
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Remembering Bunji Tagawa
A look back at one of Scientific American’s most prolific illustrators and the racial injustice he endured
Space & Physics
Solar Eclipse of 2017 Boosted Science Interest
The Michigan Scientific Literacy Survey of 2017 found that last year's total solar eclipse got Americans more interested in celestial science.
Culture
Readers Respond to the April 2018 Issue
Letters to the editor from the April 2018 issue of Scientific American
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1968: Water for Breathing; 1868: Sex and Rabies in Dogs
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American
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The Irreplaceable Bee, an Epic Physics Experiment, and Other New Science Books
Book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
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“Foul Treachery” of Trotsky and Lenin in 1918; Phineas Gage’s Brain in 1868
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American
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The True Point of Searching for Alien Life; the Misuse of Genetics and Other New Science Books
Book Recommendations from the Editors of Scientific American
Biology
Favorite Wine Grapes May Need Genetic Help
Wine book author Kevin Begos explains that just a few varieties of wine grapes dominate the industry, which leaves them vulnerable to potentially catastrophic disease outbreaks.
Culture
Why Does Jim Holt Exist?
A connoisseur of science, math and philosophy takes on the really big questions
Behavior
Are We All a Little Paranoid?
Kafka’s novel, The Trial, is often described as a descent into the ravings of a paranoid mind. Yet could there be a little paranoia in us all?
Conservation
Sharks Make a Splash in Brooklyn
Visitors can see and learn about sharks and their environment in the new "Ocean Wonders: Sharks!" facility at the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium.
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How Is the Declaration of Independence Preserved?
The National Archives and Records Administration uses science and technology to keep one of America's most important historic documents safe.
Aerial Fireworks, Illustrated
Graphics from the Scientific American archive provide a glimpse of the history and science of pyrotechnics
25 Years after Jurassic Park, Part 3
The third and last of my musings on Jurassic Park...
