OpinionSeptember 18, 2020
Jaws: Classic Film, Crummy Science
Forty-five years after the movie made everyone afraid to wade into the ocean, it’s not too late to remind viewers of the truth about sharks
Culture
OpinionSeptember 3, 2020
Science on the Small Screen, Retro Style
Here’s what educational TV from the late 1940s and early 1950s can teach us today
The Young American Scientists Issue—Read Now
CultureSeptember 1, 2020
When Scientific American Made M. C. Escher Famous
In the 1960s Martin Gardner helped to turn the artist M. C. Escher into a sensation
LanguageSeptember 1, 2020
The Language of Science
How the words we use have evolved over the past 175 years
CultureSeptember 1, 2020
Scientific American vs. the Supernatural
This magazine launched a contest to prove, or disprove, the existence of ghosts
CultureSeptember 1, 2020
Poem: Bring Back the Leaf
Science in meter and verse
CultureSeptember 1, 2020
How to Turn 175 Years of Words in Scientific American into an Image
A data designer explains the art and science of analyzing and charting text from 5,107 issues of this magazine
CultureSeptember 1, 2020
The Pulsar Chart That Became a Pop Icon Turns 50: Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures
A classic data visualization brought an astronomical curiosity to music lovers
CultureSeptember 1, 2020
The Sanctuary of Trees, How to Argue with a Racist and Other New Books
New science book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
CultureSeptember 1, 2020
Welcome to 175 Years of Discovery
An orientation to our special issue
PolicySeptember 1, 2020
Reckoning with Our Mistakes
Some of the cringiest articles in Scientific American’s history reveal bigger questions about scientific authority
CultureAugust 29, 2020
175 Years of Scientific American: The Good, the Bad and the Debunking
We look back at some highlights, midlights and lowlights of the history of Scientific American, featuring former editor in chief John Rennie. Astrophysicist Alan Guth also appears in a sponsored segment.