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How to See More Art Online in 2017
Set yourself a New Year's resolution to balance out reading all those hot takes and think pieces with more art. Here are some handy tips
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Three Historical Examples of "Fake News"
History is littered with examples where the the facts were altered to suit a specific purpose. Here are three instances where falsified public accounts were used to chart the course of history...
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Stop Saying Art Will Flourish under Trump
Art created in opposition may be smart, but we shouldn't see it as a silver lining
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Green Thumbery: What Can the First Weeds Tell Us?
Weeds are the bane of gardening but they can help us learn how we arrived at agriculture's doorstep
Readers Respond to the August 2016 Issue
Letters to the editor from the August 2016 issue of Scientific American
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Chronicling the Creation of General Tso's Chicken
A look at the origins of the famous Chinese-American dish.
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Cyber Monday Discounts - Get Gneiss Schist for Cheap!
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The Soiled Legacy of African-American Farmers
Photographer Michael Santiago documents the declining number of black farmers in California
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Don't Close the Studio Door
This is our job now, artists: ask riddles, question authority, ridicule power and underscore weirdness using a big fat licorice-scented marker
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The Logistics of One of the Largest Langars
A look at how the free communal meal is made at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India
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How Myths Evolve over Time and Migrations
Julien d’Huy, of the Pantheon–Sorbonne University in Paris, talks about the use of evolutionary theory and computer modeling in the comparative analysis of myths and folktales, the subject of his article in the December 2016 Scientific American ...
Readers Respond to the July 2016 Issue
Letters to the editor from the July 2016 issue of Scientific American
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Pinch of Pigment: Ontario Ochre
Naples yellow. Antwerp blue. Some paint pigments are named for a sense of place. Perhaps we need an Ontario ochre?
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Donald Trump and the Problem of Evil
Can a psychedelic theology explain Trump’s ascendance?
Inside the World of Competitive Rubik's Cube Solving
And more new books for November 2016
Language Is Just One of the Things That Makes Humans Different [Video]
A noted psychologist argues that it is necessary to dig a lot deeper than the gift of gab to find out what makes us special
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Post No Bills: The Ancient Romans Had a Version of Lawn Signs, Too
The American history of the political yard sign may date back to 1824 when John Quincy Adams had signs printed for his presidential run. Our current wireframe version seems to have originated in the 1960s...
Violence Has Long Been a Feature of American Elections
In America's past, efforts by disadvantaged citizens to secure greater political influence have been met with violent repression
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Why Do Postmortem Reviews Seem Destined to Fail?
Organizations need a mechanism to evaluate potential options for change. Is there anything salvageable from the postmortem?
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SciArt Scumble--November 2016
There's so much #SciArt out there to see, sometimes you just have to share a link list! This edition featuring sciart by Moiety Mouse
