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How Science Visualization Can Help Save the World
Information graphics and the fight for science in Trump’s America
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The Breakfast Economy
Whether or not breakfast actually is the most important meal of the day, the real emphasis seems to be on keeping weekday breakfast as low-key as possible
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Readers Respond to “No Workplace Like Home” and More
Letters about Scientific American Mind’s September/October 2016 issue
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The Future of Symbiartic
After 5.5 years, Symbiartic on Scientific American is swappin’ shells like a hermit crab. Kalliopi Monoyios, Katie McKissick, and Glendon Mellow say good-bye, and share a bit of what the future holds...
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Painting Has Become Performance Art [video]
And that's okay
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Museums Will Rescue Us [Video]
Museums, art galleries and libraries are poised once again to be civilization's rescuers. And they are up to the task like never before
How the Harvard Observatory Women Changed Astronomy
More book recommendations from Scientific American—December 2016
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Save the Only Gallery Dedicated to Science Art!
The country's only gallery dedicated to science and art is in danger of closing. If they raise the $20,000 needed to renew their lease before December 31, they can continue their pioneering work bridging art and science...
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Prehistoric Fish
Glendon Mellow continues painting from old SciArt drawings to find inspiration to go forward.
More Book Recommendations for December
Books and recommendations from Scientific American
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The Evolution of a Scientific American Graphic: Cosmic Hunt
Designers from Accurat Studio provide a peek behind the scenes, and explain how they developed a data visualization rooted in researcher Julien d’Huy’s analysis of myths across space and time...
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Remembrance and Resistance Through the Recipes of the Theresienstadt Ghetto
In a time of rising anti-Semitism and growing concern over Syria’s disappearing culinary traditions, In Memory’s Kitchen provides a relevant reminder of the cultural importance of food...
Small Wonders: Science Meets Art Under the Microscope [Slide Show]
Award-winning images reveal the surreal beauty hiding in the tiny world that lies beyond human vision
Small Wonders: Science Meets Art Under the Microscope
Award-winning images reveal the surreal beauty hiding in the tiny world that lies beyond human vision
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Art versus Trump Roundup
How are artists and artist groups responding to Trump? We've got your links right here.
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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
