CultureNovember 12, 2018
Can AI Create True Art?
And if it can, what are the implications for the future of creativity?
Culture
BiologyNovember 8, 2018
Social Construct of Race Imposes Biology
Anthropologist Jennifer Raff argues that race is culturally created, but has biological consequences.
The Young American Scientists Issue—Read Now
CultureNovember 1, 2018
The Roots of Data Visualization, Why We Kill Ourselves, and Other New Science Books
Book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
BehaviorNovember 1, 2018
The Singular of “Data” Is Not “Anecdote”
Why the singular of “data” is not “anecdote”
EarthOctober 31, 2018
Bones and Stones: Cemetery Geology
A tour of Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, N.Y., focuses on the geology of the landscape and the mausoleums.
BehaviorOctober 30, 2018
Dissecting the Bloodthirsty Bliss of Death Metal
Fans of this violent music report feelings of transcendence and positive emotions; psychologists want to learn why
CultureOctober 29, 2018
Your Halloween Geo Grab Bag
It's Halloween season, and I've been saving up all sorts of treats for you!
CultureOctober 25, 2018
Visualizing Science: Illustration and Beyond
Where does the illustrator end and the infographer begin? How does data visualization fit in? And what does science have to say about the design decisions we make?
CultureOctober 23, 2018
Beauty Does Not Equal Truth, in Physics or Elsewhere
Truth can be ugly, and beauty can lead us astray
CultureOctober 23, 2018
Can Science Fiction Save the World?
James Gunn, the last surviving author of the genre’s Golden Age, believes it can help, anyway
CultureOctober 21, 2018
Science News Briefs from around the Globe
A few very brief reports about science and technology from around the globe, including one from Mongolia on horse dentistry.
BiologyOctober 17, 2018
Revolutionary Microscopy Technique Nets Most Lucrative Prize in Science
The Breakthrough awards, each worth U.S. $3 million, honor advances in the life sciences, physics and mathematics