Mind & BrainJune 8, 2011
Autism's Tangled Genetics Full of Rare and Varied Mutations
Several new studies highlight the complexity of autism's genetic roots, revealing why it strikes boys more than girls and offering clues for possible new treatments
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The SciencesJune 8, 2011
Nobel Laureates Speak in Scientific American
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The SciencesJune 8, 2011
The Renaissance Man: How to Become a Scientist Over and Over Again [Video]
Mind & BrainJune 4, 2011
Math Learning Disability as Common as Dyslexia
Research has found that dyscalculia, a learning disability focused around number and math concepts, is as common as dyslexia. Christie Nicholson reports
The SciencesJune 1, 2011
Readers Respond to "How to Fix the Obesity Crisis" and Other Articles
Letters to the editor from the February 2011 issue of Scientific American
The SciencesJune 1, 2011
A Nobel Celebration
As Nobel Prize winners gather this month to share their wisdom with younger researchers, Scientific American recalls some of the articles that Nobel laureates have published in our pages
TechnologyJune 1, 2011
A Test for Consciousness
How will we know when we've built a sentient computer? By making it solve a simple puzzle
Mind & BrainJune 1, 2011
Join the F***ing Club: Why Swearwords Have Taken over Billboard's Top 10 Chart
The SciencesJune 1, 2011
100 Years Ago: Science of the Unfit
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
HealthJune 1, 2011
Treating Tourette's: Histamine Gene May Be Behind Some Tic Disorders
A genetic mutation causes low histamine levels to be produced
HealthJune 1, 2011
Dining and Dancing
A few easy fixes for long-standing culinary and terpsichorean problems
HealthJune 1, 2011
An Epidemic of False Claims
Competition and conflicts of interest distort too many medical findings