The SciencesJune 1, 2011
100 Years Ago: Science of the Unfit
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
Language
HealthJune 1, 2011
An Epidemic of False Claims
Competition and conflicts of interest distort too many medical findings
New Issue: Science’s Impossible Questions. Read Now
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
HealthJune 1, 2011
Treating Tourette's: Histamine Gene May Be Behind Some Tic Disorders
A genetic mutation causes low histamine levels to be produced
Mind & BrainJune 1, 2011
Join the F***ing Club: Why Swearwords Have Taken over Billboard's Top 10 Chart
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
HealthJune 1, 2011
Dining and Dancing
A few easy fixes for long-standing culinary and terpsichorean problems
The SciencesMay 30, 2011
Winning Argument: As a "New" Critique of Reason, Argumentative Theory Is Trite but Useful
May 24, 2011
The Evolution of Common Sense
Mind & BrainMay 24, 2011
The Learning Brain Gets Bigger--Then Smaller
New studies map the changing landscape of neurons as the brain masters a task
Mind & BrainMay 14, 2011
How to Speak Persuasively
Discover how to successfully persuade others with these findings from a recent study on speech. Christie Nicholson reports