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May 9, 2011Mind & Brain
Too Hard for Science? Simulating the Human Brain: Supercomputers may soon approach the brain's power, but much is unknown about how it works In "Too Hard for Science?" I interview scientists about ideas they would love to explore that they don't think could be investigated...; Charles Q. Choi

April 18, 1868The Sciences
Useless Speculations: Scientific American Volume 18, Issue 16; 10.1038/scientificamerican04181868-249b

August 2, 2011Mind & Brain
Too Hard For Science? Are There Drugs That Kill Love?: Antidepressants might lift up one's spirits, but might they break hearts? In "Too Hard For Science?" I interview scientists about ideas they would love to explore that they don't think could be investigated...; Charles Q. Choi

June 1, 1990Mind & Brain
Overview: Schizophrenia: This devastating illness remains profoundly mysterious; John Horgan; Scientific American Volume 262, Issue 6; 10.1038/scientificamerican0690-37

November 1, 2010Mind & Brain
Readers Respond to "Speaking in Tones"-- And More...: Letters to the editor about the July/August 2010 issue of Scientific American MIND; The Editors; November / December 2010; 10.1038/scientificamericanmind1110-4; Originally published as "July/August 2010" in November / December 2010

July 30, 1859The Sciences
Civilized Plagiarism: Scientific American Volume 1, Issue 5; 10.1038/scientificamerican07301859-73a

February 24, 2013Mind & Brain
Live Chat on Compulsive Hoarding--Tuesday, February 26 at 4 P.M. EST [Transcript]: Join us for a live online chat with Randy Frost of Smith College and Lee Shuer on compulsive hoarding; The Editors

November 5, 2021Autism
Coming Out Autistic: Transgender or gender-fluid people are more likely to be neurodivergent, and vice versa. Here’s what that’s like; Brandy Schillace | Opinion

July 17, 1909The Sciences
Notes and Queries - July 17, 1909: Scientific American Volume 101, Issue 3; 10.1038/scientificamerican07171909-50; Originally published as "Notes and Queries" in Scientific American Volume 101, Issue 3

September 4, 2013Information Culture
But the Cheetos bag said they were healthy! Evaluating diet and food information sources: On the Cheetos package are the words “0 grams trans fat.” They must be healthy, right? Grocery store packaging is one of the main ways that consumers get information about food and diet...; Bonnie Swoger

December 31, 1853The Sciences
Abandonment of an Invention: Scientific American Volume 9, Issue 16; 10.1038/scientificamerican12311853-122c

January 1, 2012Mind & Brain
Ask the Brains: January/February 2012; 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0112-70; Originally published as "asktheBrains" in January/February 2012

November 15, 2011Mind & Brain
Neuroscience Challenges Old Ideas about Free Will: Celebrated neuroscientist Michael S. Gazzaniga explains the new science behind an ancient philosophical question; Gareth Cook

October 8, 2019Behavior
Play May Be a Deeper Part of Human Nature Than We Thought: An animal study brings us closer to understanding our own behavior; Ryan P. Dalton and Francisco Luongo

October 20, 1917The Sciences
German Engineering from Within: Scientific American Supplements Volume 84, Issue 2181supp; 10.1038/scientificamerican10201917-247asupp

May 3, 2017Computing
Neuralink Wants to Wire Your Brain to the Internet--What Could Possibly Go Wrong?: Elon Musk’s Neuralink is probably a dangerous idea, but to the first person who fell into a firepit, so was fire; Christopher Markou and The Conversation

August 4, 2011Biology
Four Things Most People Get Wrong about Memory: Human memory has been shown again and again to be far from perfect. We overlook big things, forget details, conflate events. One famous experiment even demonstrated that many people asked to watch a video of people playing basketball failed to notice a person wearing a gorilla suit walk right through the middle of the scene.So why does eyewitness testimony continue to hold water in courtrooms?...; Katherine Harmon

January 12, 2009Health
Can a good night's sleep prevent a cold?: People who get less than seven hours of shut-eye nightly are three times more likely to catch a cold than those who get eight or more hours, according to a new study.; Coco Ballantyne

May 17, 2010Evolution
It's getting better all the time: Happiness, well-being increase after 50: Despite weighty concerns such as aging, planning for retirement or caring for older friends and family, people in the U.S. seem to get happier with age.; Katherine Harmon

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