- Art as Visual Research: 12 Examples of Kinetic Illusions in Op Art
The Ouchi Illusion
- This illusion is by op artist Hajime Ouchi. Move your head back and forth as you let your eyes wander around the image and notice how the circle and its background appear to shift independently of one another...
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- September 10, 2018
3 Ways to Create More Resilient Communities
- A doctor and an architect team up to find solutions...
- Sandro Galea and Joan Saba
- January 1, 2011Mind & Brain
Calendar: MIND events in January and February
- Museum exhibits, conferences and events relating to the brain
- Victoria Stern
- January / February 2011
- 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0111-21
- Originally published as "Calendar" in January / February 2011
- March 23, 2017
Good Science Is Usually Good Business
- When it comes to global business expansion, why not inject some science into the art of the deal?
- Lou Gritzo
- September 1, 2010Mind & Brain
Smart Jocks: Sports Helps Kids Classroom Performance
- When kids exercise, they boost brainpower as well as brawn
- Steve Ayan
- September / October 2010
- 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0910-42
- Originally published as "Smart Jocks" in September / October 2010
- July 3, 2018Space & Physics
Astronomy at the Speed of Light
- Future space probes traveling at relativistic velocities would offer a unique vantage point for studying the universe
- Bing Zhang and The Conversation US
- December 22, 1860The Sciences
The Past
- Scientific American Volume 3, Issue 26new
- 10.1038/scientificamerican12221860-407c
- November 18, 2014Mind & Brain
A True and Complete Account of the Neuroscience of Zombies
- In a new book, two neuroscientists explore the undead
- Gareth Cook
- December 2, 2008Mind & Brain
Ghost Stories: Visits from the Deceased
- After a loved one dies, most people see ghosts
- Vaughan Bell
- February 25, 2016The Sciences
Make Your Own Spring Scale
- A Physics Activity from Ben Finio and Science Buddies
- Science Buddies and Ben Finio
- February 8, 2011Mind & Brain
A Scientific Dating Insight: Create Uncertainty
- The aphrodisiac effect of not knowing how much they like you
- Piercarlo Valdesolo
- March 1, 2012The Sciences
Recommended: The Age of Insight
- Books and recommendations from Scientific American
- Anna Kuchment and Ferris Jabr
- Scientific American Volume 306, Issue 3
- 10.1038/scientificamerican0312-76
- Planetary Paparazzi: 10 Vital Views of Earth [Slide Show]
DEADLY HEAT WAVE
- During the height of a deadly heat wave on August 4, 2003, Europe emitted as much heat as the Sahara Desert in northern Africa did. This image is from Terra's Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) sensor, which takes stock of the quantity of solar energy the planet's atmosphere and surface absorbs as well as how much infrared and heat energy it radiates back into space...
- NASA
- May 1, 2014Cognition
The Science of Memory
- Managing editor Sandra Upson introduces the May/June 2014 issue of Scientific American MIND
- Sandra Upson
- Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 3
- 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0514-1
- Originally published as "Keeping Memories Alive" in Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 3
- The Sciences
What It Means to Be You
- You are more than a robot searching for food and mates
- Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen L. Macknik
- Illusions: 187 Ways to Trick Your Brain
- 10.1038/scientificamericanillusions0913-4
- February 17, 2006Environment
Greenland's Glaciers: Melting and On The Move
- David Biello
- February 12, 2013Mind & Brain
Magic Revealed: Cups Trick Found to Be More Effective Than Thought
- Neuroscientist Stephen Macknik and colleagues have determined that the famous illusion in which balls seemingly jump from cup to cup manipulates our minds more with distraction than with social cues...
- Charles Q. Choi and Inside Science News Service
- December 16, 2021Behavior
Embracing the Mess
- Individuals often overestimate how harshly others judge a messy, chaotic life
- Andrea Gawrylewski
- Scientific American Mind, Volume 33, Issue 1
- 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0122-2
- November 1, 2011The Sciences
Paths Taken
- Mariette DiChristina
- November 2011
- 10.1038/scientificamerican1111-6
- April 1, 2009Behavior
Learn to Think Better: Tips from a Savant
- You may never have the memory of Rain Man, but you can still get tips for improving your cognitive performance from this extraordinary thinker
- Jonah Lehrer
- April/May/June 2009
- 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0409-60
- Originally published as "Think Better: Tips from a Savant" in April/May/June 2009
