Social Sciences

Researchers use powerful geometrical methods to try fixing unfair districts. That alone isn’t enough; we need to fight the values behind gerrymandering

Researchers are studying how to maximize creativity and connection in remote and hybrid work settings

Election polls are accurate but can only reveal voter intentions on the day they were taken. They don’t predict the future

Digital books will never replace the tactile experience of paper books, but as part of bedtime reading and improving access to reading materials, they shouldn’t be counted as screen time

New insights into why animals play, how to hunt an asteroid, and more books out now

Letters to the editors for the November 2023 issue of Scientific American

Science in meter and verse

Hashish addiction; a pension for Madame Curie

In a dark thriller, a sexbot questions her owner's demands for love

Scientific American is launching a new column about parenting to evaluate the staggering amount of information available and the evidence behind it

U.S. police embraced frequent “consent” searches of motorists during the “tough on crime” era. These searches, meant to sidestep privacy rights, are both racially misapplied and ineffective

Vittrup Man, who was bludgeoned to death in a Danish bog, was a Scandinavian wanderer, according to new research