Scientific American

Scientific American

• A Sea of Spacetime Foam?
  A Sea of Spacetime Foam? Scientific American 306, 4 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0212-4 Author: Mariette DiChristina
  Mariette DiChristina
• Letters
  Letters Scientific American 306, 6 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0212-6
• 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago
  50, 100 & 150 Years Ago Scientific American 306, 87 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0212-87 Author: Daniel C. Schlenoff
  Daniel C. Schlenoff
• Is Space Digital?
  An experiment going up outside of Chicago will attempt to measure the intimate connections among information, matter and spacetime. If it works, it could rewrite the rules for 21st-century physics
  Michael Moyer
• The Great Prostate Cancer Debate
  Evidence shows that screening for prostate cancer does more harm than good. Now what?
  Marc B. Garnick
• Swept from Africa to the Amazon
  What the journey of a handful of dust tells us about our fragile planet
  Jeffrey Bartholet
• Sleeping with the Enemy
  Bed bugs are back. Can science stop them?
  Kenneth F. Haynes
• All Hands on Deck
  Volunteers are combing through the logbooks of World War I–era ships to help researchers fill holes in the earth's climate record
  Kalee Thompson
• The Future of Chocolate
  Researchers are racing to fortify the embattled cacao tree and to meet increasing demand for cocoa made from its seeds
  Harold SchmitzHoward-Yana Shapiro
• The Collision Syndrome
  Football players diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease may suffer from the effect of repeated blows to the head, controversial new research says
  Jeffrey Bartholet
• Fetal Armor
  The placenta does more than nourish offspring in the womb—it actively shapes brain development
  Claudia Kalb
• The Brittle Star's Apprentice
  Chemist Joanna Aizenberg mines the deep sea and the forest wetlands for nature's design secrets and uses them to fashion new materials that may change the world
  Gareth Cook
• Unschooled in Hard Knocks
  Concussion in children is a serious problem that deserves more attention
• Science and Prejudice
  The NIH may be biased in ways that harm not only African-American researchers but any whose ideas fall outside the mainstream
  David Kaplan
• Tensions Over Taikonauts
  During the cold war the U.S. found ways to collaborate with the Soviet Union on space missions. Should it do the same with China?
  John Matson
• A Man-Made Contagion
  Scientists build a pandemic flu strain in the lab
  Jeneen Interlandi
• It Detects Earthquakes and Lactose Intolerance
  A new suitcase-size spectrometer has many functions
  Melissa Gaskill
• What is it?
  What is it? Scientific American 306, 15 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0212-15 Author: Ann Chin
  Ann Chin
• Just a Click Away
  Sounds associated with African languages play a larger role in English than previously thought
  Anne Pycha
• The Not So Hot Hand
  Pro basketball players are much more likely to try another three-point shot after making one than after missing one
  John Matson
• Mom Is My Wingman
  Male monkeys who live at home have more luck with females
  Joan Raymond
• Peeling Away Microbes
  Can feeding orange rind to cows help rid beef of Salmonella and E. coli?
  Rose Eveleth
• Gumming Up Appetite
  The obese may soon have a new tool to curb hunger
  Ferris Jabr
• A Long Flight but No Baggage
  The new monarch genome gives clues to how the butterflies travel
  Katherine Harmon
• Stat
  Stat Scientific American 306, 20 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0212-20c
• Inside the Mind of a Video Game Champ
  Cognitive scientists are observing StarCraft 2 players to learn how humans multitask
  Sandra Upson
• Making Liquids Go Bipolar
  It takes a lab to make a perfect salad dressing
  W. Wayt GibbsNathan Myhrvold
• In Sync, on a Quantum Level
  Physicists make two diamonds vibrate as one
  John Matson
• Stat
  Stat Scientific American 306, 22 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0212-22c
• Storybook Wishes for Martian Rovers
  A hand-painted sundial will help Curiosity focus its cameras
  Glendon Mellow
• The Impracticality of a Cheeseburger
  A fast-food staple reveals the pros and cons of industrialization
  David Wogan
• Oral Exam
  New imaging techniques are helping scientists see what's really going on in your mouth
  Katherine Harmon
• A Diabetes Cliffhanger
  Researchers are baffled by the worldwide increase in type 1 diabetes, the less common form of the disease
  Maryn McKenna
• The Future Is for Fools
  A few guidelines for anyone attempting to predict the future of technology
  David Pogue
• Recommended
  Recommended Scientific American 306, 82 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0212-82 Author: Anna Kuchment
  Anna Kuchment
• Lies We Tell Ourselves
  How deception leads to self-deception
  Michael Shermer
• When Animals Accidentally Attack
  Every so often a critter takes a shot at making headlines
  Steve Mirsky
• How Science Degrees Stack Up
  Female students, and management dreams, are changing the mix
  Mark Fischetti

Scientific American Mind

• A Downward Spiral
  Depression and drug addiction feed each other by altering the same brain circuit
  Andrea Anderson
• Mind the Animals
  Certain neurons in the brain respond to pictures of animals
  Andrea Anderson
• That's Me Over There
  Out-of-body experiences are linked to a poorer ability to mimic unusual poses
  Carrie Arnold
• The Stuttering Brain
  A stutter indicates a massive change in brain wiring that affects more than just speech
  Carrie Arnold
• The Google Effect
  The Internet has changed how our brain stores information
  Anne Casselman
• The Secret Inner Life of Bees
  Provocative experiments suggest that insects have something resembling emotions
  Jason Castro
• The Taste of Immune Suppression
  An unusual flavor trains the brain to dampen the immune system
  Lauren F. Friedman
• Physically Out of Tune
  Poor muscle control, not aural perception, underlies most cases of bad singing
  Lena Groeger
• Two Faces of Death
  Our dueling existential minds influence our beliefs and behaviors in different ways
  Wray Herbert
• Movies in the Cortical Theater
  Functional MRI can peer inside your brain and watch you watching a YouTube clip
  Christof Koch
• Infant Kandinskys
  Babies are born with their senses linked in synesthesia
  Maria Konnikova
• The Truth about Borderline Personalities
  True sufferers are often troubled—and yet time and treatment can often improve their lives
  Scott O. LilienfeldHal Arkowitz
• What's in a Face?
  The human brain is good at identifying faces, but illusions can fool our “face sense”
  Susana Martinez-CondeStephen L. Macknik
• Living in Two Dimensions
  Our internal representation of the world is flat
  Morgen Peck
• You Smell Angry
  People can sense their partner's emotions via their body odor
  Tori Rodriguez
• An Early Warning Sign
  Chemical changes in the brain predate Alzheimer's by decades in some patients
  Joel Shurkin
• When Viruses Invade the Brain
  Neurodegenerative diseases may result from a nasal infection
  Stephani Sutherland
• Get Out the Vote
  A certain turn of phrase brings out people's best civic selves
  Janelle Weaver
• When Helper Cells Attack
  Brain cells known for assisting neurons may be killing them in patients with Lou Gehrig's disease
  Erica Westly
• Ripples of Rudeness
  An unpleasant employee can spread stress far beyond the office
  Winnie Yu
• Healthy Glow?
  Healthy Glow? Scientific American Mind 22, 7 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamericanmind0112-7c
• Psychedelic Psyche
  Psychedelic Psyche Scientific American Mind 22, 8 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamericanmind0112-8a
• Blink
  Blink Scientific American Mind 22, 9 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamericanmind0112-9c
• $63.2 Billion
  $63.2 Billion Scientific American Mind 22, 10 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamericanmind0112-10c
• Are Some of us Predisposed to Concussions?
  Are Some of us Predisposed to Concussions? Scientific American Mind 22, 12 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamericanmind0112-12a
• Tech Watch
  Tech Watch Scientific American Mind 22, 13 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamericanmind0112-13a
• Eyeing the Chocolate
  Eyeing the Chocolate Scientific American Mind 22, 14 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamericanmind0112-14a
• Brainpower
  Brainpower Scientific American Mind 22, 14 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamericanmind0112-14c
• Books
  Books Scientific American Mind 22, 68 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamericanmind0112-68
• asktheBrains
  asktheBrains Scientific American Mind 22, 70 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamericanmind0112-70
• Head Games
  Match wits with the Mensa puzzlers
• Mind In Pictures
  Mind In Pictures Scientific American Mind 22, 72 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamericanmind0112-72
• Time to Forget
  Time to Forget Scientific American Mind 22, 1 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamericanmind0112-1 Author: Sandra Upson
  Sandra Upson
• September/October 2011
  September/October 2011 Scientific American Mind 22, 4 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamericanmind0112-4
• A Feeling for the Past
  Emotion engraves the brain with vivid recollections but cleverly distorts your brain's record of what really took place
  Ingfei Chen
• Mind-Warping Visions
  10 brain twisters compete to be the best illusion of 2011
  Stephen L. MacknikSusana Martinez-Conde
• The Partnership Paradox
  Why the person you love most is also the one most likely to drive you mad
  Joe PalcaFlora Lichtman
• Totaling Recall
  Scientists can put memories in a precarious state—and manipulate, or even erase, them
  Adam Piore
• Trying to Forget
  The ability to let go of thoughts and remembrances supports a sound state of mind, a sharp intellect—and even superior memory
  Ingrid Wickelgren
• Wired for Weird
  Belief in the paranormal arises from the same brain mechanisms that shape most human thought
  Richard Wiseman
• Let It Go
  Let It Go Scientific American Mind 22, 22 (2012). doi:10.1038/scientificamericanmind0112-22