Scientific American

Everything from neurons to consciousness in the blink of an eye (which takes 300 millisec...

Neuroscientists have shown that music recruits nearly every area of the brain, fostering ...

Cyberspace has certainly transformed the world. From media and communications to banking,...

During allergy season, sufferers know the drill: runny nose, watery eyes, sneezing up a s...

People behave in strange ways. We sometimes giggle when someone falls down, swear we&rsqu...

In this installment of the Ask the Experts series, Chemistry, our professors, scientists,...

From irrational phobias to a midlife crisis, we’ve all experienced moments of utter...

For going on two decades, Scientific American’s “Ask the Experts” colum...

Why do facts fail to change people’s minds? In this audiobook, we examine how we fo...

For going on two decades, Scientific American’s “Ask the Experts” colum...

The Olympics are the world’s most prestigious stage for athletic competition. Fans ...

For going on two decades, Scientific American’s “Ask the Experts” colum...

The fourth book in our Ask the Experts series, The Environment tackles questions about th...

The reason we need sleep has long mystified scientists, but it’s crystal clear that...

The Science of Diet & Exercise examines traditional weight loss advice and finds it w...

Sally Ride, the first American woman to go to space, once said that she didn’t set ...

The zombie has had a bit of a renaissance over the last decade. Hollywood churns out film...

In the digital age, information, both true and false, spreads faster than ever. The same ...

Until recently, one idea has dominated research in treating Alzheimer’s disease: th...

This audiobook contains a collection of columns written by Claudia Wallis, an award-winni...