Policy & Ethics
Meta-Post: Horgan Posts on War and Peace
Cross-Check columns on war and related topics
Cross-Check
Critical views of science in the news
Behavior & Society
Skeptic Debunks Spoon-Bending and Fosters World Peace
Michael Shermer generously explains to occasional sparring partner how to bend spoons non-paranormally.
Policy & Ethics
Meta-Skepticism: Update on the Skepticism Debate
Debate over the goals and methods of capital-S Skepticism rages on
Policy & Ethics
My Response to Responses to My Critique of "Skepticism"
Skeptics react with hostility and gratitude to a critique of their movement
Policy & Ethics
Dear "Skeptics," Bash Homeopathy and Bigfoot Less, Mammograms and War More
A science journalist takes a skeptical look at capital-S Skepticism
Cognition
Dispatch from the Desert of Consciousness Research, Part 4
On his last day at a consciousness conference, a reporter spots a white rabbit and discovers the solution to the mind – body problem...
Cognition
Dispatch from the Desert of Consciousness Research, Part 3
A reporter struggles with derealization and paranormal claims at a consciousness conference in Tucson
Neuroscience
Dispatch from the Desert of Consciousness Research, Part 1
A reporter travels to a legendary conference in Tucson, Ariz., seeking insights into the deepest of all mysteries
Cognition
Dispatch from the Desert of Consciousness Research, Part 2
A reporter ponders free will and struggles with quantum incoherence at a consciousness conference in Tucson
Mental Health
Psychedelic Therapy and Bad Trips
Researchers take steps to maximize benefits and minimize risks of psychedelic therapy for cancer patients
Blog Index
@ScientificAmerican
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Anecdotes from the Archive
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Anthropology in Practice
Exploring the human condition.
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Beautiful Minds
Insights into intelligence, creativity, personality, and well-being
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Budding Scientist
Everything you always wanted to know about raising science-literate kids
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Cross-Check
Critical views of science in the news
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Dark Star Diaries
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Dog Spies
Explore the science behind the dog in your bed
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Extinction Countdown
News and research about endangered species from around the world
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Eye of the Storm
The Science Behind Extreme Weather
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Frontiers for Young Minds
Science by and for kids ages 8-15
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Guest Blog
Commentary invited by editors of Scientific American
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Hot Planet
Climate science in a changing world
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Illusion Chasers
Illusions, Delusions, and Everyday Deceptions
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Life, Unbounded
Discussion and news about planets, exoplanets, and astrobiology
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Observations
Opinion, arguments & analyses from guest experts and from the editors of Scientific American
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Roots of Unity
Mathematics: learning it, doing it, celebrating it.
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Rosetta Stones
Adventures in the good science of rock-breaking.
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SA Visual
STAFFIllustrating science since 1845
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Talking back
STAFFA science blog, sans blague
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The Artful Amoeba
A Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on Earth
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Voices
Exploring and celebrating diversity in science.
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