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Why Scientists Must Share Their Failures
We don’t ask people in other professions to do it, but it’s vital for speeding up progress in crucial areas of research from climate to medicine and public health
Guest Blog
Commentary invited by editors of Scientific American
Behavior
Let's Make Tax Day a Month Earlier
Research shows that the shorter the deadline, the more motivated people are to meet it
Fitness
Survivors of the Gas Attack in Syria Face Long-Term Illness
Sarin's lethality is well known, but the lingering effects on victims who don't succumb are less familiar
Fitness
Parkinson's Disease at 200
Two centuries after its discovery, it's still incurable—but research is accelerating, with major help from citizen scientists in the patient community
Behavior
3 Ways to Save More on Tax Day
If you get a refund, you'll probably spend most of it—but you can trick yourself into saving more
Policy
The Barriers to Trump’s Wall
Building a 30-foot-tall barrier along the U.S.–Mexico border sounds easy until you consider the shifting geography, environmental impacts and legal challenges standing in the way
The Sciences
Probing the Great Unknown
Are there are questions in science and mathematics that by their very nature are unanswerable?
Behavior
The Science of Problem-Solving
It turns out practices that might seem a little odd—like talking to yourself—can be pretty effective
Behavior
Are Moral Judgments Good or Bad Things?
Depends on who's asking—but recent research shows they're an essential part of the social fabric
Policy
Science and America's Greatness
Science is not “soft power”—it’s as hard as nails, and vital to our homeland security
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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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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
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Talking back
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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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