Behavior & Society
Shaping the Urban Brain
Cities shape how we think, feel and behave. Can we create cities that improve our brain health?
MIND Guest Blog
Commentary invited by editors of Scientific American Mind
Cognition
Why Do We Forget?
Two phenomena, known as decay and interference, play a role, depending on what it is we're trying to remember
Mental Health
Getting Off the Hedonic Treadmill
Lowering your expectations can make you happier... but that doesn't mean it's always a good idea
Neuroscience
How a Curious Condition Solved a Neuroscientific Mystery
A stroke patient, neuroimaging—and Colombian guerrillas—helped settle a decades-long debate on how the brain understands words
Behavior & Society
Of Psychopaths and Presidential Candidates
An analysis in the current Scientific American MIND shows where some of this year's aspirants rank on a standard assessment of psychopathic traits—and the results are interesting, to say the least...
Mental Health
Can Psychiatry Turn Itself around?
The public is deeply skeptical about the profession—but given the problems of addiction, depression and other forms of mental illness, we need it more than ever
Cognition
What Experts Wish You Knew about False Memories
Just because you're absolutely confident you remember something accurately doesn't mean it's true
Behavior & Society
The Surprising Role of Fairness in Economic Decision-Making
Economists think of people as "rational agents" who maximize their own benefit, but that's often not the case
Neurological Health
Why I Get My Brain Zapped
Conventional therapies haven't done much good for my anxiety disorder
Cognition
How Well Can We Remember Someone's Life after They Die?
Our memories of our own lives are often unreliable, so it should be no surprise that the same is true for our departed loved ones
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Anthropology in Practice
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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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