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Can We Harness Disruption to Improve Our World's Future?
By Mariette DiChristina | December 6, 2013 |
Editor in Chief, Mariette DiChristina, oversees Scientific American, ScientificAmerican.com, Scientific American MIND and all newsstand special editions. Follow on Twitter @mdichristina.
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STAFF Observations
Rolling on Wheels That Aren’t Round
By Julianne Chiaet | December 6, 2013 | 2
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STAFF Observations
The Formula for Kick-Starting U.S. Manufacturing Begins with Technology
By Larry Greenemeier | December 5, 2013 | 7
Larry is the associate editor of technology for Scientific American, covering a variety of tech-related topics, including biotech, computers, military tech, nanotech and robots.Follow on Twitter @lggreenemeier.
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STAFF Observations
Amazon’s Drone Delivery Plan Not Ready for Liftoff—Yet
By Michael Moyer | December 2, 2013 | 17
Michael Moyer is the editor in charge of space and physics coverage at Scientific American. Follow on Twitter @mmoyr.
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STAFF Talking back
A Blind Person Understands the Way a Sighted Friend "Sees" the World
By Gary Stix | December 2, 2013 | 1
Gary Stix, a senior editor, commissions, writes, and edits features, news articles and Web blogs for SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. His area of coverage is neuroscience. He also has frequently been the issue or section editor for special issues or reports on topics ranging from nanotechnology to obesity. He has worked for more than 20 years at SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, following three years as a science journalist at IEEE Spectrum, the flagship publication for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He has an undergraduate degree in journalism from New York University. With his wife, Miriam Lacob, he wrote a general primer on technology called Who Gives a Gigabyte? Follow on Twitter @@gstix1.
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STAFF Brainwaves
Why Life Does Not Really Exist
By Ferris Jabr | December 2, 2013 | 39
Ferris Jabr is an associate editor focusing on neuroscience and psychology. Follow on Twitter @ferrisjabr.
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Budding Scientist
A High School Lab As Engaging as Facebook
By Anna Kuchment | November 29, 2013 | 8
Anna Kuchment is a Contributing Editor at Scientific American and was previously a reporter, writer and editor with Newsweek magazine. She is also author of “The Forgotten Cure,” about bacteriophage viruses and their potential as weapons against antibiotic resistance. Follow on Twitter @akuchment.
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STAFF Observations
Long-Term Disease Database Proves the Value of Vaccines
By Dina Fine Maron | November 27, 2013 | 3
Dina Fine Maron is the associate editor for health and medicine at Scientific American. Follow on Twitter @Dina_Maron.
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STAFF The Countdown
5 Things You Should Know about Comet ISON - The Countdown, Episode 36
By Eric R. Olson | November 27, 2013 | 1
Eric Olson is the resident video producer, as well as an associate editor, for Scientific American. He graduated from the University of Washington with a B.S. in biochemistry and New York University with an M.A. in science journalism. His work has also appeared on the websites of Nature, Nature Medicine, Popular Science and The New York Times among many others. Follow on Twitter @EricROlson.
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STAFF Observations
Global STEM Alliance Adds SUNY and Buenos Aires to Education Network
By Julianne Chiaet | November 27, 2013 |
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STAFF Observations
Fact Check: New Girl Episode Is All Fun and Games until Someone Gets Legionnaires' Disease?
By Dina Fine Maron | November 27, 2013 | 3
Dina Fine Maron is the associate editor for health and medicine at Scientific American. Follow on Twitter @Dina_Maron.
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STAFF Observations
Search the Web, Plant a Tree—Every Minute
By Mark Fischetti | November 26, 2013 | 1
Mark Fischetti is a senior editor at Scientific American who covers energy, environment and sustainability issues.Follow on Twitter @markfischetti.
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STAFF Observations
How China's Pet Dogs Might Save Wild Tigers
By David Biello | November 26, 2013 | 8
David Biello is the associate editor for environment and energy at Scientific American.Follow on Twitter @dbiello.
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STAFF Observations
A Weighty Question: Does “Plan B” Have a Weight Limit?
By Dina Fine Maron | November 25, 2013 |
Dina Fine Maron is the associate editor for health and medicine at Scientific American. Follow on Twitter @Dina_Maron.
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STAFF Observations
Winners of the Dance Your PhD Competition Revealed [Video]
By Julianne Chiaet | November 25, 2013 |
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STAFF Observations
Who Owns Outer Space? [Video]
By Eric R. Olson | November 25, 2013 | 2
Eric Olson is the resident video producer, as well as an associate editor, for Scientific American. He graduated from the University of Washington with a B.S. in biochemistry and New York University with an M.A. in science journalism. His work has also appeared on the websites of Nature, Nature Medicine, Popular Science and The New York Times among many others. Follow on Twitter @EricROlson.
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STAFF Observations
Civilian Drones to Change How We Respond to Emergencies
By Julianne Chiaet | November 25, 2013 | 1
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STAFF Observations
FDA Was Right to Block 23andMe
By Christine Gorman | November 25, 2013 | 38
Christine Gorman is the editor in charge of health and medicine features for SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. Follow on Twitter @cgorman.
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STAFF The SA Incubator
Khalil's Picks (22 November 2013)
By Khalil A. Cassimally | November 22, 2013 | 1
Khalil A. Cassimally is the Community Coordinator of The Conversation UK. He's also a science blogger. He hails from a tropical island and is a happy geek. Subscribe to his updates on Facebook and Google+.Follow on Twitter @notscientific.
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STAFF Observations
What Do China's New Policies Mean for the Environment?
By David Biello | November 22, 2013 | 12
David Biello is the associate editor for environment and energy at Scientific American.Follow on Twitter @dbiello.
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STAFF Observations
Scientists Find First Neutrinos from Distant Space [Video]
By Michael Moyer | November 21, 2013 | 5
Michael Moyer is the editor in charge of space and physics coverage at Scientific American. Follow on Twitter @mmoyr.
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STAFF Talking back
My Brain Made Me Pull the Trigger
By Gary Stix | November 20, 2013 | 2
Gary Stix, a senior editor, commissions, writes, and edits features, news articles and Web blogs for SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. His area of coverage is neuroscience. He also has frequently been the issue or section editor for special issues or reports on topics ranging from nanotechnology to obesity. He has worked for more than 20 years at SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, following three years as a science journalist at IEEE Spectrum, the flagship publication for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He has an undergraduate degree in journalism from New York University. With his wife, Miriam Lacob, he wrote a general primer on technology called Who Gives a Gigabyte? Follow on Twitter @@gstix1.
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STAFF Observations
Drunks and Gravediggers Wax Poetic about Climate Change
By Mark Fischetti | November 19, 2013 | 2
Mark Fischetti is a senior editor at Scientific American who covers energy, environment and sustainability issues.Follow on Twitter @markfischetti.
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STAFF Observations
Why the U.S. Destroyed Its Ivory Stockpile
By Kate Wong | November 19, 2013 | 25
Kate Wong is an editor and writer at Scientific American covering paleontology, archaeology and life sciences. Follow on Twitter @katewong.
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STAFF Observations
Dengue Fever Reemerges in Texas
By Dina Fine Maron | November 18, 2013 |
Dina Fine Maron is the associate editor for health and medicine at Scientific American. Follow on Twitter @Dina_Maron.
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STAFF Brainwaves
Catching Ourselves in the Act of Thinking
By Ferris Jabr | November 18, 2013 | 1
Ferris Jabr is an associate editor focusing on neuroscience and psychology. Follow on Twitter @ferrisjabr.
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STAFF The SA Incubator
Khalil's Picks (15 November 2013)
By Khalil A. Cassimally | November 15, 2013 |
Khalil A. Cassimally is the Community Coordinator of The Conversation UK. He's also a science blogger. He hails from a tropical island and is a happy geek. Subscribe to his updates on Facebook and Google+.Follow on Twitter @notscientific.
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STAFF Observations
Why Do Antidepressants Take So Long to Work?
By Julianne Chiaet | November 15, 2013 | 10
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STAFF The Countdown
An Asteroid with 6 Tails, and More - The Countdown, Episode 35
By Joss Fong | November 14, 2013 |
Joss is the video production intern at Scientific American and a graduate student in the Science, Health and Environmental Reporting program at New York University. Follow on twitter at @jossfong
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STAFF Talking back
Is Mindfulness Good for Everything? Maybe Not for Learning to Ride a Bike
By Gary Stix | November 14, 2013 | 6
Gary Stix, a senior editor, commissions, writes, and edits features, news articles and Web blogs for SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. His area of coverage is neuroscience. He also has frequently been the issue or section editor for special issues or reports on topics ranging from nanotechnology to obesity. He has worked for more than 20 years at SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, following three years as a science journalist at IEEE Spectrum, the flagship publication for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He has an undergraduate degree in journalism from New York University. With his wife, Miriam Lacob, he wrote a general primer on technology called Who Gives a Gigabyte? Follow on Twitter @@gstix1.
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