Scientific American Summaries and Reviews
See all summaries and reviews from Scientific American at a glance.
Subverting Climate Science in the Classroom
Oil and gas representatives influence the standards for courses and textbooks, from kindergarten to 12th grade.
Scientific American, 2022
How the Brain ‘Constructs’ the Outside World
Neural activity probes your physical surroundings to select just the information needed to survive and flourish
Scientific American, 2022
Why Social Media Makes People Unhappy – And Simple Ways to Fix It
Research suggests platform designs make us lose track of time spent on them and can heighten conflicts, and then we feel upset with ourselves
Scientific American, 2022
Your Boss Wants to Spy on Your Inner Feelings
Tech companies now use AI to analyze your feelings in job interviews and public spaces. But the software is prone to racial, cultural and gender bias
Scientific American, 2021
Top 10 Emerging Technologies for 2021
Innovations to help tackle societal challenges – especially climate change
Scientific American, 2021
Spark Creativity with Thomas Edison’s Napping Technique
Waking yourself from the twilight state just before sleep may help you to solve a challenging problem, a study shows
Scientific American, 2021
This Room Could Wirelessly Charge All Your Devices
New technology delivers power to electronic devices in a test space
Scientific American, 2021
The World’s First Virus-Proof Cell, with Redesigned DNA, Is About to Meet the Test of Its Life
Biologists are building an organism that can shrug off any virus on the planet. Impervious human cells may be next
Scientific American, 2019
Could the Next Big Information Technology Be ... DNA?
How DNA is used to store – and generate – information at extreme scales
Scientific American, 2019
Machines That Translate Wants into Actions
A new generation of brain-machine interface can deduce what a person wants
Scientific American, 2019
Droughts and Floods May Level Off until 2050, but Then Watch Out
Strange waves in the jet stream foretell a future full of heat waves and floods
Scientific American, 2019