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- Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 2 Technology
5 New Ways to Pay—without Using Apple or Google
While smartphone payment systems battle one another for users, people are finding better ways to transfer funds - 60-Second Mind Mind & Brain
High Price Tag On Meds May Boost Healing
Parkinson’s patients derived more benefits from a salt solution they were told was an expensive drug than from the same solution when it was described as being cheap medication. Karen Hopkin reports. - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 2 Health
Eye-Tracking Test Enters into the Running for an Alzheimer’s Screen
The evaluation is one of several prognostic tests undergoing studies - Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 1 Mind & Brain
Review: Your Brain
Books and recommendations from Scientific American MIND - 60-Second Tech Technology
Smart Keyboard Gets A Charge Out of You
Researchers have made a secure, waterproof wireless keyboard that gets charged by the action of your fingertips as you type. Larry Greenemeier reports.
- Science Talk More Science
Every Life Has Equal Value (Part 2): Gates Foundation CEO Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann
Gates Foundation CEO Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann and Scientific American Editor-in-Chief Mariette DiChristina talk about the Foundation set forth in its recently released annual letter. Part 2 of 2.
- Science Talk More Science
Every Life Has Equal Value (Part 1): Gates Foundation CEO Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann
Gates Foundation CEO Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann and Scientific American Editor-in-Chief Mariette DiChristina talk about the Foundation set forth in its recently released annual letter. Part 1 of 2.
- Reuters Health
Regular Walking Can Help Ease Depression
By Janice Neumann (Reuters Health) - Moderate-intensity exercise, or even just walking, can improve quality of life for depressed middle-aged women, a large Australian study suggests. - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 2 Technology
Book Review: The Powerhouse
Books and recommendations from Scientific American - Observations Energy & Sustainability
Senators Vote in Circles about Global Warming and the Keystone XL Pipeline
The U.S. Senate voted 62 to 36 yesterday to build the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline that would bring oil from tar sands in Canada down through the U.S. - 60-Second Science Health
Super Bowl Team Cities See More Flu Deaths
Regions that send a team to the Super Bowl saw on average an 18 percent increase in flu deaths among those over 65, probably because of increased transmission due to gatherings of people at parties during the height of the flu season. Karen Hopkin reports.
- Climate Central Energy & Sustainability
Nuclear Power Needs to Double to Curb Global Warming
Experts suggest that without nuclear power the world has little chance of restraining global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius - Extinction Countdown Energy & Sustainability
Rarely Seen Saharan Cheetah Revealed in Incredible Photos
It's not easy to get a glimpse of the critically endangered Saharan cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki), the rarest of the six cheetah subspecies. - News Energy & Sustainability
Vertical Gardens Beat Soil Made Salty by Climate Change
Saltwater is shrinking Bangladesh’s arable land, but a simple approach of planting crops in containers shows surprising success - Talking back Mind & Brain
Kids Sustain 240 Head Hits on Average During Football Season
Coinciding with Super Bowl week, the journal Neurology just came out with a study by Boston University researchers that looked at retired professional football players, comparing the cognitive functioning of players who had started tackle football before age 12 with others who hadn’t. - Anecdotes from the Archive Health
X-Rays at War, 1915
Reported in Scientific American, This Week in World War I: January 30, 1915 X-rays were used for medical operations within a couple of months after they were discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen in late 1895. - Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
Big Gap Between What Scientists Say and Americans Think about Climate Change
But the gap may be closing between scientists and the public on global warming - Reuters Health
Ebola Likely to Persist in 2015 as Communities Resist Aid
West Africa will be lucky to wipe out Ebola this year, as some locals remain suspicious of aid workers, especially in Guinea, the Red Cross said on Friday - Special Editions Volume 23, Issue 5s Mind & Brain
Calisthenics for a Child's Mind
Scientists have concocted mental fitness regimens to strengthen weak thinking skills in students—in effect, making kids smarter - Compound Eye Technology
A Recipe for Photographing Angry Fire Ants
This 2007 photograph of a fire ant brandishing her stinger is among the most heavily circulated images from my collection. Since several people have asked how I managed to coax the animal into such a dramatic pose, I bring you the following recipe.
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