Reviews

  1. Science & Society

    Scarcity

    Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir explain why having too little means so much.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Health & Medicine

    ‘Decoding Annie Parker’ portrays hunt for breast cancer genes

    Not long ago, most doctors scoffed at the idea of a “cancer gene,” as the new film shows.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Neuroscience

    Brainy videos

    A short film that uses humor and science to explain congenital anosmia has won the Society for Neuroscience’s 2013 Brain Awareness Video Contest.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  4. Astronomy

    The NASA take on ‘Gravity’

    An astronaut and a NASA expert consider the reality of the film’s space dangers.

    By Andrew Grant
  5. Math

    Thinking In Numbers

    On Life, Love, Meaning, and Math by Daniel Tammet.

    By Alexandra Witze
  6. Animals

    Cat Sense

    How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet by John Bradshaw.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  7. Science & Society

    The Nazi and the Psychiatrist

    Hermann Goring, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a Fatal Meeting of Minds at the End of WWII by Jack El-Hai.

    By Meghan Rosen
  8. Psychology

    Behind the Shock Machine

    The Untold Story of the Notorious Milgram Psychology Experiments by Gina Perry.

    By Allison Bohac
  9. Humans

    How We Do It

    The Evolution and Future of Human Reproduction by Robert Martin.

    By Cristy Gelling
  10. Psychology

    What Makes a Hero?

    The Surprising Science of Selflessness by Elizabeth Svoboda.

    By Sid Perkins
  11. Climate

    The Attacking Ocean

    The Past, Present, and Future of Rising Sea Levels by Brian Fagan.

    By Erin Wayman
  12. Neuroscience

    The Autistic Brain

    Thinking Across the Spectrum by Temple Grandin and Richard Panek.

    By Meghan Rosen