Reviews

  1. 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
  2. Astronomy

    The NASA take on ‘Gravity’

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

    By Andrew Grant
  3. Math

    Thinking In Numbers

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

    By Alexandra Witze
  4. Animals

    Cat Sense

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

    By Sarah Zielinski
  5. 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
  6. Psychology

    Behind the Shock Machine

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

    By Allison Bohac
  7. Humans

    How We Do It

    The Evolution and Future of Human Reproduction by Robert Martin.

    By Cristy Gelling
  8. Psychology

    What Makes a Hero?

    The Surprising Science of Selflessness by Elizabeth Svoboda.

    By Sid Perkins
  9. Climate

    The Attacking Ocean

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

    By Erin Wayman
  10. Neuroscience

    The Autistic Brain

    Thinking Across the Spectrum by Temple Grandin and Richard Panek.

    By Meghan Rosen
  11. Neuroscience

    Brainwashed

    The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience by Sally Satel and Scott O. Lilienfeld.

    By Bruce Bower
  12. Genetics

    The Sports Gene

    Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance by David Epstein.

    By Tina Hesman Saey