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The Unwell Brain: Understanding the Psychobiology of Mental Health by F. Scott Kraly
Dysfunctional moods and behavior have chemical roots. W.W. Norton & Co., 2009, 224 p., $18.95 The Unwell Brain: Understanding the Psychobiology of Mental Health by F. Scott Kraly
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Strings Link the Ultracold with the Superhot
Perfect liquids suggest theory’s math mirrors something real.
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Specialis Revelio!
It’s not magic, it’s neuroscience.
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Shared Differences
The architecture of our genomes is anything but basic.
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Why Sh*t Happens: The Science of a Really Bad Day by Peter J. Bentley
Science explains life’s daily mishaps and offers ways to fight back. Rodale, 2009, 308 p., $16.95 Why Sh*t Happens: The Science of a Really Bad Day by Peter J. Bentley
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Logical Labyrinths by Raymond M. Smullyan
Analogies and a fantasy setting bridge the author’s earlier puzzle books and technical writings to teach readers about logic. A.K. Peters, 2009, 327 p., $49 Logical Labyrinths by Raymond M. Smullyan
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Heatstroke: Nature in an Age of Global Warming by Anthony D. Barnosky
Rising temperatures could irrevocably alter creatures and their habitats, great and small. Shearwater, 2009, 288 p., $26.95 Heatstroke: Nature in an Age of Global Warming by Anthony D. Barnosky
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Birth Day: A Pediatrician Explores the Science, the History, and the Wonder of Childbirth by Mark Sloan
What is known — and what isn’t known — about the first day of a child’s life. Ballantine Books, 2009, 370 p., $25 Birth Day: A Pediatrician Explores the Science, the History, and the Wonder of Childbirth by Mark Sloan
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Letters
Why good looks look good The article “It’s written all over your face” (SN: 1/17/09, p. 24) made me recall another article (a couple of years ago, I think!) describing the work of researchers investigating an apparent human, obsessive need to identify patterns in our environment. The scientists studied stockbrokers with and without a specific […]
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Science Future for April 25, 2009
April 28 Celebrate Save the Frogs Day. See savethefrogs.com/day May 23 Extreme Mammals: The Biggest, Smallest, and Most Amazing Mammals of All Time opens at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. See www.amnh.org May 24–27 Earth and space scientists present new findings at the 2009 Joint Assembly in Toronto. Visit www.jointassembly2009.ca
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Science Past from the issue of April 25, 1959
“Go-getter” type is heart attack candidate — The American “go-getter” type is a prime candidate for a heart attack. There appears to be a strong link between the behavior of a man with regard to his business and social activities and his chances of being a victim of a heart attack, two San Francisco specialists […]
