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In the May 2008 Issue:
• The Chaotic Birth of Planets
• The Risks and Awards of Web-Based Research
• Winning Strategies against a Deadly Parasite
• How Even One Cigarette Can Hook the Brain
• How DNA "Switches" Control Evolution
• The Dangers of Nuclear Recycling
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April/May 2008

April/May 2008
• The Psychology of Success
• You're Biased--But You Can Control It
• The Orgasmic Mind
• Can Infections Cause Mental Illness? And more

105 Mind-Bending Illusions

105 Mind-Bending Illusions
We tend to think of our eyes as video equipment, faithfully recording all the details of our busy lives. As you will learn in this special issue, however, we see with our brains, not with our eyes. more

Evolution

Evolution
"Nothing in biology makes sense except in light of evolution." So declared geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky in 1973. Today's scientists agree... more





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