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September 2012
Scientific American Magazine
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Cover; September 2012; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)
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From the Editor; September 2012; by Mariette DiChristina; 1 Page(s)
Out of Bounds
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Letters to the Editors; September 2012; by The Editors; 2 Page(s)
Readers Respond to the May 2012 issue of Scientific American
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Safer Drugs for Kids; September 2012; by The Editors; 1 Page(s)
Many of the medicines children take have never been proven safe and effective for them. A new law will help change that
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How Healthy is Your Ocean?; September 2012; by Benjamin S. Halpern; 2 Page(s)
The first science-based assessment of the world's seas shows clean water but poor management
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What Is It?; September 2012; by Ann Chin; 1 Page(s)
Bone-eating worms
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Ready, Set, Implant; September 2012; by Oscar Berlanga; 1 Page(s)
Scientists are beginning to crack the other half of the fertilization equation
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The Import of the Higgs Boson; September 2012; by Robert Garisto and Abhishek Agarwal; 2 Page(s)
Finding a new particle completes one puzzle and begins another
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Cover Charge; September 2012; by Evelyn Lamb; 1 Page(s)
A new spray-on battery could convert any object into an electricity-storage device
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Not Worth the Risk; September 2012; by Dave Mosher; 1 Page(s)
For bank robbers, crime rarely pays
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Meteor Hunt; September 2012; by As told to Marissa Fessenden; 1 Page(s)
An astronomer describes his search for meteor showers and hopes others will join in the fun
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Howdy, Neighbor; September 2012; by John R. Platt; 1 Page(s)
Cougars are returning to the U.S. Midwest
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Chickpea Revolution; September 2012; by Aishwarya Nukala; 1 Page(s)
A better bean is boosting Ethiopia's economy
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Cholesterol Confusion; September 2012; by Thea Singer; 1 Page(s)
A protein may turn good cholesterol bad and bad cholesterol lethal
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Tooth Sleuths; September 2012; by Kate Wong; 1 Page(s)
Ancient tartar shows our ancestors ate bark and some other surprising foods
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Clean Sweep; September 2012; by Maryn McKenna; 2 Page(s)
Hospitals bring janitors to the front lines of infection control
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Beyond Limits; September 2012; by The Editors; 2 Page(s)
How will we transcend today's barriers to get smarter, live longer, and expand the power of human innovation
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Super Humanity; September 2012; by Robert M. Sapolsky; 4 Page(s)
Our drive to exceed our evolutionary limits sets us apart from other beasts
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Can We Keep Getting Smarter?; September 2012; by Tim Folger; 4 Page(s)
Ever rising IQ scores suggest that future generations will make us seem like dimwits in comparison
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The Case of the Sleeping Slayer; September 2012; by James Vlahos; 6 Page(s)
In the neurological netherworld between sleep and wakefulness, the mind's delirium can turn tragically real
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How We All Will Live to Be 100; September 2012; by Katherine Harmon; 4 Page(s)
Two approaches to longevity research aim to extend the average life span out to a century or more
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Mind in Motion; September 2012; by Miguel A. L. Nicolelis; 6 Page(s)
The idea that paralyzed people might one day control their limbs just by thinking is no longer a Hollywood-style fantasy
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The Edge of Ambition; September 2012; by Dave Mosher; 2 Page(s)
10 projects that push the boundaries of the engineered world
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Machines of the Infinite; September 2012; by John Pavlus; 6 Page(s)
Whether or not machines can quickly answer yes-or-no questions could affect everything from national security to the limits of human knowledge
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Questions for the Next Million Years; September 2012; by Davide Castelvecchi; 6 Page(s)
What would scientists learn if they could run studies that lasted for hundreds or thousands of years—or more?
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Beyond the Quantum Horizon; September 2012; by David Deutsch and Artur Ekert; 6 Page(s)
Once viewed as imposing absolute limits on knowledge and technology, quantum theory is now expanding the power of computers and the vistas of the mind
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Recommended; September 2012; by Anna Kuchment; 1 Page(s)
Books and recommendations from Scientific American
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Conspiracy Contradictions; September 2012; by Michael Shermer; 1 Page(s)
Why people who believe in one conspiracy are prone to believe others
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Bring Out Your Dead; September 2012; by Steve Mirsky; 1 Page(s)
A member of the species describes how Homo sapiens could go out
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50, 100, 150 Years Ago; September 2012; by Daniel C. Schlenoff; 2 Page(s)
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American
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