November 2007
Scientific American Magazine

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Cover; November 2007; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Table of Contents; November 2007; by Staff Editor; 3 Page(s)

From the Editor; November 2007; by John Rennie; 1 Page(s)

The Best Defense

Letters; November 2007; by Staff Editor; 3 Page(s)

Faith Debate; Stormy Weather; Snoozing Mice

50, 100 and 150 Years Ago; November 2007; by Daniel C. Schlenoff; 1 Page(s)

First Satellite; Canine Treachery; Unlucky Ship

Updates; November 2007; by Philip Yam; 1 Page(s)

Cosmic Radiation; Smoking and Genes; Shrubs 1, Grasses 0; Corona Heat

The Genetics of Politics; November 2007; by Charles Q. Choi; 2 Page(s)

A study finds that biology governs voter turnout

Repairs without Rivets; November 2007; by David Appell; 2 Page(s)

Carbon-fiber composites could lead to quick fixes for old bridges

A Simple Mimic; November 2007; by Gary Stix; 2 Page(s)

Water droplets encased in fat simulate cell membranes

Scared Off Silicone; November 2007; by Melinda Wenner; 2 Page(s)

Liability fears trump science for ulcer-beating injectable silicone

Rotor in Motor; November 2007; by Steven Ashley; 2 Page(s)

Replacing aluminum with copper in electric motors saves energy

Higher Power; November 2007; by Sarah Simpson; 3 Page(s)

Earth's heat keeps continents afloat and land above sea level

Dark Riddles; November 2007; by Govert Schilling; 2 Page(s)

Behavior of galaxy cluster may shift thinking about gravity

News Scan Briefs; November 2007; by Charles Q. Choi, David Biello, JR Minkel, Nikhil Swaminathan; 2 Page(s)

Molecules with Antimatter; Explaining Out-of-Body Experiences; Red Giant Survival; Live Fast, Die Young; No Monkeying Around; Cross-Circuiting to Nanotubes; Squatters for Suburbia; Bee Bug; Venus-Safe Microchip

SciAm Perspectives: Build Diplomacy, Not Bombs; November 2007; by the Editors; 2 Page(s)

The U.S. needs a new defense strategy, not new nuclear warheads

Sustainable Developments: Climate Change and the Law; November 2007; by Jeffrey D. Sachs; 2 Page(s)

Even the Bush administration has started to recognize U.S. legal obligations to fight global warming

Forum: Don't Wreck the Mars Program; November 2007; by Robert Zubrin; 2 Page(s)

Devoting all the funding to just one mission would be a mistake

Skeptic: Weirdonomics and Quirkology; November 2007; by Michael Shermer; 1 Page(s)

How the curious science of the oddities of everyday life yields new insights

Anti Gravity: Profit Tears; November 2007; by Steve Mirsky; 1 Page(s)

Some may cry about cleaning up spilled milk

Insights: The Forgotten Code Cracker; November 2007; by Ed Regis; 2 Page(s)

The forgotten Nobelist: Marshall W. Nirenberg, who deciphered the genetic code in the 1960s

The Great Cosmic Roller-Coaster Ride; November 2007; by Cliff Burgess and Fernando Quevedo; 8 Page(s)

Could cosmic inflation be a sign that our universe is in a far vaster realm?

Cell Defenses and the Sunshine Vitamin; November 2007; by Luz E. Tavera-Mendoza and John H. White; 8 Page(s)

Scientists now recognize that vitamin D does much more than build strong bones and that many people are not getting enough of it

Nuclear Weapons in a New World; November 2007; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Countries are altering their nuclear arsenals, prompting the U.S. to refurbish its own warheads

The Nuclear Threat; November 2007; by Mark Fischetti; 4 Page(s)

A look at strike capabilities worldwide, and how a bomb would affect single cities and people

A Need for New Warheads?; November 2007; by David Biello; 6 Page(s)

The U.S. government's proposal to build the first new muclear warhead in two decades raises a host of questions

Playing Defense against Lou Gehrig's Disease; November 2007; by Patrick Aebischer and Ann C. Kato; 8 Page(s)

Researchers have proposed potential therapies for a paralyzing disorder once thought to be untreatable

Brilliant Displays; November 2007; by M. Mitchell Waldrop; 4 Page(s)

A new technology can make cell phone and other displays bright and clear, even in the sun's glare

The Science of Doing Good; November 2007; by Sheri Fink; 8 Page(s)

Information technology, satellite imaging and research carried out in disaster-relief areas have begun to transform humanitarian aid into a more efficient endeavor

Blood Cells for Sale; November 2007; by Emily Harrison; 2 Page(s)

There's more to blood banking than just bagging blood

Working Knowledge: Two Technologies Shine; November 2007; by Mark Fischetti; 2 Page(s)

Digital projectors shine

Reviews; November 2007; by Michelle Press; 1 Page(s)

Peking Man; Posthuman man; Polar plight

Ask the Experts; November 2007; by Jack Bacon, Michael S. Bahrke; 1 Page(s)

Could the International Space Station serve as a repair hangar for satellites? Can a dose of testosterone produce immediate and profound improvements?

Fact or Fiction?; November 2007; by Charles Q. Choi; 1 Page(s)

Can a cockroach live without its head?