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October 2012
Scientific American Magazine
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Cover; October 2012; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)
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Letters; October 2012; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)
Readers Respond to "Cyborg Humanity"
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Solve the Nobel Prize Dilemma; October 2012; by The Editors; 1 Page(s)
Now that teams, not individuals, drive high-impact science, the Nobel Foundation should change how it awards its prize
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Target the Super-Spreaders; October 2012; by Kathleen A. Ryan; 1 Page(s)
Inoculating kids is the best way to protect everyone from flu. Why don't we do it?
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The Exposure Cure; October 2012; by Marissa Fessenden; 1 Page(s)
A major study moves food-allergy treatments a step closer to reality
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Stealing for Biodiversity; October 2012; by Daisy Yuhas; 1 Page(s)
Thieving rodents may have replaced extinct megafauna as seed dispersers
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Snap Judgment; October 2012; by Larry Greenemeier; 1 Page(s)
An ultrafast camera may help detect cancer before it spreads
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Sergei Petrovich Kapitza; October 2012; by Larry Greenemeier; 1 Page(s)
The physicist and founder of Scientific American's Russian-language edition worked tirelessly to advance the cause of science
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Primordial Pinwheel; October 2012; by John Matson; 1 Page(s)
Astronomers spot the oldest prominent spiral galaxy yet
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Bird Brains; October 2012; by Sophie Bushwick; 1 Page(s)
Until the age of eight, kids are little better than jays at solving a common puzzle
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Seeing in the Rain; October 2012; by Larry Greenemeier; 1 Page(s)
Novel headlights illuminate the road, even in bad weather
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The Art of Fishing; October 2012; by Eric Wagner; 1 Page(s)
Ancient mosaics help scientists track grouper populations
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Coding Her Way to the Top; October 2012; by Anna Kuchment; 1 Page(s)
This year's Google Science Fair winner talks about how she's helping doctors detect breast cancer less invasively and why more girls don't go into computer science
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A "Just Right" Guitar; October 2012; by Evelyn Lamb; 1 Page(s)
A 68-millimeter-thick instrument produces the best-quality sound
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Urge to Merge; October 2012; by John Matson; 1 Page(s)
Upgraded detectors may soon see colliding black holes
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Drug Detectives; October 2012; by Deborah Franklin; 2 Page(s)
Physicians struggle to curb the growing number of lethal overdoses
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Rent Out Your Hot Button; October 2012; by David Pogue; 1 Page(s)
Want to save money and prevent power outages? Get your thermostat a digital remote control
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State of The World's Science; October 2012; by John Sexton; 5 Page(s)
A Measure of the Creativity of a Nation is how Well it Works with those Beyond its Borders
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Why Germany Still Makes Things; October 2012; by Stefan Theil; 3 Page(s)
Germany has developed a flexible and effective way of moving its best ideas from the university labs to the factory floor
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Can China Keep Rising?; October 2012; by Philip G. Altbach and Qi Wang; 2 Page(s)
World-class status for research excellence comes with a new set of challenges
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Citizen Science U.; October 2012; by Michael M. Crow; 2 Page(s)
The best way to teach today's hyperconnected students is to get rid of the departments of geology and biology
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The Other 1 Percent; October 2012; by Paula Stephan; 2 Page(s)
Income inequality is rife in the world of U.S. science—and it's for the better
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Culture of Creativity; October 2012; by Fred Guterl; 2 Page(s)
The rise of China and India bodes well for science, says British Royal Society president Paul Nurse
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The Language of the Brain; October 2012; by Terry Sejnowski and Tobi Delbruck; 6 Page(s)
The brain makes sense of our experiences by focusing closely on the timing of the impulses that flow through billions of nerve cells
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Ecosystems on the Brink; October 2012; by Carl Zimmer; 6 Page(s)
To keep jellyfish, fungi and other creatures from overtaking healthy habitats, scientists are exploring food webs and tipping points
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The Higgs at Last; October 2012; by Michael Riordan, Guido Tonelli and Sau Lan Wu; 8 Page(s)
After a three-decade search, scientists appear to have found the elusive particle. Its peculiar properties suggest a new era in physics could be about to dawn
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Kinetic Kite; October 2012; by David Biello; 2 Page(s)
An airborne wind turbine turns sea breezes into electricity
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The Wisdom of the Psychopaths; October 2012; by Kevin Dutton; 4 Page(s)
We can learn a lot from psychopaths. Certain aspects of their personalities and intellect are often hallmarks of success
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Journey to the Genetic Interior; October 2012; by Stephen S. Hall; 4 Page(s)
What was once known as junk DNA
turns out to hold hidden treasures,
says computational biologist Ewan Birney
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Politically Irrational; October 2012; by Michael Shermer; 1 Page(s)
Subliminal influences guide our voting preferences
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It's Full of Cats; October 2012; by Steve Mirsky; 1 Page(s)
Humanity's feline fixation extends to our electronic networks and gadgets
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50, 100 & 150 Years Ago; October 2012; by Daniel C. Schlenoff; 2 Page(s)
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American
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Fatter, Drunker Nation; October 2012; by Mark Fischetti; 1 Page(s)
And yet Americans are smoking less and exercising more
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