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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MIND
Animal Intelligence and the Evolution of the Human Mind
Subtle refinements in brain architecture, rather than large-scale alterations, make us smarter than other animals

60-SECOND SCIENCE BLOG
Game-playing astronauts infect NASA computers with virus
The virus reportedly did not affect ISS operations, but it spotlights computer vulnerabilities hundreds of miles above the Earth’s surface

60-SECOND SCIENCE BLOG
Pot is good for you? Marijuana fights the superbugs
Good news for those going to Burning Man?

60-SECOND SCIENCE BLOG
Health care reform: The uninsured congressman stays healthy
We caught up with Democratic Rep. Steve Kagen, the Wisconsin allergist-turned-congressman who refused federal health coverage and has introduced his own health care reform bill

60-SECOND SCIENCE PODCAST
Younger Kids Don’t Care What’s Fair
Children below the age of about seven were indifferent to whether their playmates shared in a candy giveaway, but older kids were more sensitive about fairness

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE
Pigeons as Pilots?
Steve Mirsky Reviews Superdove: How the Pigeon Took Manhattan…And the World

MIND MATTERS
Subconscious Decisions: Voting in Churches and Buying Designer Labels
Marketing expert Jonah Berger discusses his research on how environmental cues subtly influence our ballots and purchases

60-SECOND SCIENCE BLOG
Fabled Northwest Passage open for business in the Arctic
This year’s melt is continuing at a “brisk pace,” unlike previous record years, which slowed by the end of August

EARTHTALK
Tops Off?: Why Some Towns Won’t Recycle Bottle Caps
Can plastic bottle caps be recycled or should they be thrown out?