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issue_15

Are You Resilient?

Take this quiz and learn the keys to bouncing back.

June 25, 2014

If Trauma Victims Forget, What Is Lost to Society?

A pill to dampen memories stirs hope and worry.

June 25, 2014

Can You Die From a Broken Heart?

What happens to our bodies when the bonds of love are breached.

June 25, 2014

Fruits and Vegetables Are Trying to Kill You

Antioxidant vitamins don’t stress us like plants do—and don’t have their beneficial effect.

Your Brain Is On the Brink of Chaos

Neurological evidence for chaos in the nervous system is growing.

June 25, 2014

Dude, Where’s My Frontal Cortex?

There’s a method to the madness of the teenage brain.

June 25, 2014

The Man Who Delayed D-Day

The eminent oceanographer Walter Munk reflects on science and war.

June 25, 2014

The Scientific Problem That Must Be Experienced

To understand turbulence we need the intuitive perspective of art.

June 25, 2014

To Predict Turbulence, Just Count the Puffs

These tiny swirls of fluid live, die, reproduce, and spark turbulence.

June 25, 2014

Ingenious: Lisa Kaltenegger

Stories about a life spent searching for life among the stars.

July 9, 2013