
Do Plants Think?
Scientist Daniel Chamovitz unveils the surprising world of plants that see, feel, smell—and remember
Gareth Cook is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who edits Scientific American's Mind Matters online news column.

Do Plants Think?
Scientist Daniel Chamovitz unveils the surprising world of plants that see, feel, smell—and remember

A Neuroscientist's Quest to Reverse Engineer the Human Brain
M.I.T. scientist Sebastian Seung describes the audacious plan to find the connectome--a map of every single neuron in the brain. Here, he says, is the secret of human identity

Designers of Exotic Materials Learn New Tricks from Animals
Chemist Joanna Aizenberg mines the deep sea and the forest wetlands for nature's design secrets and uses them to fashion new materials that may change the world

The Power of Introverts: A Manifesto for Quiet Brilliance
Author Susan Cain explains the fallacy of "groupwork," and points to research showing that it can reduce creativity and productivity

The Hidden Logic of Deception
Prominent biologist Robert Trivers probes the deep origins of deceit and offers a solution to the Darwinian paradox of self-deception

Neuroscience Challenges Old Ideas about Free Will
Celebrated neuroscientist Michael S. Gazzaniga explains the new science behind an ancient philosophical question

History and the Decline of Human Violence
In a magisterial new book, Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker argues that humanity's "better angels" are triumphing

How to Improve Your Life with “Story Editing”
Timothy Wilson gives a grand tour of the science of psychological change

The Secret Language Code
Psychologist James Pennebaker reveals the hidden meaning of pronouns

Psychologists Put "Character" Under the Microscope--and it Vanishes
Authors David DeSteno and Piercarlo Valdesolo argue that much of our good and bad behavior is situational

Watson, the Computer Jeopardy! Champion, and the Future of Artificial Intelligence
What makes Watson work? Is it thinking? And what does that mean? Author Stephen Baker provides the answers

The Brain and the Written Word
A cognitive neuroscientist explains his quest to understand how reading works in the mind—and how the brain is changed by education and culture