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  • Scientific American’s Latest E-Book Takes a Look Back at the Best of 2012

    It’s hard to believe that 2012 has come to a close. Lucky for us, the year saw some amazing science, and in this eBook, we’ve compiled Scientific American’s best stories of 2012 with an eye on content, authorship and news value. Section 1 kicks off with some award-winners. First up, SA editor Katherine Harmon’s story [...]

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    The Banana That Gave Its All for Science [Video]

    Magicians need to resort to trick props to pull a rabbit out of a hat. But we pulled DNA out of a banana with nothing more than a few household ingredients during a Scientific American Google Hangout on December 20. (See Scientific American Goes Bananas on December 20. No artifice or foolery was involved: just [...]

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    Scientific American Goes Bananas on December 20

    Editor’s note: Join the Hangout by visiting Scientific American’s Google Plus page at 1 p.m. Eastern on Thursday. That’s right. Using ordinary household items and a humble piece of fruit, we’re going to perform a seemingly magical feat of science while you watch on a Google Science Fair Hangout on December 20 at 1 p.m. [...]

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    Watch: How Do Knees Work? An Iron Egghead Sample Video

    Can you explain science with seven everyday items? We’re looking for some creative minds to explain how a part of the human body works, or how a process occurs in it, in two minutes or less. No fancy equipment is needed, either—a smartphone camera will do. For inspiration, take a gander at this sample video, [...]

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    Want a Free Scientific American Subscription? Enter Our Iron Egghead Video Contest

    Can you explain science with seven everyday items? We’re looking for some creative minds to say how a part of the human body works, or how a process occurs in the body, in two minutes or less. No fancy equipment is needed—a smartphone camera will do. Winners will be featured on the Scientific American web [...]

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    Storytelling with Big Data: Thoughts on VISUALIZED

    Courtesy of Andy Kirk, visualisingdata.com

    As an attendee at the inaugural VISUALIZED conference last week in New York City, I was ready to experience, as the website described, “an inspiring two-day gathering with the brightest minds and social innovators from around the world who are changing how we understand and interact with data; and gain insight into designing data-driven narratives [...]

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    Storm Warnings: Climate Change and Extreme Weather–The Latest E-Book from SA

    Storm Warnings -- ebook cover

    Scientific American launched its e-Book program this summer, starting with The Science of Sports: Winning in the Olympics. Each month, we add new titles selected from the most relevant issues facing science today. For November, we turn our attention to our immediate environment. Hurricanes. Blizzards. Flooding. Drought. If extreme weather events like these seem to be [...]

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    Playing Politics: The Science of ElectionsSA‘s Latest E-Book

    Scientific American launched its e-Book program this summer, starting with The Science of Sports: Winning in the Olympics. Each month, we add new titles selected from the most relevant issues facing science today. For October, our newest e-Book reminds readers that politics makes strange bedfellows. This maxim becomes even more vivid when politics is put under [...]

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    A Defense of Artistic License in Illustrations of Scientific Concepts

    Detail of two illustration approaches

    The other day, my own hypocrisy slapped me in the face. I was looking at a quantum illustration. One for which I had just encouraged an artist to develop a dimensional and detailed representation of a particle, that—by the author’s own admission—may or may not exist. And if it does exist, we certainly know nothing [...]

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    Scientific American’s Growing Catalogue of E-Book Titles Includes HIV and AIDS, Exploring Mars, The Higgs Boson and More

    Scientific American launched its e-Book program this summer, starting with The Science of Sports: Winning in the Olympics. Each month, we will add new titles selected from the most relevant issues facing science today. We are delighted to announce that our e-Books for the end of the summer and early fall seasons are available. Keep [...]

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