A new play explores the mind of the father of modern physics through his interactions—factual and imagined—with a curmudgeonly colleague.
A new play explores the mind of the father of modern physics through his interactions—factual and imagined—with a curmudgeonly colleague.
A new journal that publishes peer review comments alongside its manuscripts goes live.
Why so few scientists make the leap to policy-making positions, and why more should give it a try
Globally, 15-year-old girls outscored boys in 43 of the 65 countries tested.
In Chapter 1, “A Theory,” author Aaron James constructs a working definition for the type of person that earns the ignominious moniker.
Harvard geneticists and anthropologists challenge the work of two economists who say there’s a link between genetic diversity and wealth.
Researchers have generated an image of thoughts flitting through the brains of zebrafish.
A new study disputes findings of a 2011 analysis suggesting that black researchers are funded less than their equally qualified white peers.
The Science of Love, Bad Pharma, Genes, Cells and Brains, and Nature Wars
| February 1, 2013
Meet some of the people featured in the February 2013 issue of The Scientist.