neuroscience, culture

Meet some of the people featured in the May 2014 issue of The Scientist

Madness and Memory, Promoting the Planck Club, The Carnivore Way, and The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons

Researchers unravel the biology of beauty and art.

A study reveals structural differences between the brains of artists and non-artists.

April 2014's selection of notable quotes

Imagine consciousness traveling at the speed of light.

Cancer Virus, A Window on Eternity, Murderous Minds, and The Extreme Life of the Sea

A neuroscientist studies the brains of tango dancers in an attempt to understand interpersonal connectedness.

The Sixth Extinction, Joy, Guilt, Anger, Love, Ha! The Science of When we Laugh and Why, and Ten Thousand Birds

Me, Myself, and Why, RedDevil 4, Neanderthal Man, and Science from Sight to Insight

A pair of one-act chamber operas takes the audience inside the world of imagined sound. 

Are Dolphins Really Smart?, Newton's Football, Outsider Scientists, and We Are Our Brains

Meet some of the people featured in the November 2013 issue of The Scientist.

The neuron-inspired art of erstwhile neuroscientist Greg Dunn

Denial, Probably Approximately Correct, Permanent Present Tense, and Against Their Will

A new journal that publishes peer review comments alongside its manuscripts goes live.

Life's Ratchet, The Annotated and Illustrated Double Helix, The Fractalist and Hallucinations

The blogosphere voices widespread condemnation for a sexist comment made by a researcher attending this week’s annual Society for Neuroscience conference.

Wired for Story, Dreamland, Homo Mysterious, and Vagina

Using scientific information as narrative can be a powerful way to communicate.