Scientific American’s most popular stories published in 2013 included the following:
The Awesomest 7-Year Postdoc or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Tenure-Track Faculty Life
“Just a Theory”: 7 Misused Science Words
Dear American Consumers: Please Don’t Start Eating Healthfully. Sincerely, the Food Industry
Tread Lightly: Labels That Translate Calories into Walking Distance Could Induce People to Eat Less
The sheepshead fish has human teeth, but it’s okay because it won’t give you a psychedelic crisis
You Are Less Beautiful Than You Think
How to Really Eat Like a Hunter-Gatherer: Why the Paleo Diet Is Half-Baked
The Rich See a Different Internet Than the Poor
Carbon Planets Turn Earth’s Chemistry on Its Head
Psychologists Identify the Best Ways to Study
Below are are some of the most popular stories viewed this year that were published prior to 2013:
Men and Women Can’t Be “Just Friends”: Scientific American
Why do cats purr?
How long can a person survive without food?
How Brainless Slime Molds Redefine Intelligence [Video]
Why does lactic acid build up in muscles? And why does it cause soreness?
What is the function of the human appendix? Did it once have a purpose that has since been lost?
Scientists Discover Children’s Cells Living in Mothers’ Brains
Strange but True: Drinking Too Much Water Can Kill
How long can humans stay awake?
The Unleashed Mind: Why Creative People Are Eccentric
The Awesomest 7-Year Postdoc or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Tenure-Track Faculty Life
“Just a Theory”: 7 Misused Science Words
Dear American Consumers: Please Don’t Start Eating Healthfully. Sincerely, the Food Industry
Tread Lightly: Labels That Translate Calories into Walking Distance Could Induce People to Eat Less
The sheepshead fish has human teeth, but it’s okay because it won’t give you a psychedelic crisis
You Are Less Beautiful Than You Think
How to Really Eat Like a Hunter-Gatherer: Why the Paleo Diet Is Half-Baked
The Rich See a Different Internet Than the Poor
Carbon Planets Turn Earth’s Chemistry on Its Head
Psychologists Identify the Best Ways to Study
Below are are some of the most popular stories viewed this year that were published prior to 2013:
Men and Women Can’t Be “Just Friends”: Scientific American
Why do cats purr?
How long can a person survive without food?
How Brainless Slime Molds Redefine Intelligence [Video]
Why does lactic acid build up in muscles? And why does it cause soreness?
What is the function of the human appendix? Did it once have a purpose that has since been lost?
Scientists Discover Children’s Cells Living in Mothers’ Brains
Strange but True: Drinking Too Much Water Can Kill
How long can humans stay awake?
The Unleashed Mind: Why Creative People Are Eccentric
