May 2006

The Man Who Finds Planets

Give Caltech astronomer Mike Brown a telescope and there's no telling what he might discover out there

by Cal Fussman, Photography by Misha Gravenor

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May

Departments

Letters

Letter From Discover: The Big Picture

Sometimes not seeing is believing. Ask Mike Brown.

Blinded By Science: What Were We Thinking?

All along it has been the unconscious mind churning away brilliantly and undetectably that has raised us above the din
 by Bruno Maddox

Sky Lights: Remote-Control Astronomy

View the cosmos on your computer
 by Bob Berman

Vital Signs: Why Is She Getting Thinner?

Linking stomach pain, diabetes, and weight loss saves a life
 by Douglas G. Adler

Emerging Technology: Skype and Hype

If its Internet phone service is free, how does it make money?
 by Steven Johnson

20 Things You Didn't Know About... Leonardo da Vinci

by Jason Stahl and Alex Stone

Whatever Happened To... Talking to Dolphins?

by Susan Kruglinski

Raw Data: Why Stars Blow Up

A star one second, an exploding supernova the next
 by Jessica Ruvinsky

Fuzzy Math

In a group of 23 people, the odds are better than even that at least two of them will share a birthday.
 by Alex Stone

The Discover Interview: John McCarter

The head of Chicago's Field Museum lends a powerful new voice to the evolution debate
 by Kathy A. Svitil, Photography by Roy Zipstein

Jaron's World: I Smell, Therefore I Think

Did odors give rise to the first words?
 by Jaron Lanier