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

Raw Data: Why Stars Blow Up

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

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

by Jason Stahl and 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