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March

Table of Contents March 2012

Discover Magazine's mission is to enable readers to lead richer lives by explaining and expanding their universe. Each month we bring you in depth information and analysis from various topics ranging from technology and space to the living world we live in.

FEATURES

Paranormal Circumstances: One Influential Scientist's Quixotic Mission to Prove ESP Exists

by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee

From his research to his personal life, Daryl Bem's never been one to follow the crowd.

The Big, Overlooked Factor in the Rise of Pandemics: The Human Vector

by Wendy Orent

One secret to  fighting pandemics  is knowing  their real cause:  disease factories  built by people.

Is Einstein's Greatest Work All Wrong—Because He Didn't Go Far Enough?

by Zeeya Merali

From a farmhouse in the English countryside, gentleman scientist Julian Barbour plots to take relativity to its logical extreme and redefine the very nature of gravity, space, and time.

Juicers, Trippers, and Crocodiles: The Dangerous World of Underground Chemistry

by Adam Piore

Steroids, narcotics, and psychedelics are flowing freely from underground labs around the world.

Attack of the Flying, Invasive Carp

by Jeff Wheelwright

From Louisiana and Missouri through the American heartland and all the way north to Minnesota, Asian carp are invading freshwater lakes and rivers, disrupting ecosystems as they go.  

DEPARTMENTS

Hot Science

Hot Science: The Best Science Culture This Month

by Mary Beth Griggs, Valerie Ross, Eric Powell, Veronique Greenwood

Getting Personal

Getting Personal: How I Dismantled the World’s Deadliest Weapon

by Phil Hoover

Phil Hoover is in the bomb business. But these days he’s a bomb unbuilder, eliminating nukes to comply with arms treaties.

Vital Signs

Vital Signs: Boys and Brains and Genes

by Mark Cohen

A hyperactive five-year-old is having trouble fitting in at school. Does he have ADHD, or could his  behavior be a clue to a deeper, genetic problem?

The Brain

The Brain: The Troublesome Bloom of Autism

by Carl Zimmer

As the autistic brain grows in the womb, it bursts with an overabundance of neurons. That finding could lead to much earlier diagnosis and treatment. 

Saints + Sinners

Saints + Sinners: 3-D Printing Criminals, Mongolia the Hero

Impatient Futurist

Impatient Futurist: Good News, Spock—We're Getting Closer to a Universal Translator

by David H. Freedman

The rapid advancement of Google-style, statistical translation may help realize this long-time dream.

Numbers

Numbers: The Critical Distraction Index

by Amy Barth

When you're in open-heart surgery, what is the technician up to?

Out There

The Moon Is Full of Surprises