http://discovermagazine.com Science, Technology, and The Future http://discovermagazine.com/2008/may/02-three-words-that-could-overthrow-physics http://discovermagazine.com/2008/may/02-three-words-that-could-overthrow-physics The standard model still doesn't describe magnets' spooky action at a distance. Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2008/may/02-three-words-that-could-overthrow-physics/key_image Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:00:00 +0000 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:00:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/feb/20-deflating-the-bogus-insomnia-epidemic http://discovermagazine.com/2008/feb/20-deflating-the-bogus-insomnia-epidemic Who started the tall tale about this "epidemic," anyway? The Big Pharma-funded National Sleep Foundation, a dodgy polling firm working for a hotel chain, and some sensationalistic journalists. Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2008/feb/20-deflating-the-bogus-insomnia-epidemic/key_image Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0000 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2007/dec/blinded-by-science http://discovermagazine.com/2007/dec/blinded-by-science The short line from hunks of meat on spits to cranberry foam on Top Chef Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2007/dec/blinded-by-science/key_image Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:40:00 +0000 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:40:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2007/nov/a-modest-proposal-for-science-end-it-don.t-mend-it http://discovermagazine.com/2007/nov/a-modest-proposal-for-science-end-it-don.t-mend-it Science was rendered obsolete by its own smashing victory. Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2007/nov/a-modest-proposal-for-science-end-it-don.t-mend-it/key_image Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:00:00 +0000 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:00:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2007/oct/quasars-say-earth-is-1.2-a-pinkie-smaller http://discovermagazine.com/2007/oct/quasars-say-earth-is-1.2-a-pinkie-smaller We now know the planet is quite mushy—but at least we know. Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2007/oct/quasars-say-earth-is-1.2-a-pinkie-smaller/key_image Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:10:00 +0000 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:10:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2007/sep/google-taught-me-how-to-cut-my-own-hair http://discovermagazine.com/2007/sep/google-taught-me-how-to-cut-my-own-hair In the Internet era, the most accessible information is the most valuable. Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2007/sep/google-taught-me-how-to-cut-my-own-hair/key_image Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:00:00 +0000 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:00:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2007/aug/blinded-by-science http://discovermagazine.com/2007/aug/blinded-by-science Verne accurately predicted the moon shot, Wells predicted the atomic bomb, and Adam Brin predicted the Web. But has reality become so fantastic recently that sci-fi itself has lost its predictive power and is therefore obsolete? Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2007/aug/blinded-by-science/key_image Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:00:00 +0000 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:00:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jul/blinded-by-science http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jul/blinded-by-science Deep in the Utah desert, there is a place where earthlings practice being Martians in the hope of a future home on the Red Planet. Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jul/blinded-by-science/key_image Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:45:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:45:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jun/blinded-by-science http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jun/blinded-by-science From the land of breast implants and Botox, a plastic surgeon uses Pythagoras' theories to try to geometrically design the perfect face. The golden rectangle may well figure in, but the math isn't quite there yet. Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jun/blinded-by-science/key_image Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:25:00 +0000 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:25:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2007/may/blinded-by-science http://discovermagazine.com/2007/may/blinded-by-science IQ is a fictional attribute. The real question is what's your Ideaphoria, Foresight, and Number Facility scores? The test for Ideaphoria is surprisingly simple: just watch how fast someone writes... Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2007/may/blinded-by-science/key_image Wed, 23 May 2007 22:10:00 +0000 Wed, 23 May 2007 22:10:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2007/apr/blinded-by-science-addicted-to-beef http://discovermagazine.com/2007/apr/blinded-by-science-addicted-to-beef In the future they'll say, "The British ate lots of beef and conquered the world, but they didn’t care whether the beef tasted nice or where it came from and so they died." Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2007/apr/blinded-by-science-addicted-to-beef/key_image Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:05:00 +0000 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:05:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2007/mar/blinded-by-science-hypnosis-enters-a-new-era http://discovermagazine.com/2007/mar/blinded-by-science-hypnosis-enters-a-new-era It's benevolent, it's peaceful, and your iPod can be the hypnotist. Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2007/mar/blinded-by-science-hypnosis-enters-a-new-era/key_image Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2007/feb/blinded-creation-museum-kentucky http://discovermagazine.com/2007/feb/blinded-creation-museum-kentucky The designers of the Creation Museum insist that science is fundamental. Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2007/feb/blinded-creation-museum-kentucky/key_image Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jan/blinded-binladen-find-afghanistan http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jan/blinded-binladen-find-afghanistan It is difficult to map a land, and Afghanistan remains as elusive as a terrorist in hiding. Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jan/blinded-binladen-find-afghanistan/key_image Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:40:00 +0000 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:40:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2006/dec/blinded-twins-birding-instinct http://discovermagazine.com/2006/dec/blinded-twins-birding-instinct How birding in Central Park in an age of terror makes the man Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2006/dec/blinded-twins-birding-instinct/key_image Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:00:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:00:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2006/nov/blinded-twins-clones http://discovermagazine.com/2006/nov/blinded-twins-clones What a twins convention in the Midwest tells us about the future of humanity. Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2006/nov/blinded-twins-clones/key_image Fri, 03 Nov 2006 08:50:00 +0000 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 08:50:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2006/oct/blinded-science-freaks http://discovermagazine.com/2006/oct/blinded-science-freaks How abhorrence and attraction affect our bioethical judgment. Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2006/oct/blinded-science-freaks/key_image Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:05:00 +0000 Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:05:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2006/sep/hawkingexit http://discovermagazine.com/2006/sep/hawkingexit Why is one of the thinking community's heavy hitters dabbling in doomsday prophecy? Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2006/sep/hawkingexit/key_image Fri, 01 Sep 2006 11:26:49 -0500 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 11:26:49 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2006/aug/lastgossip http://discovermagazine.com/2006/aug/lastgossip When everyone knows everything, what will be the point? Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2006/aug/lastgossip/key_image Tue, 01 Aug 2006 09:26:36 -0500 Tue, 01 Aug 2006 09:26:36 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2006/jul/blinded http://discovermagazine.com/2006/jul/blinded Bringing home the bacon may become a thing of the past when we can grow our own. Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2006/jul/blinded/key_image Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:12:54 -0500 Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:12:54 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2006/jun/blinded http://discovermagazine.com/2006/jun/blinded Fahrenheit has warm familiarity on its side, and Celsius weighs in with cool logic. We need something completely different Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2006/jun/blinded/key_image Sun, 25 Jun 2006 16:05:07 -0500 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 16:05:07 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2006/may/blinded http://discovermagazine.com/2006/may/blinded All along it has been the unconscious mind churning away brilliantly and undetectably that has raised us above the din Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2006/may/blinded/key_image Mon, 29 May 2006 15:09:00 -0500 Mon, 29 May 2006 15:09:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2006/apr/telegraphs-internet http://discovermagazine.com/2006/apr/telegraphs-internet In praise of the bolder world of the first Internet Bruno Maddox http://discovermagazine.com/2006/apr/telegraphs-internet/key_image Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:24:39 -0500 Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:24:39 -0500 Print Article