http://discovermagazine.com Science, Technology, and The Future http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/13-whatever-happened-to-acid-rain http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/13-whatever-happened-to-acid-rain A former household term, acid rain is often mistaken as a "solved problem." But while legislation has cleaned up much of it, the problem is far from over—especially in rapidly industrializing countries. Stephen Ornes http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/13-whatever-happened-to-acid-rain/key_image Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:05:00 -0500 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:05:00 -0500 Web Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/06-whatever-happened-to-elektro http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/06-whatever-happened-to-elektro Seventy years ago, this seven-foot-tall, smoking robot was the future incarnate. Justin Martin http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/06-whatever-happened-to-elektro/key_image Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:35:00 -0600 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:35:00 -0600 Web Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/04-whatever-happened-to-mind-control http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/04-whatever-happened-to-mind-control In the 1950s, visitors to a brothel atop San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill got more than just a tryst and a view of the bay. Clients were secretly dosed with LSD as CIA agents watched from behind a one-way mirror. When the CIA decided to experiment with acid as a truth serum, it had little to know idea what it was getting itself into. Stephen Ornes http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/04-whatever-happened-to-mind-control/key_image Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:05:00 +0000 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:05:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/feb/whatever-happened-to-subliminal-advertising http://discovermagazine.com/2008/feb/whatever-happened-to-subliminal-advertising New research suggests it can actually be quite effective. During the 200 presidential race, the Republican National Committee ran an ad attacking the policies of Al Gore in which the word "rats" briefly flashed on the screen... Stephen Ornes http://discovermagazine.com/2008/feb/whatever-happened-to-subliminal-advertising/key_image Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2007/dec/whatever-happened-to-smallpox http://discovermagazine.com/2007/dec/whatever-happened-to-smallpox Humanity stomps nature but is still vulnerable to humanity. Stephen Ornes http://discovermagazine.com/2007/dec/whatever-happened-to-smallpox/key_image Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:25:00 +0000 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:25:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2007/nov/whatever-happened-to-the-aquatic-ape-hypothesis http://discovermagazine.com/2007/nov/whatever-happened-to-the-aquatic-ape-hypothesis How else to explain naked skin, enlarged mammaries, subcutaenous fat... Stephen Ornes http://discovermagazine.com/2007/nov/whatever-happened-to-the-aquatic-ape-hypothesis/key_image Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:15:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:15:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2007/sep/whatever-happened-to-esperanto http://discovermagazine.com/2007/sep/whatever-happened-to-esperanto Neither Stalin nor Hitler nor Shatner could stomp it out. Stephen Ornes http://discovermagazine.com/2007/sep/whatever-happened-to-esperanto/key_image Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:00:00 +0000 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:00:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2007/may/whatever-happened-to-primal-therapy http://discovermagazine.com/2007/may/whatever-happened-to-primal-therapy Reliving painful moments can heal a divided psyche, say pracititioners of this 1970s therapy. Stephen Ornes http://discovermagazine.com/2007/may/whatever-happened-to-primal-therapy/key_image Wed, 09 May 2007 21:45:00 +0000 Wed, 09 May 2007 21:45:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2007/apr/whatever-happened-to-chaos-theory http://discovermagazine.com/2007/apr/whatever-happened-to-chaos-theory The hype has subsided and now chaos theory is a ubiquitous part of science. Stephen Ornes http://discovermagazine.com/2007/apr/whatever-happened-to-chaos-theory/key_image Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:00:00 +0000 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:00:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2007/feb/whatever-blue-book-ufo-government http://discovermagazine.com/2007/feb/whatever-blue-book-ufo-government The government gave up on alien tall tales. Stephen Ornes http://discovermagazine.com/2007/feb/whatever-blue-book-ufo-government/key_image Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:25:00 +0000 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:25:00 +0000 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2006/aug/exxonvaldez http://discovermagazine.com/2006/aug/exxonvaldez Now seventeen years after the most damaging oil spill in U.S. history, what's happened to the affected Alaskan environment? Elise Kleeman http://discovermagazine.com/2006/aug/exxonvaldez/key_image Tue, 01 Aug 2006 09:28:17 -0500 Tue, 01 Aug 2006 09:28:17 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2006/jul/whatevermoonrocks http://discovermagazine.com/2006/jul/whatevermoonrocks Tracking down our old lunar souvenirs Susan Kruglinski http://discovermagazine.com/2006/jul/whatevermoonrocks/key_image Sat, 01 Jul 2006 14:17:47 -0500 Sat, 01 Jul 2006 14:17:47 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2006/may/whatever-happened-to http://discovermagazine.com/2006/may/whatever-happened-to Susan Kruglinski http://discovermagazine.com/2006/may/whatever-happened-to/key_image Sun, 28 May 2006 15:18:50 -0500 Sun, 28 May 2006 15:18:50 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2006/apr/cell-phone-stress http://discovermagazine.com/2006/apr/cell-phone-stress Alex Stone http://discovermagazine.com/2006/apr/cell-phone-stress/key_image Thu, 27 Apr 2006 13:41:53 -0500 Thu, 27 Apr 2006 13:41:53 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2006/mar/cold-fusion http://discovermagazine.com/2006/mar/cold-fusion Susan Kruglinski http://discovermagazine.com/2006/mar/cold-fusion/key_image Fri, 03 Mar 2006 13:39:37 -0600 Fri, 03 Mar 2006 13:39:37 -0600 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2006/feb/global-cooling http://discovermagazine.com/2006/feb/global-cooling Susan Kruglinski http://discovermagazine.com/2006/feb/global-cooling/key_image Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:37:38 -0600 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:37:38 -0600 Print Article