The Science of Losing Battles

New research illuminates why most dieters regain lost weight. It’s even more complicated than we thought Credit: Getty Images An old saying posits that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. If the $60-billion dieting industry is any indication, our society is steps away from a…

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Magnetic Storms Power Telephone Wires

Originally published in June 1869 Credit: Scientific American Advertisement “On the evening of the 15th of April a magnetic storm of unusual force prevailed over the entire northern section of the country, which so seriously affected the operation of the wires that, on some circuits, they could only be worked by taking off the batteries…

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Readers Respond to the August 2019 Issue

Scientific American December 2019 Letters to the editor from the August 2019 issue of Scientific American CANCER CONTROL As a community oncologist, I enjoyed James DeGregori and Robert Gatenby’s article “Darwin’s Cancer Fix.” Their approach to treating metastatic prostate cancer by managing its growth, rather than trying to kill all cancer cells, to avoid drug-resistant tumors…

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50 Fascinating Facts about Famous Writers

Facts about Famous Writers 50 Fascinating ; Ever questioned what it takes to be an amazing author? Turns out it’s extra than simply the flexibility to revisit the identical sentence 15 instances while surviving on three hours of sleep. If our literary greats are something to go by, a sprinkling of unorthodoxy could, in truth,…

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