Scientific American Contents, Volume 312 Number 4, pp 4 - 84

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TABLE OF CONTENTS April 2015 Volume 312, Issue 4 From the Editor Letters Science Agenda Forum Advances The Science of Health TechnoFiles Features Reviews and Recommendations Skeptic Anti Gravity 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago Graphic Science Recommend to your library Web feed Available online only Advertisement Scientific American Recommend to your library for online access Scientific American provides you with an overview of the latest in science and technology. Covering everything from medical research and hypertension to global climate change and evolution, Scientific American offers researchers, students, educators an online scientific resource they can rely on. Recommend site license access to your library today!   From the Editor Top Dark and Stormy   p4 Mariette DiChristina doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-4   Letters Top Letters   pp6 - 8 doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-6   Science Agenda Top Ban the Tan   p10 doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-10   Forum Top The Case for Education Moon Shots   p12 Russell Shilling doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-12   Advances Top The Persistence of Memory   pp14 - 16 Roni Jacobson doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-14 Driverless Tech Inches Ahead   p16 Corinne Iozzio doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-16 Itch, Scratch, Repeat   p17 Andrea Alfano doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-17 Out-of-This-World Coffee   p18 Bryan Lufkin doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-18 Singing in the Rain   p19 Sarah Lewin doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-19 Why Flowers Wear Shades   pp20 - 21 Jason G. Goldman doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-20 Galactic Ghosts   pp22 - 23 Ken Croswell doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-22 Quick Hits   p24 doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-24 Dusty Dozing   p26 Peter Andrey Smith doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-26 Atom Smasher Amps Up   p30 Clara Moskowitz doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-30a   The Science of Health Top Artificial Sweeteners Get a Gut Check   pp32 - 34 Ellen Ruppel Shell doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-32   TechnoFiles Top Unclear for Takeoff   p35 David Pogue doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-35   Features Top Burning Rings of Fire   pp36 - 41 Joseph Polchinski doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-36 Small Wonders   pp42 - 43 Josh Fischman doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-42 Cancer Drugs Hit Their Mark   pp44 - 46 Dina Fine Maron doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-44 A Flare for Cancer   p46 Joshua A. Krisch doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-46 A Smarter Bandage   pp47 - 49 Mark Peplow doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-47 Gentle on the Heart   p49 Joshua A. Krisch doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-49 Launch the Nanobots!   pp50 - 51 Larry Greenemeier doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-50 Fishing for Billions   pp52 - 59 Erik Vance doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-52 Conquer Yourself, Conquer the World   pp60 - 65 Roy F. Baumeister doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-60 How to Survive Cyberwar   pp66 - 69 Keren Elazari doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-66 Extreme Evolution   pp70 - 75 Axel Meyer doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-70   Reviews and Recommendations Top Dragonflies   p76 doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-76a Scientific Babel   p76 doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-76b So You've Been Publicly Shamed   p76 doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-76c Infested   p76 doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-76d   Skeptic Top Paleo Diets, GMOs and Food Taboos   p78 Michael Shermer doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-78   Anti Gravity Top Immune Reaction   p80 Steve Mirsky doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-80   50, 100 and 150 Years Ago Top 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago   p82 Daniel C. Schlenoff doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-82   Graphic Science Top A Genetic Guide to Birds   p84 Sarah Lewin doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0415-84   Top Natureevents is a fully searchable, multi-disciplinary database designed to maximise exposure for events organisers. The contents of the Natureevents Directory are now live. The digital version is available here. Find the latest scientific conferences, courses, meetings and symposia on natureevents.com. For event advertising opportunities across the Nature Publishing Group portfolio please contact natureevents@nature.com More Nature Events

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