Discover Magazine

What You Can Learn from Zombie Movies, August 2007
With lessons on science, consumerism, and the soul, a truly educational genre

New Pseudoscience Patina, Same Snake Oil, July 2007
The Secret’s self-help message is just common knowledge.

The Dark Side of Reality TV, May 2007
Who are the real subjects of these twisted psych experiments?

Dreary Driving, April 2007
Driving used to be about taking on the world. Now it’s about being tucked in for a nap.

Person of the Year, March 2007
You may be Time’s Person of the Year, but big media is still in control.

Outsourced Boredom, February 2007
Technology isn’t ending mind-numbing work—it’s moving it across the world.

Fighting the Terrorist Virus, December 2006
If terrorism is cultivated by modern media, how do we fight it?

Sharing Our Urban Organisms, November 2006
A new book contends that urban density makes eco-sense.

Too Clear for Comfort, October 2006
The increased detail of HDTV may decrease our viewing pleasure.

Invading Our Own Privacy, September 2006
We grumble about prying eyes, yet we love to upload our identities onto the Web.