Medicine
Synthetic Food, Smart Pills and… Kangaroo Butlers?
In the 21st century, everyone will be smarter—even animals.
The Future of Cheating in Sports
As technology advances, so will access to ingenious—and troubling—new techniques
The Top Athletes Looking for an Edge and the Scientists Trying to Stop Them
Behind the scenes there will be a high-tech, high-stakes competition between Olympic athletes who use banned substances and drug testers out to catch them
Big Things Ahead… But Keep Your Shirt On
Americans in the 1940s had wondrous expectations about the post-war world. Meet one author who advised them to curb their enthusiasm
Tripping Through the Cold War: Drug Warfare in the Retrofuture
Was LSD the Soviet Union's secret weapon?
Telemedicine Predicted in 1925
With video screens and remote control arms, any doctor could make a virtual housecall
The Future’s War on Cancer
Scientific progress during the 20th century prompted a number of predictions about an impending cure
Ten Threatened and Endangered Species Used in Traditional Medicine
The demand for alternative remedies has given rise to a poaching industry that, along with other factors, has decimated animal populations
The Boston Globe of 1900 Imagines the Year 2000
A utopian vision of Boston promises no slums, no traffic jams, no late mail deliveries and, best of all, night baseball games
Inside the ER at Mt. Everest
Dr. Luanne Freer, founder of the mountain’s emergency care center, sees hundreds of patients each climbing season at the foot of the Himalayas
Phineas Gage: Neuroscience's Most Famous Patient
An accident with a tamping iron made Phineas Gage history's most famous brain-injury survivor
Mad About Seashells
Collectors have long prized mollusks for their beautiful exteriors, but for scientists, it’s what inside that matters
Dreading the Worst When it Comes to Epidemics
A scientist by training, author Philip Alcabes studies the etymology of epidemiology and the cultural fears of worldwide disease
A Neonatal Niche
Medical companies ignored the needs of premature infants, inspiring a nurse to become an entrepreneur
Prototype Online: Inventive Voices
Sharon Rogone, a neonatal nurse-turned-inventor, talks about her first invention
“Strong Medicine” Speaks
Recollections from the matriarch of a once hidden tribe
The Nic Fix
Put down your lighters and pick up your health care cards, nicotine vaccines are in the works
Rivaling Nature
The war in Iraq has increased demand for limb and facial plastic surgeons
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