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Blog: Richard Feynman Perceived Letters in Color–Who Knew?
I was surprised to see Wikipedia’s claim that Richard Feynman was a famous synesthete. People with synesthesia see letters or numbers in color or “taste” words, among other possibilities. I ran across the Wikipedia entry while researching the…
JR Minkel

SA Perspectives: Old Baby in the New Media

The Editors

Lightning
Experts still aren’t sure what triggers it, but they suspect cosmic rays from outer space.
NOVA scienceNOW

Love-hungry apes move to island
Five gorillas in Congo that have been straying into villages searching for love are to get their own “bachelor island”.

Dispatch: What We’re Thinking About: Use Old Parts
In part three of the ongoing head-to-head between series host Robert Krulwich and his interlocutor, contributing editor Jonah Lehrer, familiarize yourself with the zombie bartender method for creating artifical life.
Robert Krulwich & Jonah Lehrer

In Focus: Partial to Crime
Families become suspects as rules on dna matches relax
Sally Lehrman

Astronauts gear up for mission
The crew of the shuttle’s next flight get a taste for life on board as they prepare for launch just weeks away.

Profile: Karl Iagnemma
An innovative MIT roboticist is also an acclaimed fiction writer.
NOVA scienceNOW

World Cup site threat to swallows
The RSPB is worried over plans to build a South African airport in an area used by the swallow population in winter.

In Focus: Gadgets We Love
Objects of desire for folks who appreciate the application of science to the problem of cool
Christopher Mims