Scientific American Audio Books

The editors of Scientific American's best-selling Fact or Fiction: Science Tackles 58 Popular Myths return with Fact or Fiction 2: 50 (More) Popular Myths Explained.

Brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's affect an estimated one in six Americans and are increasing in incidence as the population ages.

Strange and probabilistic, physics at the smallest scales is driving innovation and research into the nature of reality.

Creativity was long thought to be a gift from the muses, a special quality of a select minority of people. Fortunately, more recent studies have debunked this belief and have shown promise for techniques to help us all boost our creative potential.

Our nearest planetary neighbor has been the subject of endless fascination and wide-ranging theories throughout history.

Anxiety and depression are two of the most common conditions affecting mental health and overall quality of life, but there are tools for managing them.

Cyberspace has certainly transformed the world. From media and communications to banking...

Until recently, one idea has dominated research in treating Alzheimer's disease: the amyloid hypothesis.

Addiction is costly on many levels to the individuals affected, their families, and society as a whole, but science may soon be able to offer treatment options to make the road to recovery a little smoother.

From increasingly severe storms to collapsing coral reefs to the displacement of Syrian citizens, in this audiobook we examine the effects of Earth's changing climate on weather systems, ecosystems, and human habitability and what this means for our future.