Scientific American Audio Books

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

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

In science fiction, artificial intelligence takes the shape of computers that can speak like people, think for themselves, and sometimes act against us.

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.

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.

For more than a century, scientists across disciplines have investigated the workings of nature's most complex organ.

Burning. Shooting. Stabbing. Sometimes the cause is unknown. Sometimes it begins as the result of an injury. Whatever form it takes, chronic pain often resists treatment.

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.

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.

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.