Now Live: The September 2014 Issue Of Popular Science Magazine

Letter From The Editor

Knowledge Is The Best Investment

Peer Review

Feeding The Beast

Features

War Of 0’s And 1’s

See. Learn. Do.

• Earth In A Lab
• Investigate Alien Life—Without Leaving Earth
• The Code Crusader
• Learning by Making
• Map Maritime Treasures At The Bottom Of The Sea
• Gaming Education
• The Education Equilizer
• The Dream Investor
• Test Space Medicine In Zero Gravity
• What My Mother Learned From Einstein

Bill Nye Fights Back

A Shift In Nuclear Powers

Pushing Our Limits

Now

• The Helmet That Could Change Football
• The Rise Of Crypto Technology
• The Electric Hog
• A Pocket Zen Master
• Technology Gets Nostalgic
• A Space Game Gets Real
• Google Can Now Delete Your Past. But How Much Should Be Erased?
• The 10 Best Things From September 2014

Next

• Gamers Reveal Inner Workings Of The Eye
• King Of The Carnivores
• The Alien Whisperer
• How The World Wastes Food
• Can This Mineral Power The Planet?
• This Pill Can Stop HIV

Manual

• Hurl Wiffle Balls At 50 MPH–With A Leaf Blower
• An Origami Microscope For Less Than A Dollar
• Three Projects That Make LEGO Toys Into High-Tech Tools
• Imaginary Mechanical Engineer
• Raise Your Own Edible Crickets
• Supersize Your DIY Computing

Ask Anything

• Why Don’t Woodpeckers Get Brain Damage?
• Why Is Picking Up A New Language Easier As A Kid?

From The Archives

• The Perpetual Potential Of Nuclear