If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions ponders whether life would be better in a post-online, analogue world The internet has turned fringe belief into mainstream ...