Magazine
September-October 2016
September-October 2016
Volume: 104 Number: 5
In an election season, prospective voters take their impressions of the candidates not only from what they say but also on the basis of other aspects of their presentation, such as intonation, gestures, and appearance. Recent studies have identified another trait that contributes subtly but significantly to voters’ impressions: the pitch of a candidate’s voice. In “How Voice Pitch Influences Our Choice of Leaders,” political scientist Casey Klofstadt and biologists Stephen Nowicki and Rindy Anderson describe their interdisciplinary research, which attempts to weigh the effect of a high- or low-pitched voice on a candidate’s electoral success. (Cover illustration by Carlos Zamora, carloszamora.com.)
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Mathematics
A mathematical method of proof challenged traditional beliefs.
Seeds on Ice
Cary Fowler
Agriculture Environment Policy
In the Arctic Circle, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is not waiting for doomsday, but is a secure backup for crop diversity.
