Stix obtained his undergraduate degree in journalism from New York University.^[1]

He is married to Miriam Lacob.^[1]

Stix is a senior editor for Scientific American and has worked there for over 20 years. He is currently responsible for covering neuroscience. He has frequently been the issue or section editor for special issues of the magazine. He also reports and commissions articles on a variety of other topics ranging from nanotechnology to obesity. Prior to working for Scientific American, Stix spent 3 years as a science journalist at IEEE Spectrum. He and his wife wrote a general primer on technology called "Who Gives a Gigabyte?"^[1]

• Stix, Gary (November 1993). "Turning Green : can industrial chemistry trade benzene for sugar?". Scientific American. 269 (5): 78–81. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1193-104.
• — (November 1993). "ECM for 747s: Should Commercial Airliners Carry High-Tech Protection?". Scientific American. 269 (5): 82–83. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1193-109.
• — (February 1994). "Science and Business: Dr. Big Brother". Scientific American. 270 (2): 79–80. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0294-108.
• — (February 1994). "Science and Business: Extra! Extra! Newspaper Publishers Reinvade Cyberspace". Scientific American. 270 (2): 80–81.
• — (February 1994). "Science and Business: Pipe Dream: A Consortium Considers Remaking the Automobile". Scientific American. 270 (2): 83–84.
• — (February 1994). "Science and Business: A Blade of Grass". Scientific American. 270 (2): 84. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0294-114.
• — (December 1994). "Bad Apple Picker: Can a Neural Network Help Find Problem Cops?". Scientific American. 271 (6): 25–26. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1294-44.
• — (December 1994). "The Speed of Write". Scientific American. 271 (6): 72–77. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1294-106.
• — (June 2010). "Alzheimer's : forestalling the darkness". Scientific American. 302 (6): 33–39. Bibcode:2010SciAm.302f..50S. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0610-50. PMID 20521480.
• — (September 2010). "Social Analgesics". Scientific American. 303 (3): 22–23. Bibcode:2010SciAm.303c..22S. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0910-22 (inactive 1 November 2024). PMID 20812469.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
• — (March 22, 2011). "One pill makes you smarter: The myths of the meat machine". Scientific American.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• — (February 9, 2012). "Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms Reversed in Mice : A cancer drug given to mice eliminates brain-damaging proteins, leading to improved cognition within days, but will it work in humans?". Scientific American.