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Masks and Emasculation: Why Some Men Refuse to Take Safety Precautions
They think it makes them look weak, and avoiding that is evidently more important to them than demonstrating responsible behavior
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How a Landmark Physics Paper from the 1970s Uncannily Describes the COVID-19 Pandemic
Phil Anderson’s article “More Is Different” describes how different levels of complexity require new ways of thinking. And as the virus multiplies and spreads, that’s just what the human race desperately needs...
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The Fight against COVID-19 Threatens to Cause Collateral Health Damage
The pandemic is no excuse to abandon chronic disease management and prevention
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On My Shelf: Patterns of Culture
In this installment of On My Shelf, we look at whether this anthro classic can be applied to present day.
Roots of Unity
An Interview with Yours Truly
What advice do I have for graduate students? Tl;dr: It's okay to get help
Life, Unbounded
Putting Odds on the Human Future
We've got a doomsday clock, how about a set of running odds on what happens to us?
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Secretary Birds: Weird, but Actually Not That Weird
You know it as the secretary bird—as one of the most aberrant of raptors. Is it really that unusual compared with the rest of its clan? Yes. But also no...
Life, Unbounded
Let's Not Forget Tau Ceti
The second-closest, properly sunlike star seems to be at least as interesting as the Alpha Centauri stars
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Paleo Profile: Burian's Lizard
A new dinosaur is named in honor of a world-famous paleoartist
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Disaster Geology: Hurricane Force
What does a meteorological event have to do with geology? More than you can imagine!
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Hurricane Maria Dealt a Devastating Blow to Puerto Rico's Electric Grid
Puerto Rico lost approximately 80 percent of its power lines, and experts expect it will take months to restore power to the island
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Scientists, Break Out of That Ivory Tower
Political activism is traditionally off-limits for academics, but policy needs to be informed by knowledge and expertise
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Out of the Shadow
Artists respond to the total solar eclipse
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