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
They think it makes them look weak, and avoiding that is evidently more important to them than demonstrating responsible behavior
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...
The pandemic is no excuse to abandon chronic disease management and prevention
Volcanoes + astronomy = amazing images
Innovative teaching tools could compensate for gaps in knowledge
Among other things, practice humility—and remember that nature is the final arbiter of what’s true
How to calculate an average if you’re indecisive ...
New books by a physicist and science journalist mount aggressive but ultimately unpersuasive defenses of multiverses...
When did we start talking about life from elsewhere?
The celebrated biologist and evolutionary theorist was also a master stylist who should be a model for how to communicate science
Floods of lava, followed by floods of glacial lake water, formed some of the most intriguing landscapes in the American West. These books explore the remarkable geologic events involved...
A BBC reporter asked. Here’s my answer
Hint: it begins with “s” and ends with “cience"—and the ignorant are trying to trash it