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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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Observations
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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Beautiful Minds
Mentors Matter: In Loving Memory of Nicholas J. Mackintosh (1935-2015)
Today would have been my mentor's 80th birthday. Happy Birthday Nick and thanks for showing me that mentors really do matter.
Voices
Bring Science to Life to Boost Students' Interest in STEM
Connect With STEM initiative aims to increase both the visibility of a variety of science careers and the diverse types of people doing those jobs
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LEGO Adds More Women in Science to Its Lineup
The toy company has taken significant steps to address consumer interest in the addition of more female characters in STEM fields
Guest Blog
Ideology Subsumes Empiricism in Pope's Climate Encyclical
Religious dogma compromises Pope Francis's call for action on climate change by rejecting key solutions
Voices
Furor over Tim Hunt Must Lead to Systemic Change
Condeming one man's sexist comments is not enough; we also need to affect broader change for women in science
Voices
Why Tim Hunt's Sexist Comments Were No "Joke"
The British Nobel Prize-winner has complained that he's been treated unfairly, but it is the women he insulted that deserve sympathy and support
Anecdotes from the Archive
Defense against Poison Gas, 1915
Reported in Scientific American , This Week in World War I: June 12, 1915 Germany (taking a cue from France) first used poison gas on a large scale against Allied troops manning trenches near Ypres, Belgium, on April 22, 1915...
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A Climate Change Data Visualization Gains National Landmark Status
A graph that plots rising CO2 over the decades has always been a lesser known icon in demonstrating the reality of global warming.
Beautiful Minds
How Is Creativity Differentially Related to Schizophrenia and Autism?
Autism and schizophrenia are related to different forms of creativity
Expeditions
The Richest Reef: Deep Diving into the Twilight Zone
A team of deep divers plunges into the “twilight zone,” a little-explored region of depth between 200 and 500 feet below the surface, with two goals: "catch fish" and "stay alive"...
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