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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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During COVID-19, Healers Need Healing, Too
A physician’s suicide reminds us that the plague of COVID-19 creates deep emotional wounds in health care workers
COVID-19 Is like an X-ray of Society
The disease’s unequal impacts on different segments of the population are illuminating long-standing structural injustices
The Answer to a COVID-19 Vaccine May Lie in Our Genes, But ...
We shouldn’t risk our genetic privacy to find it
We’re in the Calm before a New Storm of COVID-19 Infections and Deaths
They have slowed for now. But as we begin to emerge from our homes, we need to brace for a resurgence
How Behavioral Science Can Help Contain the Coronavirus
A new global survey could help us understand why some people follow the rules for avoiding COVID-19 and others don’t...
A Liberal East Coast Science Writer Talks to a Pro-Trump Texan Strength Coach about COVID-19
A weight-lifting guru, author and podcaster calls the U.S. response to the pandemic an “exercise in hysteria" that might do more harm than good...
Coronavirus Roundup for May 2–May 8
Pandemic news highlights of the week
To Prevent the Next Pandemic, End Unequal Access to Natural Resources
Safeguarding public health requires rethinking our relationship to the environment and the inequities that drive its destruction
The COVID-19 Response Is Failing Communities of Color
To build trust with traditionally underserved groups, health officials need to craft their messaging in a much more culturally sensitive way
People Don’t Have to Succumb to Anxiety during This Pandemic
That emotion is natural in a situation like this, but there are ways to mitigate it
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