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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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Doctors, Will You Be Watching the Super Bowl?
The culture of the Football Industrial Complex is a public health risk, but we aren’t treating it like one
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When “Reasonable” Trumps “Rational”
Research shows that people sometimes ignore their own self-interest in making decisions
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Have We Solved the Black Hole Information Paradox?
The answer is maybe. And as a bonus, we may soon have a new understanding of nature at a qualitatively different and deeper level than ever
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Want to Prevent Another Coronavirus Epidemic?
We need to treat it as the deadly biological threat it is
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What Lichens Can Teach Us
A new IMAX film highlights their beauty and resilience
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Virtual Reality Has an Accessibility Problem
It’s been touted as an “empathy machine” that lets users see what it’s like to have a disability—but people with disabilities often can’t use it
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Stopping the Coronavirus: Have We Learned the Lessons from SARS?
The parallel dos and don’ts for the two viruses are striking
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Scientists Must Stand Up for Internationalism
Nationalistic trends across the world threaten the cross-border cooperation that underlies scientific progress
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Slime Molds Have Been Oozing around Earth for at Least 100 Million Years
Stunning new fossil reveals that at least one Cretaceous slime mold—an “intelligent” giant amoeba—looks identical to one alive today
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An Unanswered Question at the Heart of the U.S.’s Nuclear Arsenal
Nobody knows how long the plutonium “pits” in the cores of bombs last, and the answer could cost—or save—billions
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