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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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Loss of Smell in COVID-19 Can Present with Brain Alterations
MRI scans of a coronavirus patient suggest how SARS-CoV-2 might invade the brain
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Building Kids’ Resilience through Play Is More Crucial Than Ever
It helps with social, emotional, physical and cognitive skills—and with schools closed, it’s more important than ever
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The Problem with Protesting Violence with Violence
Empirical studies have shown that nonviolent movements are more successful than violent ones at bringing about positive social changes...
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Exposing the World’s Biggest Carbon Emitters
“Energy accountant” Richard Heede does research needed to hold major polluters accountable for their actions...
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Decoding the Universe
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The Inflated Promise of Genomic Medicine
COVID-19 has laid bare the need to reconsider the hope and money we invest in genetics research
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How It Felt to Give My First Pelvic Exam
As a medical student, I found it surprisingly comfortable, because my “patient” was also my very patient instructor
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Happy-Go-Lucky in the Time of COVID-19
New research highlights the risks of unrealistic optimism during the coronavirus pandemic
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Social Distancing at the Zoo
The public can’t visit for now. But staff still have to care for, and interact with, the animals without infecting them with the coronavirus
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At an HIV Clinic in Queens, N.Y., a Sense of Home Hangs in the Balance
Health care workers at the city hospital hit hardest by the pandemic go beyond their job description in tending to a vulnerable population
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