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They think it makes them look weak, and avoiding that is evidently more important to them than demonstrating responsible behavior
April 30, 2020 — Peter Glick Observations
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...
April 29, 2020 — Clifford Brangwynne | Opinion Observations
The pandemic is no excuse to abandon chronic disease management and prevention
May 1, 2020 — Rachel Issaka | Opinion Recent Posts Select Topic It’s essential if we’re going to protect our planet
The pandemic is amplifying nearly every disadvantage that women in STEM already face. But institutions and the scientific community can help
I’m an astrophysicist, but that doesn’t mean I have a motivation to debunk them
An astrophysicist traces genealogy and art history to discover the origin of the famous motto
The “cosmic censorship” hypothesis says they shouldn’t exist—but is it possible that we’ve already detected them and misinterpreted their nature?
Creating poetry with the fundamental theorem of arithmetic
These are startling times, but there’s a way out
May 2, 2020 — Caleb A. Scharf
The mystery of dirt’s origins is a thorny experimental problem
May 2, 2020 — Jennifer Frazer
Call it the Science Readiness Reserves—a group that will anticipate and prepare for rare but disastrous events such as pandemics, asteroid strikes, and more
An outbreak in Italy in the 1630s forced him to find new ways of doing his research and connecting with his family
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