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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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Tetrapod Zoology
A Need for News on Nototriton
I must have said that one of my aims here at Tet Zoo is to write about obscure amphibian species that rarely get covered elsewhere. The main thing stopping or slowing this plan concerns the availability of images – good, available pictures showing the species concerned are often not availability...
Life, Unbounded
Just How Resilient Is Spacetime?
A hundred years on, and the implications of Einstein's general relativity still surprise and delight
Guest Blog
Policing Seafood with DNA
A federal task force should look seriously at investing in genomic methods that allow the simultaneous study of multiple genes
Life, Unbounded
3 Years into Its Mission, Curiosity's Stunning Martian Panorama
NASA's Curiosity rover provides a beautiful, scientifically appetizing view of what's ahead on Mount Sharp on Mars
Guest Blog
Don't Let Chemophobia-Phobia Poison Our Communications
Focusing on irrational fears will not help chemistry’s public image
Plugged In
Thailand Breaks World Record for Mass Cycling Event
Group cycling event breaks world record in Thailand
Tetrapod Zoology
The Korean Crevice Salamander
The presence in Europe of plethodontids is unusual enough (albeit well known), but a major surprise in plethodontid research was the discovery of an Asian member of the group, the Korean crevice salamander Karsenia koreana Min et al ., 2005...
Plugged In
Study Indicates Bulk Energy Storage Would Increase Total U.S. Electricity System Emissions
Inexpensive, large-scale energy storage is often thought of as the "holy grail" for renewable energy, but recent research indicates it would actually increase carbon emissions from the U.S...
Dog Spies
Yes You Can Clone Your Dog, but Would You Want to?
Dog cloning hasn't turned out so great for dogs. Here's why
Cocktail Party Physics
In Memoriam: Jacob Bekenstein (1947–2015) and Black Hole Entropy
Chances are you've never heard of physicist Jacob Bekenstein, who devised a nifty formula for calculating a black hole's entropy. Here's why you should remember his name
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