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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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A Year of War, 1915
A year into the Great War there was an interesting difference between the accuracy of reporting in some articles and the haze of obscurity drawn by the military censors over still-volatile events...
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Jon Stewart's Top 10 Science Moments on The Daily Show [Video]
After 16 years, Jon Stewart signed off from The Daily Show on August 6, but not before leaving the world a trove of humorous and pointed clips about science
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Is it Time for Twitter to Verify Artists?
Celebrities, journalists and politicians are all likely to receive the coveted Verified badge on Twitter. Presumably, this is due to all of these careers adding value to the platform for the average user, and to distinguish their identities from malicious imposters and parody accounts...
Life, Unbounded
A New Era for Origins of Life Science?
A new effort to bring global cohesion to origins of life science launches, and with it a fresh look at how to crack one of the greatest existential questions.
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Devil Tree Threatens the World's Rarest Zebras
An invasive plant—we know it as mesquite—is choking out Ethiopia’s last population of endangered Grevy’s zebras
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Mathematically Precise Crosshatching
The technique of hatching, using many thin, parallel lines to describe form, texture and shadow has been in use since at least the middle ages. It lends itself well to etching, engraving and drawing, and was a favourite technique of Albrecht D ürer ...
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How to Revamp Education for 21st-Century Learners
Big names in education, technology and public plicy gather at Scientific American's STEM Executive Summit to advance a bold new vision for education
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Clean Power Plan Will Limit Carbon Emissions from U.S. Electricity Generation
The Obama adminstration's Clean Power Plan will use EPA's authority under the Clean Air Act to limit carbon emissions from U.S. power generation. That is if the plan can stand up to the bevy of legal challenges head. ...
The Artful Amoeba
Nematodes Use Slugs Like Buses ... and Maybe Cruise Ships
To a tiny worm called a nematode, slugs may be the ultimate sexy ride: moist, secure, and maybe even pre-loaded with snacks.
Cross-Check
Historian Contemplates "Ugly" Reality of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
An historian argues that some iconic photographs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki do not convey the "ugly" reality of the destruction caused by U.S. atomic bombs.
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