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
They think it makes them look weak, and avoiding that is evidently more important to them than demonstrating responsible behavior
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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Doing so is more important than ever in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic
With observatories shut down because of the pandemic, the photons that reveal the secrets of the cosmos can’t be recorded or decoded
When an asteroid hits a planet, it’s not just about the energy
The pandemic challenges a young critical care doctor in ways he could never have imagined
Fighting COVID-19 with our antiquated paradigm of centralized health care delivery is like fighting World War III with a musket
Although schools are closed for now, nature is still open for exploration and learning
He was utterly unpretentious, without guile or dissimulation, and candid to the point of tactlessness—qualities in unfortunately short supply today