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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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How Forests Pay Dividends
In a new study, we found that by the end of the century, substantial plant growth could help sequester fossil-fuel emissions—if we protect our forests...
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How to Love Your Enemies
The behavioral science of DIY depolarization
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The Illusion of Safety
Eye surgery could cause you to misjudge distances while driving
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Paleontologists Unveil Shovel-Billed Dinosaur
A new hadrosaur from Texas has a striking, shovel-shaped mouth
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Tardigrades Were Already on the Moon
It may not be smart to add more, but nature probably beat us to it anyway
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We Should All Be Science Critics
A Harvard scholar says viewing science and technology with a critical eye can make the world a better place...
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The Only Way to Win Is Not to Play the Game
What to do with those pesky order of operations questions?
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It’s like an Analogy
Creative communication can help, or hurt, our attempts to bridge the divide between technically or emotionally disparate audiences
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What Threatened Lions Can Teach Us about the Circle of Life
On World Lion Day, it’s good to remember that there’s a global connectedness between ecosystems and the biodiversity they support
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