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...
The pandemic is no excuse to abandon chronic disease management and prevention
NIH director Francis Collins, winner of the 2020 Templeton Prize, answers questions about God, free will, evil, altruism and his Christian faith in a 2006 interview...
We need to get patients out of the hospital as quickly as possible if we want them to heal
The COVID-19 pandemic can damage the aging brain both directly and indirectly
The drop in CO2 emissions we’re seeing is temporary—but it shows us what might be possible
Special report: How the coronavirus pandemic started, where it’s headed, and how scientists are fighting back
Human lives, human touch and direct human interactions are gone—and so is the sense that we can trust our leaders to act quickly and effectively in the face of a catastrophe
Journalist Leslie Kean investigates topics that many consider to be beyond the pale
Here are four questions we need to ask ourselves
High-speed sequencing technology, placed strategically in urban hospitals, could flag a new pathogen before it has a chance to spread widely
Geologists, park rangers, artists and one famous science guy explore the science of Mount St. Helens in many free events today