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The War on Facts Is a War on Democracy
In a time when facts don’t matter, and science is being muzzled, American democracy is the real victim
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Commentary invited by editors of Scientific American
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Scientists Must Become More Involved in the Political Process
The dearth of lawmakers who bring a scientific perspective to national issues of energy, climate change, national security and technology deeply concern me as a scientist and as an American...
Environment
Sustaining a High-Tech Economy Using Inspiration from Nature
Fundamentally, nature’s economy is sustained because species create a grand circular economy in which materials are produced, consumed, decomposed, and then reused.
Natural Disasters
The Future of Global Risk: A View from Davos
The latest edition of a report from the World Economic Forum updates its annual lists of global threats
Conservation
How to Crochet a Coral Reef--and Why
When words aren't enough to get people engaged in an environmental issue, it can be useful to try another medium
Policy
We Must Learn How to Talk about Science--Fast
Better explanations and more facts don’t lead to understanding, so communicators need research to figure out what actually works
Mental Health
Am I Addicted to Climbing Rocks?
The science on that question is mixed, but for me it feels more like a form of meditation
Policy
The Rise and Fall of a Shrimp Biologist
When you mix science and politics and disrupt the social order, you had better be ready for some lowbrow playground antics
Culture
How to Draw with Math
The regularity of natural patterns can lead artists to use mathematical concepts in works of art
Biology
The Secret Lives of Marine Mammal Microbes
Probing the mystery of what goes on inside the guts of dolphins and whales
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Anthropology in Practice
Exploring the human condition.
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Beautiful Minds
Insights into intelligence, creativity, personality, and well-being
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Budding Scientist
Everything you always wanted to know about raising science-literate kids
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Cross-Check
Critical views of science in the news
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Dark Star Diaries
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Dog Spies
Explore the science behind the dog in your bed
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Extinction Countdown
News and research about endangered species from around the world
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Eye of the Storm
The Science Behind Extreme Weather
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Frontiers for Young Minds
Science by and for kids ages 8-15
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Hot Planet
Climate science in a changing world
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Illusion Chasers
Illusions, Delusions, and Everyday Deceptions
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Life, Unbounded
Discussion and news about planets, exoplanets, and astrobiology
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Observations
Opinion, arguments & analyses from guest experts and from the editors of Scientific American
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Roots of Unity
Mathematics: learning it, doing it, celebrating it.
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Rosetta Stones
Adventures in the good science of rock-breaking.
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SA Visual
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Talking back
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The Artful Amoeba
A Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on Earth
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Voices
Exploring and celebrating diversity in science.
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