Policy
Good Science Is Usually Good Business
When it comes to global business expansion, why not inject some science into the art of the deal?
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Commentary invited by editors of Scientific American
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Killing Science and Culture Doesn't Make the Nation Stronger
Massive funding cuts in the president's proposed budget could be more devastating than any threat posed by illegal immigrants
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Anti-Immigration Rhetoric Is a Threat to American Leadership
Our embrace of international students and faculty has given the U.S. a leg up on all other countries in the race to lead in innovation and discovery
Cognition
How News Organizations Inadvertently Spread "Alternative Facts"
The way they construct stories makes it likely that readers will believe things that aren’t true
Biology
Building a Resilient Business Inspired by Biology
Biological systems offer valuable lessons on how to manage under extreme uncertainty
The Sciences
Making Mathematical Art
You can create stunning symmetrical images armed with just a few equations and a computer
Policy
The Inner Lives of "Food Animals"
Will growing scientific evidence about nonhuman cognition bring an ethical revolution in terms of who (not “what”) we eat?
Behavior
Don't Demonize Trump Voters
If we shun those who disagree with us instead of sincerely engaging with them, we risk distorting our worldview
Policy
Dissent in Science Is Essential--up to a Point
When discredited “outsider” theories inform government policy, we all pay a price
Mental Health
Mental Health in Outer Space
NASA says there have been no behavioral emergencies on U.S. space flights—yet
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Anthropology in Practice
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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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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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Talking back
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The Artful Amoeba
A Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on Earth
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Exploring and celebrating diversity in science.
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