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How to Keep COVID Conspiracies Contained

Along with COVID-19, something else is spreading across America: conspiracy theories. In the dark alleys of the internet, people have…

5 years ago

George Floyd’s Autopsy and the Structural Gaslighting of America

The world was gaslit by misreporting about George Floyd’s initial autopsy report. As concerned physicians, we write to deconstruct the…

5 years ago

Coronavirus News Roundup, May 30-June 5

The items below are highlights from the newsletter, “Smart, useful, science stuff about COVID-19.” To receive newsletter issues daily in…

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Silence Is Never Neutral; Neither Is Science

Disclaimer: We are publishing this piece as 500 Women Scientists Leadership to protect the authors, members of 500 Women Scientists,…

5 years ago

What Social Distancing Reveals about East-West Differences

Social distancing worries Americans. Yale professor Nicholas Christakis warns that it asks us “to suppress our profoundly human and evolutionarily…

5 years ago

Recommended Books, June 2020 – Scientific American

No Man’s Land: The Trailblazing Women Who Ran Britain's Most Extraordinary Military Hospital during World War I by Wendy Moore Basic…

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The Biggest Mystery: What It Will Take To Trace The Coronavirus Source

Since the pandemic began, the question of where the coronavirus came from has been one of the biggest puzzles. It…

5 years ago

The New Science of Lockdowns

The rapid spread of COVID-19 in early 2020 caught many governments unaware and forced them to move rapidly into a…

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Trump Waives Environmental Reviews, Vulnerable Communities Could Bear the Brunt

Communities of color will have fewer ways to protect themselves from pollution and climate change under President Trump's decision to…

5 years ago

Wanted: Weapon to Intercept Atomic Bombs

Originally published in November 1945 Credit: Scientific AmericanAdvertisement “War trends as foreseen by General H. H. Arnold include: One, airplanes…

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