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How to Snuff Out the Next Pandemic

As we manage the COVID-19 catastrophe, we need to remember that in a world with an increasing global population, migrations,…

5 years ago

Immersive Violence – Scientific American Blog Network

According to the World Health Organization, almost one-third of women in the world have been victims of intimate or domestic…

5 years ago

Flat Earthers Are Flat Wrong

Scientific American May 2020Those who doubt the planet is spherical often wind up subscribing to a host of other nonsensical…

5 years ago

The Monster That Expands Our Mathematical Imaginations

On a recent episode of our podcast My Favorite Theorem, my cohost Kevin Knudson and I had the opportunity to…

5 years ago

Finding Inner Harmony: The Underappreciated Legacy of Karen Horney

“To learn how to listen to the delicate vibrations of my soul, to be incorruptibly true to myself and…

5 years ago

Discovering Joyful Math Away from the Classroom

Roots of Unity | OpinionHere are resources for students, parents and other learnersOrigami is one way to create and discover mathematics…

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East of Siberia: Owls and the Meaning of April

The transition from winter to spring always brings out a curious mixture of emotions in me. For years, April had…

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Will the Nature-Nurture Debate Ever End?

Back in the pre-pandemic era, I was really looking forward to April 8. On that date, Carl Zimmer was going to give…

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Bats Are Not Our Enemies

Bats get a bad rap. From horror films to tabloid pages to Halloween, media and cultural depictions of our planet’s…

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To Track Massive Locust Swarms, Officials Use Tool that Forecasts Smoke Plumes

NOAA is lending technical support to the United Nations in its battle against a massive locust infestation that’s spread from…

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