How Elvis Got Americans to Accept the Polio Vaccine
Campaigns to change behavior thrive on three factors: social influence, social norms and vivid examples -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Dressing for (Health) Success
Hospital robes, facemasks and other garments needn't be drab—and a bit of flair can actually make people feel measurably better -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Abortion and Contraception in the Middle Ages
Both were far more common than you might think -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What Motivates COVID Rule Breakers?
The answer turns out to be complicated -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What Motivates COVID Rule Breakers?
The answer turns out to be complicated -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Conflicts of Interest and COVID
Financial incentives can be a factor in pandemic policy decisions—albeit frequently at a subconscious and unintentional level -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Scientists Are Becoming More Politically Engaged
Here’s what that means beyond the 2020 elections -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Dating During the Pandemic: Can You Trust an ‘Antibody Positive’ Claim?
Testing positive for COVID antibodies is not a pass to date freely -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Dating During the Pandemic: Can You Trust an ‘Antibody Positive’ Claim?
Testing positive for COVID antibodies is not a pass to date freely -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Why Polls Were Mostly Wrong
Princeton’s Sam Wang had to eat his words (and a cricket) in 2016. He talks about the impacts of the pandemic and QAnon on public-opinion tallies in 2020 -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Why Polls Were Mostly Wrong
Princeton’s Sam Wang had to eat his words (and a cricket) in 2016. He talks about the impacts of the pandemic and QAnon on public-opinion tallies in 2020 -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How Indigenous Communities in Canada Organized an Exemplary Public Health Response to COVID
An emphasis on self-determination contributed to dramatically lower case numbers than among non-Indigenous groups -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How Indigenous Communities in Canada Organized an Exemplary Public Health Response to COVID
An emphasis on self-determination contributed to dramatically lower case numbers than among non-Indigenous groups -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A Medical Student Contemplates Pandemic-Era Isolation–and Connection
An open letter -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
When Will Football Stadiums Look Normal Again?
Professional and college teams alike need to get fans back in the stands in droves—as long as they can keep everyone safe -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
I Can’t Breathe: Asthma, Black Men and the Police
The common, chronic inflammation of the airways may help explain why deaths in custody are so high among African Americans -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com