Helping Kids Cope With COVID Worries
The psychological state of children may need special attention during COVID impacts and isolation. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Tear-Gassing Protesters During An Infectious Outbreak Is ‘A Recipe For Disaster’
Some scientists call for police to stop using the chemical irritants, which could increase the risk of spreading COVID-19 -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Which Experts Should You Listen to during the Pandemic?
It should be a no-brainer: your best bet is to follow those who have actual expertise -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Biggest Psychological Experiment in History Is Running Now
What can the pandemic teach us about how people respond to adversity? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Racism, Not Genetics, Explains Why Black Americans Are Dying Of COVID-19
Some scientists and politicians have invoked baseless ideas about unknown genes, ignoring systemic inequality and oppression -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Why Would Anyone Distrust Anthony Fauci?
It's because Americans tend to believe in science, but they don’t always think scientists share their values -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus News Roundup, May 30-June 5
Here are pandemic highlights for the week -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus News Roundup, May 30-June 5
Here are pandemic highlights for the week -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
George Floyd’s Autopsy and the Structural Gaslighting of America
The weaponization of medical language emboldened white supremacy with the authority of the white coat. How will we stop it from happening again? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Biggest Mystery: What It Will Take To Trace The Coronavirus Source
SARS-CoV-2 came from an animal, but finding which one will be tricky—as will laying to rest speculation of a lab escape -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The New Science of Lockdowns
Alternating intervals at home and at work provide the best means of balancing safety while preserving the economy -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
So How Deadly <em>Is</em> COVID-19?
We still don’t know, and it doesn’t really matter right now; it’s plenty deadly -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Will COVID-19 Kill the Routine Physical Exam?
A longstanding staple of conventional medical practice looks increasingly outdated -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A Civil Rights Expert Explains the Social Science of Police Racism
Columbia University attorney Alexis J. Hoag discusses the history of how we got to this point and the ways that researchers can help reduce bias against black Americans throughout the legal system -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Can Whole-Body Vibration Training Make You Fit?
Whole-body Vibration Training promises some impressive fitness and health benefits. But is shakin' it on a vibrating platform as good for you as regular old exercise? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Racist Roots of Fighting Obesity
Prescribing weight loss to black women ignores barriers to their health -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com