Misinformation and Miscalculation in the Time of the Coronavirus
COVID-19 has turned many of us into homebodies with one eye always on the outbreak -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Misinformation and Miscalculation in the Time of the Coronavirus
COVID-19 has turned many of us into homebodies with one eye always on the outbreak -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What ‘Less Lethal’ Weapons Actually Do
Rubber bullets and tear gas are not as innocuous as they sound -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What ‘Less Lethal’ Weapons Actually Do
Rubber bullets and tear gas are not as innocuous as they sound -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
India’s Coronavirus Refugees Are Also Development Refugees
The pandemic has increased the desperation of a population already facing economic exploitation and environmental destruction -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Trump vs. Biden: How COVID-19 Will Affect Voting for President
Republicans’ and Democrats’ distinct responses to the pandemic could influence in-person and mail-in voting—and who wins -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Soot Rule Thrusts EPA into Spotlight on Race
Air pollution disproportionately impacts minority communities and proposed changes would stymie efforts to address the disparity -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Bad Medicine Is Worse Than No Medicine
History shows that advocating for a “cure” without evidence can be deadly—and it’s happening again -- 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
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
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
The Racist Roots of Fighting Obesity
Prescribing weight loss to black women ignores barriers to their health -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Inflated Promise of Genomic Medicine
COVID-19 has laid bare the need to reconsider the hope and money we invest in genetics research. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What a U.S. Exit from the WHO Means for COVID-19 and Global Health
As President Trump terminates the U.S.’s relationship with the agency, experts foresee incoherence, inefficiency and a resurgence of deadly diseases -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Nobody Wants to Have End-of-Life Conversations, but…
It’s more important than ever in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How Anti-Science Attitudes Have Impacted the Coronavirus Pandemic in Brazil
A leading Brazilian scientist discusses the challenges faced by the country, which has the world’s third-highest number of COVID-19 cases -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com