Take Nukes Off a Short Fuse
For the sake of the planet, the U.S. nuclear arsenal should not be on high alert -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
View ArticleOur Voting System Is Hackable by Foreign Powers
The Russian hacks of Democratic e-mails expose only part of the problem -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
View ArticlePoliticians Shouldn't Troll through Scientists' E-mails
They are useless in evaluating whether research results are correct -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
View ArticleThe Administration's War on Facts Is a War on Democracy Itself
Politicians must not interfere with the free and open pursuit of science -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
View ArticleCuriosity-Driven Knowledge Is a Vital Form of Infrastructure
Curiosity-driven science is just as vital as roads and bridges -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
View ArticleRaising Alcohol Taxes Can Curtail Assaults and Suicides
It's an effective way to curtail assaults and suicides -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
View ArticlePreserving the Right to Cognitive Liberty
A new type of brain-imaging technology could expose—even change—our private thoughts -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
View ArticleA CDC for Africa
But the body modeled after the U.S. agency needs funding -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
View ArticleLet's Keep the Science in Forensic Science
A body created to set national standards is now in danger -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
View ArticlePeople Are Dying Because of Ignorance, not Because of Opioids
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View ArticleWhy One Med School Embraces DACA Recipients
Med school “Dreamers” will give more care to underserved communities -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
View ArticleThe Trump Administration's War on Science Agencies Threatens the Nation's...
Budget cuts and layoffs threaten the nation's health and safety -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
View ArticleWe Need a Universal Flu Vaccine before the Next Pandemic Strikes
A century after the deadly pandemic of 1918, we're still not safe -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
View ArticleA Chance to Reboot the House Science Committee
The antiscience chair of the science, space and technology panel is leaving -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
View ArticleTo Keep NASA's Golden Age Alive, We Need More Telescopes--but Far Less...
A focus on costly space telescopes is hurting the field -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
View ArticleUnleashing the Energy Trapped within Undereducated Girls
The energy within undereducated girls must be unleashed -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
View ArticleWe Should Teach All Students, in Every Discipline, to Think Like Scientists
Only if colleges and universities teach all students to think like scientists -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
View ArticleRelaxing Vehicle-Efficiency Standards Is a Truly Dangerous Idea
The current EPA rules are better for our wallets and our health -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
View ArticleWe Need to Capture Carbon to Fight Climate Change
Grabbing CO2 as it exits smokestacks is key to fighting climate change -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
View ArticleAlzheimer's Hits Men and Women Differently, and We Need to Understand Why
To fight the disease, we need to look at sex-specific risks -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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