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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

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Our 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

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Politicians Shouldn't Troll through Scientists' E-mails

They are useless in evaluating whether research results are correct -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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The 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

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Curiosity-Driven Knowledge Is a Vital Form of Infrastructure

Curiosity-driven science is just as vital as roads and bridges -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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Raising Alcohol Taxes Can Curtail Assaults and Suicides

It's an effective way to curtail assaults and suicides -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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Preserving the Right to Cognitive Liberty

A new type of brain-imaging technology could expose—even change—our private thoughts -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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A CDC for Africa

But the body modeled after the U.S. agency needs funding -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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Let's Keep the Science in Forensic Science

A body created to set national standards is now in danger -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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People Are Dying Because of Ignorance, not Because of Opioids

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Why One Med School Embraces DACA Recipients

Med school “Dreamers” will give more care to underserved communities -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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The 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

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We 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

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A Chance to Reboot the House Science Committee

The antiscience chair of the science, space and technology panel is leaving -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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To 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

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Unleashing the Energy Trapped within Undereducated Girls

The energy within undereducated girls must be unleashed -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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We 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

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Relaxing 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

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We 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

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Alzheimer'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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