Implicit Bias Hurts Everyone. Here’s How to Overcome It.
The environment shapes stereotypes and biases, but it is possible to recognize and change them
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/implicit-bias-hurts-everyone-heres-how-to-overcome-it/
Florida's Beef with Lab-Grown Meat Is Evidence-Free
Lobbyists’ and politicians’ campaigns against lab-grown meat appeal to emotion, not logic and reason
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/floridas-beef-with-lab-grown-meat-is-evidence-free/
Gas Stove Pollution Lingers in Homes for Hours Even outside the Kitchen
Gas stoves spew nitrogen dioxide at levels that frequently exceed those that are deemed safe by health organizations
Why Are We Still Superstitious?
Superstitions linger into the modern era, in part, because they may be holdovers from a time when they provided a measure of protection from predators and other mortal dangers
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-are-we-still-superstitious/
The Unequal Burden of Early Dementia on Black Americans and How We Can Change It
Black Americans face higher hurdles in diagnosis and treatment of frontotemporal dementia, the most common form of dementia for people under 60
The Science of ‘3 Body Problem’: What’s Fact and What’s Fiction?
The hit sci-fi show’s adviser and two other researchers discuss its portrayal of scientists and their technologies
Wild Orangutan Uses Herbal Medicine to Treat His Wound
Researchers say this may be the first observation of a nonhuman animal purposefully treating a wound with a medicinal plant
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wild-orangutan-uses-herbal-medicine-to-treat-his-wound/
Is Sleeping on the Floor Good for Your Back?
Scientific American asked experts whether sleeping on a hard surface is actually beneficial for back pain
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-sleeping-on-the-floor-good-for-your-back/
How Some Common Medications Can Make People More Vulnerable to Heat
As climate change brings more intense heat waves, scientists are trying to understand how certain medications interact with the body’s thermoregulation system
3 Ways Scientific Thinking Could Help Save the World
A physicist, a philosopher and a psychologist are working together to bring better, smarter decision-making to the masses
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/3-ways-scientific-thinking-could-help-save-the-world/
Meteorites in Antarctica Are Getting Harder to Find because of Climate Change
As climate change warms the poles, precious Antarctic meteorites will melt their way down out of scientists’ reach
How Do We Know Anything For Certain?
Some practical advice for how to sit, happily, joyfully, with uncertainty—and in doing so, grow and learn from it.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/how-do-we-know-anything-for-certain/
Wealthy Nations Agree to 2035 Deadline for Ending Coal for the First Time
The G7 group of wealthy, developed economies has agreed to phase out coal-fired power, the most polluting form of energy, by 2035
Nearsightedness Rates Are Soaring. Here’s Why
Myopia is becoming so common some people deem it “epidemic.” Here’s why getting kids outside and treating nearsightedness early is crucial for healthy eyesight
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nearsightedness-rates-are-soaring-heres-why/
U.S Needs To Better Track Bird Flu Spread in Farm Animals, Farm Workers, Epidemiologist Says
Four years after a mysterious respiratory virus jumped from animals into humans and launched the COVID pandemic, wary epidemiologists are keeping a close eye on a strain of avian influenza that is spreading among U.S. dairy cows
Energy Independence Is a Big Election Talking Point—But What Does It Mean?
“Energy independence” doesn’t mean what politicians think it means
There Are Safer Ways to Bed-share with A Baby
For some parents, bed-sharing is the only way their baby can sleep. Rather than talking to parents about how to do it safely, we try to pretend it doesn’t exist
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/there-are-safer-ways-to-bed-share-with-a-baby/
Climate Leaders Debate Goal for Controlling Global Warming
A new U.N. program highlights the disconnect between climate messaging and the growing possibility of overshooting a key global warming threshold
A Solar Panel Standoff Threatens U.S. Climate Plans
Inexpensive Chinese solar panels are pitting Americans who want cheap equipment against those who want to make it
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-solar-panel-standoff-threatens-u-s-climate-plans/
As Bird Flu Spreads through Cows, Is Pasteurized Milk Safe to Drink?
H5N1 influenza virus particles have been detected in commercially sold milk, but it’s not clear how the virus is spreading in cattle or whether their milk could infect humans