Do Scientists Make Good Presidents?

Following Mexico’s election of a woman with a scientific pedigree, Nature reviewed the legacy of well-known politicians with backgrounds in science and engineering.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-scientists-make-good-presidents/

This Strange Fungal Condition Makes You Drunk without Drinking

Greater awareness is needed around auto-brewery syndrome, which can cause dangerous accidents and trigger social ostracism if it is not correctly diagnosed

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/this-strange-fungal-condition-makes-you-drunk-without-drinking/

Elephants Call Their Relatives by Name across the Savanna

Female elephants address one another with individualized rumbles

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/elephants-call-their-relatives-by-name-across-the-savanna/

Very Hungry—And Very Invasive—Caterpillars Are a Munching through U.S. Forests

Drought is facilitating the devastating spread of spongy moth caterpillars across U.S. forests

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/very-hungry-and-very-invasive-caterpillars-are-a-munching-through-u-s/

AI Identifies Antibiotic Candidates, and There’s a ‘Morning-After Pill’ for Sexually Transmitted Infections

The Hubble Space Telescope’s woes, moon rocks and antibiotic candidates discovered with AI are all in this week’s news roundup.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/ai-identifies-antibiotic-candidates-and-theres-a-morning-after-pill-for/

How to Improve Prospective Memory, the Ability to Remember to Remember

Prospective memory is a skill that can be practiced, making it more likely that someone can remember an appointment or meet a deadline

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-improve-prospective-memory-the-ability-to-remember-to-remember/

AI Will Become Mathematicians’ ‘Co-Pilot’

Fields Medalist Terence Tao explains how proof checkers and AI programs are dramatically changing mathematics

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-will-become-mathematicians-co-pilot/

Banning Fossil Fuel Ads Would Be Legally Difficult in the U.S.

This week U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for bans on fossil fuel ads, but legal challenges would make nationwide restrictions difficult to implement in the U.S.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/banning-fossil-fuel-ads-would-be-legally-difficult-in-the-u-s/

Why More Space Launches Could Be a Good Thing for the Climate

A space technology company CEO explains how growing competition in the commercial space industry may help boost climate science

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-more-space-launches-could-be-a-good-thing-for-the-climate/

Neuralink’s First User Describes Life with Elon Musk’s Brain Chip

Thirty-year-old Noland Arbaugh says the Neuralink chip has let him “reconnect with the world”

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/neuralinks-first-user-describes-life-with-elon-musks-brain-chip/

We’re Approaching 1.5 Degrees C of Global Warming, but There’s Still Time to Prevent Disaster

Scientists say it’s likely that at least one of the next five years will exceed an average increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/were-approaching-1-5-degrees-c-of-global-warming-but-theres-still-time-to/

Should Blood Pressure Guidelines Be Different for Women and Men?

Blood pressure guidelines are the same for men and women despite important sex differences in hypertension risk

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/should-blood-pressure-guidelines-be-different-for-women-and-men/

How Baby Orangutans Become Master Treehouse Architects

Most orangutans take seven years to learn to make their own beds

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-baby-orangutans-become-master-treehouse-architects/

Boeing’s Starliner Launches Astronauts for First Time in Historic Liftoff

After multiple delays, the first crewed launch of Starliner marks a milestone for U.S. human spaceflight

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/boeings-starliner-launches-astronauts-for-first-time-in-historic-liftoff/

Why Autistic People Seek AI Companionship

AI apps can help autistic people practice social skills. But algorithms are no substitute for human relationships, experts say

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-autistic-people-seek-ai-companionship/

H5N1 Bird Flu Isn’t a Human Pandemic—Yet

Americans don’t like being told what to do, and many don’t trust government. These stubborn attitudes might turn H5N1 bird flu into a pandemic

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/h5n1-bird-flu-isnt-a-human-pandemic-yet/

Exotic Quantum ‘Bose-Einstein Condensate’ State Finally Achieved with Molecules

Molecular Bose-Einstein condensates could help to provide the answers to fundamental questions or form the basis of new quantum computers

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/exotic-quantum-bose-einstein-condensate-state-finally-achieved-with/

Marjorie Taylor Greene's Attacks of Fauci Over COVID’s Six-Foot Rule Not Based in Science

Attacks on Anthony Fauci over guidance on masking and social distancing ignore the science on viral spread

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/marjorie-taylor-greenes-attacks-of-fauci-over-covids-six-foot-rule-not-based/

Trump’s Personality Cult Plays a Part in His Political Appeal

Personality measures suggest Donald Trump exerts a cult of personality over his followers, people who are psychologically susceptible to his appeal. This could help explain how he has succeeded in U.S. politics while other populists have not

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trumps-personality-cult-plays-a-part-in-his-political-appeal/

Ancient Snake and Centipede Carvings in South America Are among World’s Largest Rock Engravings

Enormous engraved rock art of anacondas, rodents and other animals along the Orinoco River in Colombia and Venezuela may have been used to mark territory 2,000 years ago

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-snake-and-centipede-carvings-in-south-america-are-among-worlds/