Behavior

The presidential election and pandemic have highlighted the fallibility of experts, but that doesn’t mean we should dismiss them all

Testing positive for COVID antibodies is not a pass to date freely

Princeton’s Sam Wang had to eat his words (and a cricket) in 2016. He talks about the impacts of the pandemic and QAnon on public-opinion tallies in 2020

Even during a bitter election season, persuasive conversations were not only possible but surprisingly attainable

The balance of data don’t support the idea, and claims otherwise could lead to alarmism

Millennia-old burial sites show equal-opportunity hunting roles might have been commonplace

Dog and owner body weight can influence veterinarians’ perceptions

We wrap up our preelection series with Scientific American senior editor Jen Schwartz, who talks about the possible effects of the election results on technology development and use. 

A new study finds no serious evidence of a liberal (or conservative) bias with respect to replicability, quality or impact of research

Our November issue features space wars, a mysterious disorder of mind and brain, and past pandemics

The new political polarization casts rivals as alien, unlikable and morally contemptible

Simultaneous TV, texting and Instagram lead to memory-sapping attention lapses