Behavior

The reason is a phenomenon called “solution aversion”

Michael Marshall, project director of the Good Thinking Society in the U.K., talks about flat earth belief and its relationship to conspiracy theories and other antiscience activities.

The pandemic is leading to an outbreak of age discrimination

Research suggests a powerful way to get out the vote without having to canvas in person

The behavior of such machines influences how people treat one another

He’s grounded in humility and humanity; he uses plain language; he admits uncertainties and failings; and he refuses to make the science overtly political

When vampire bats feel sick, they still engage in prosocial acts such as sharing food with nonrelatives. But they cut back on grooming anyone other than their closest kin.

Despite caveats in ads and on packages, users can fail to understand their limitations

Containing the spread of COVID-19 may require that citizens have faith in both their government and one another

It’s our seemingly insatiable desire to eat meat

Originally published in June 1968

A potentially debilitating condition in veterans, distinct from PTSD, results from crossing moral lines