
News Briefs from around the World: July 2022
In case you missed it

News Briefs from around the World: July 2022
In case you missed it

Subverting Climate Science in the Classroom
Oil and gas representatives influence the standards for courses and textbooks, from kindergarten to 12th grade


Students Deserve to Learn about the Climate Emergency
Voyager spacecraft, generational trauma, momentum computing, and more in this issue

Readers Respond to the February 2022 Issue
Letters to the editor from the February 2022 issue of Scientific American

Predatory Journals That Publish Shoddy Research Put People’s Lives at Risk
Doctors may accept spurious claims about medical treatments, and invalid studies wrongly influence public policy

To Keep Students in STEM fields, Let’s Weed Out the Weed-Out Math Classes
Reimagining calculus has changed several schools’ success rates. Here’s how

Math Is More Than Just Numbers: Celebrate Pi Day a Different Way
While you savor that apple or key lime pie, consider the many ways math influences our lives

Dangerous Lies Fuel a New Kind of Butterfly Effect
The National Butterfly Center is closed because of threats from conspiracy theorists, robbing children in an underserved area of a chance to learn

How to Be a Great Leader in Science
Building a positive research environment requires intention, support and a belief that kindness isn’t weakness

Teaching about Racism Is Essential for Education
Lessons about racial injustice help students understand reality

Indigenous Children Are Still Dying in Boarding Schools
In India, as in other countries around the world, abuse accompanies eviction from ancestral lands

Weakened Tenure Protections Will Harm Students as Well as Faculty
A unanimous vote by Georgia’s Board of Regents could stifle academic freedom