U.N. Postpones Global Climate Summit Over Pandemic Concerns
Countries were expected to ramp up their emissions reductions goals at the November meeting, now delayed until 2021
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STEM Education Needs a Course Correction
Students must be trained to assess the social impacts of innovation
Several States, Environmental Groups Vow to Sue Over Car Pollution Rollback
The second part of the Trump administration’s vehicle emissions rule, announced yesterday, lowers fuel efficiency requirements
How Twitter Is Changing Medical Research
From online journal clubs to “tweetorials” to conference updates, social media is changing the dissemination and discussion of biomedicine
NASA Moon Program and Hubble Telescope Successor Face COVID-19 Delays
Space agencies must balance keeping staff safe and meeting launch deadlines
Help Profs Teach Stanford’s Popular, and Now Free, Online Intro to Coding Course
I signed up to be a volunteer section leader. You can, too! But do it ASAP
For a Robust Recovery, Invest in Innovation
Without federal investment, the current disruption could slow down U.S. economic growth for decades to come
EPA to Ease Pollution Enforcement, Which Could Exacerbate Lung Illnesses
The agency says social distancing rules will limit companies’ abilities to comply with air pollution rules
Female Surgeons Are Treated Terribly
Their male colleagues are the problem when they should be allies
As COVID-19 Accelerates, Governments Must Harness Mobile Data to Stop Spread
Despite privacy concerns, “contact tracing” using GPS data may be our best bet to contain this large and fast-growing pandemic...
Potential Inequities in New Medical Technologies
Even if we solve the ethical questions about using breakthrough techniques such as CRISPR, will all patients have equal access?
COVID-19 Policy Must Take All Impacts into Account
Human health is obviously crucial, but epidemiological models should not ignore economic and ethical considerations
Why Would Hospitals Forbid Physicians and Nurses from Wearing Masks?
They wouldn’t in cases where these professionals are caring for infectious patients, but in other situations, they have
Medical Students Must Learn How Social Factors Affect Health
Part of a physician’s job should be to address not just illness but also its root causes
How Disaster Aid Ravaged an Island People
The 2004 tsunami devastated the Nicobar Islanders, but what came next was arguably worse
Exponential Infection Increases Are Deadly Serious
Listen in as I use two calculators to track the difference in numbers of infections over a short period of time, depending on how many people each infected individual infects on average...
Urban Riots Are Actually “Prepolitical” Protests
Originally published in June 1968
Deaths of Young Children Are Decreasing Globally, But ...
Progress in improving mortality varies significantly within countries
Electronic Health Records Need an Ethical Tune-Up
Without oversight, the technologies at the heart of the health system are vulnerable to corruption
