
Readers Respond to the July 2021 Issue
Letters to the editor from the July 2021 issue of Scientific American

Readers Respond to the July 2021 Issue
Letters to the editor from the July 2021 issue of Scientific American

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New State Laws Harm Public Health by Putting Politicians in Charge of Medicine
A crop of bad bills hobbles health agencies and makes it harder to stop disease

IPCC, You’ve Made Your Point: Humans Are a Primary Cause of Climate Change
It’s time to redirect your major focus to how we deal with the problem

Ancient Egypt’s Sacred Baboons, Vapor Storms and Fighting Hunger
Why Thoth is our favorite deity, preparing the James Webb Space Telescope and fixing genes in this month’s issue

The Infrastructure Bill Is Desperately Needed, Engineers Say
One of the experts who grades U.S. utilities every four years explains what needs to be fixed

Electoral Engineering and the Freedom to Vote
Securing basic voting rights should take priority over more elaborate reforms

Confronting the Political Determinants of Gun Violence
Addressing health inequities in the U.S. requires social and historical context

A Strategy for Rescheduling Psilocybin
There are three legal pathways to deregulating the drug under the Controlled Substances Act

Scientists: When Talking to the Public, Please Speak Plainly
Jargon is appropriate when you’re speaking with colleagues, but it’s a turnoff for the rest of us

50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: October 2021
Jupiter Pioneers get ready; wireless moths

Readers Respond to the June 2021 Issue
Letters to the editor from the June 2021 issue of Scientific American