Policy

The proposed tax places a fee on planet warming emissions embedded in goods produced outside the union

As machine learning infiltrates society, scientists are trying to help ward off injustice in algorithms

A statistical manipulation that underpaid Black players in concussion settlements exemplifies American football’s immersion in the legacy of slavery

Funders and peer reviewers are contributing to systemic racism through their biases about members of these populations

Among other things, we might simply not agree

We need to revamp our policies and procedures to guarantee they’ll receive language-appropriate materials and care

Madame Curie honored; immortality for humans

It can’t supply absolute truths about the world, but it brings us steadily closer

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Letters to the editor from the March 2021 issue of Scientific American

Artificial proteins, carbon-sucking rocks, particle accelerators, and more