Public Health
Fertile Ground: The Long-Neglected Science of Female Reproductive Health
When the discussion of reproductive health is dominated by the political will to control it, gaps in medical research get overshadowed
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Unhealthful Data Gaps: Female Reproductive Health
Have you heard about the “gender data gap”? I recently learned the phrase in an excerpt published in March in the Guardian from the book Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men , by Caroline Criado Perez (Abrams, 2019)...
Energy
Washington Aims to Decarbonize its Electricity Grid
It is the fourth state to pursue such a plan, with a couple others looking at following suit
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Scientific American Launches New Paywall
Readers will receive three articles for free before being asked to subscribe
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After a $14-Billion Upgrade, New Orleans' Levees Are Sinking
Sea-level rise and ground subsidence will render the flood barriers inadequate in just four years
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Why We Should All Use They/Them Pronouns
Using gendered identifiers, even if we get to choose our own, can reinforce bias and discrimination
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How Work-Family Justice Can Bring Balance to Scientist Moms
It’s time to change cultural views and expectations around science and motherhood
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The Tragedy of the Tragedy of the Commons
The man who wrote one of environmentalism’s most-cited essays was a racist, eugenicist, nativist and Islamaphobe—plus his argument was wrong
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Where Did That Promising Scientist Disappear To?
Family leave policies leave women faculty behind
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How to Keep Scientific Innovation Alive
Thinking outside the box is as important for science as it is for a business start-up
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Readers Respond to the December 2018 Issue
Letters to the editor from the December 2018 issue of Scientific American
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States Target Potent Greenhouse Gases in Absence of Federal Action
The push to restrict hydrofluorocarbons is one of the clearest examples of states banding together on climate policy
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Energy
Solar Power’s Benefits Don’t Shine Equally on Everyone
Racial and ethnic minorities have less access to solar power, regardless of income, highlighting the need for environmental justice
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The World Health Organization Gives the Nod to Traditional Chinese Medicine. Bad Idea
The World Health Organization is now promoting unproved traditional Chinese medicine
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New York Looks to Congestion Pricing to Control Pollution
The plan would be the first in the U.S. and would help fund the city’s aging public transit system
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What Happens When Female Physicians Gather?
A recent symposium left participants with a renewed sense of belonging and a collaborative energy
Looking for Life on Mars: Viking Experiment Team Member Reflects on Divisive Findings
Patricia Straat looks back on the Viking lander experiment that aimed to find microbes
When Storms Hit Cities, Poor Areas Suffer Most
Low-income neighborhoods see more damage and have less political clout to advocate for fixes
