Policy
Gun Violence Is Our Lane, and It's Time to Accelerate
As emergency physicians, we live with the nation’s epidemic of shootings, mass and otherwise, every day
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Science News Briefs from All over
A few very brief reports about international science and technology from Alaska to Indonesia, including one on offshore dairy farming from the Netherlands.
Major Campaign Aims to Unravel Exactly What Is in Wildfire Smoke
Airplanes and a planned burn of forest area will help identify the thousands of chemicals in smoke plumes
Policy
Blue Wave in Midwest Could Resurrect Climate Compact
A 2007 agreement aimed to reduce regional emissions, then political winds shifted
Policy
Noam Chomsky Calls Trump and Republican Allies "Criminally Insane"
The great linguist and political critic remains hopeful that we can overcome global warming and other threats
Policy
Armistice Day: November 11, 1918, to November 11, 2018
“The war to end all wars” that had to be renamed “The First World War” ended 100 years ago
Policy
How History Forgot the Woman Who Defined Autism
Grunya Sukhareva characterized autism nearly two decades before Austrian doctors Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger
Policy
What a Democratic House Means for Health and Medicine
The Democrats campaigned on protecting coverage for people with pre-existing conditions and lowering prescription drug prices
Biology
Social Construct of Race Imposes Biology
Anthropologist Jennifer Raff argues that race is culturally created, but has biological consequences.
Policy
We Should Teach Media Literacy in Elementary School
Helping children distinguish fake from real news will give them a lifelong benefit
Voters Reject Several Climate-Related Ballot Initiatives
Washington’s effort to impose a carbon tax was one of the climate proposals defeated at the polls
Policy
Why I Hire Scientists, and Why You Should, Too
They they add to your business, regardless of what industry you’re in
Election Day 2018 Takes Absentee Ballots to the Extreme in Space
Even on the International Space Station, American astronauts manage to vote
If Elected, Democratic Governors Could Adopt California’s Car Rules
Illinois and New Mexico are among the states that could defy the Trump administration with stricter tailpipe emissions standards
Policy
The Science of Elections
If we want to protect the integrity of scientific inquiry, we must protect democracy
How to Spot Clandestine Nuclear Bomb Tests
Illicit detonations are anything but secret
Our Top 10 Stories on the Science of Leadership, Partisanship and Voting
The midterm elections will test whether science can transcend politics in the U.S.
Policy
The American Economy Is Rigged
And what we can do about it
4 States Have Ballot Measures That Could Shape U.S. Climate Policy
Western voters will decide whether to expand renewable energy and implement a carbon tax
Computing
Algorithms Designed to Fight Poverty Can Actually Make It Worse
How algorithms designed to alleviate poverty can perpetuate it instead
