Neuroscience and Psychology Suggest No Surprise Victory for Trump This Time
His inflammatory appeals are less likely to activate the same decision-making circuits as in 2016
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Has the Drug-Based Approach to Mental Illness Failed?
Journalist Robert Whitaker is more concerned than ever that psychiatric medications do more harm than good
Coronavirus News Roundup: October 10–October 16
Here are pandemic highlights for the week
Don’t Expect a COVID Vaccine before the Election
A vaccine made by Pfizer could seek emergency approval by the third week of November, but it likely won’t be available to the public until mid- to late 2021
Humans Make Wild Animals Less Wary
From mammals to mollusks, animals living among humans lose their antipredator behaviors.
Supreme Court Nominee Barrett Resisted Climate Science, but Other Judges Have Embraced It
Several law experts say it is important for judges to understand issues of science relevant to cases they are hearing
How Straight Talk Helped One State Control COVID
Nirav Shah directs Maine’s response, which is seeing impressive results despite risk factors
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Seeks to Grab a Piece of Asteroid Bennu
The spacecraft’s first attempt to gather material from the space rock’s surface could become the largest nonlunar sample return in history
When Scientists Become Political Dissenters
Three cases across the world highlight the dangers of challenging the status quo
Leading Scientists Urge Voters to Dump Trump
Journals and Nobelists, usually cautious, cite unprecedented damage and incompetence in calls for a U.S. leadership change
