How to Make 'Immunity Passports' More Ethical
Requirements that travelers be vaccinated must be implemented in a humanitarian way
Opinion
Finding Yourself and Your Community when You Are Black in STEM
Antonio Baines is trying to build a more diverse science, one student at a time
How to Restore America’s Humanity
Guaranteeing economic security is crucial. So is sending the message that every one of us matters
A Vaccination against the Pandemic of Misinformation
False beliefs, similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s patients, may result from a lack of science literacy
Until Recently, People Accepted the ‘Fact’ of Aliens in the Solar System
For centuries, right up until the 1960s, the notion life on Mars—and elsewhere—wasn’t considered especially remarkable
Are Dolphins Right-Handed or Left-Handed?
That is a trick question because dolphins obviously don’t have hands. But studying whether they have “handedness” led to identifying a quirk of human perception...
Physicists Need to Be More Careful with How They Name Things
The popular term “quantum supremacy,” which refers to quantum computers outperforming classical ones, is uncomfortably reminiscent of “white supremacy”
The U.S. Needs a Federal Department of Science and Technology
Currently, STEM-related policy is administered by a bewildering array of entities, which dilutes its effectiveness
Coronavirus News Roundup: February 13–February 19
Pandemic highlights for the week
How Will the Coronavirus Evolve?
If we’re lucky, mutations will make SARS-CoV-2 less lethal, as happened with the 1918 flu—but there’s no guarantee of that
