How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
The solipsism problem, also called the problem of other minds, lurks at the heart of science, philosophy, religion, the arts and the human condition
Opinion
Don’t Feel Guilty about Your Online Security Habits
Most of the finger-wagging advice you hear is based on little or no evidence
Fighting Back against the Loneliness Epidemic
Throughout the country, socially distanced young adults and older adults have been forming connections
COVID-19’s Disparate Impacts Are Not a Story about Race
They’re a story about racism
The Idea That a Scientific Theory Can Be ‘Falsified’ Is a Myth
It’s time we abandoned the notion
Nine Important Things We’ve Learned about the Coronavirus Pandemic So Far
Some early public health messages about COVID-19 have been overturned
Coronavirus News Roundup: August 29–September 4
Here are pandemic highlights for the week
We Can’t Fight COVID-19 on a Country-by-Country Basis
A physician in hard-hit South Africa points out that squelching the disease in one place means nothing if it’s raging elsewhere
Science on the Small Screen, Retro Style
Here’s what educational TV from the late 1940s and early 1950s can teach us today
The Failure of Public Health Messaging about COVID-19
Untested medications and false claims that it's no worse than the flu are still being taken much too seriously by far too many people
