The Human Genome and the Making of a Skeptical Biologist
Thoughts on scientific ambition and progress, 20 years after the first draft of the genome was completed
Opinion
It’s Time to Take the Penis off Its Pedestal
A culture of phallus worship has slanted science in crucial and sometimes unexpected ways
Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of the First Publication of the Human Genome
A new wave of research is needed to make ample use of humanity’s “most wondrous map”
Masks Can Be Detrimental to Babies’ Speech and Language Development
The good news is that parents can take action to compensate
Society's End-of-Life Problem
Americans have unequal access to the benefits of advance care planning
Safely Reopening Requires Testing, Tracing and Isolation, Not Just Vaccines
No matter how effective vaccines are, they are not enough
How AI Is Learning to Identify Toxic Online Content
Machine-learning systems could help flag hateful, threatening or offensive language
Vaccines Alone Are Not Enough to Beat COVID
It could take years to immunize everyone, so we need to work on discovering new treatments as well—and fast
Whose Underlying Conditions Count for Priority in Getting the Vaccine?
Some disorders that make COVID riskier don’t appear on official lists
Can Science Illuminate Our Inner Dark Matter?
Neither introspection nor brain scans can reveal our deepest thoughts
