Ethics
Science Must Be for Everyone
Racism and sexism are obstacles to making the scientific enterprise worthy of its public funding
Opinion
Extraterrestrial Life
When Will We Hear from Extraterrestrials?
Project Galileo could make that happen sooner rather than later
Climate Change
A Key Step for Limiting the Global Temperature Rise to 1.5 Degrees Celsius
The International Energy Agency needs to make that goal the centerpiece of its World Energy Outlook
Behavior
What God, Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness Have in Common
Theories that try to explain these big metaphysical mysteries fall short, making agnosticism the only sensible stance
Behavior
The Art of Pondering Earth’s Distant Future
Stretching the mind across time can help us become more responsible planetary stewards and foster empathy across generations
Behavior
The FDA Shouldn’t Support a Ban on Kratom
The herbal supplement can be abused, but given the explosion in opioid deaths, eliminating this safer substitute will almost certainly lead to more deaths
Climate Change
Let’s Start Naming Climate-Related Disasters for Polluters and Their Enablers
The Marathon Oil Megadrought has a nice ring to it, don’t you think?
Space Exploration
The Ethics of Sending Humans to Mars
We need to avoid the mistakes European countries made during the age of colonization
Privacy
What is Pegasus? How Surveillance Spyware Invades Phones
A cybersecurity expert explains the NSO Group’s stealthy software
Mental Health
Critical Care Doctors Are in Crisis
Who’s caring for the ICU physicians?
