Mind & BrainMay 11, 2015
What Drives Subconscious Racial Prejudice?
A study of anti-Roma bias in Hungary seeks to identify the roots of subliminal bias
Society & Policy
TechnologyMay 11, 2015
Netflix CEO Peers at Crystal Ball to See TV's Future
Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, gave his view of the next couple of decades in the evolution of TV-watching at the re:publica 15 digital culture conference in Berlin on May 5
The Young American Scientists Issue—Read Now
HealthMay 11, 2015
House GOP Revives Bill to Block Late-Term Abortions, Armed with New Preemie Viability Data
EnvironmentMay 11, 2015
Lonely Republican Voices Buck Party to Urge Action on Climate Change
A Florida Republican calls for action to address rising sea levels as a result of global warming
HealthMay 11, 2015
Leading Bioethics Expert to Guide J&J on Who Gets Its Experimental Drugs
Panel leader Arthur Caplan explains how this development will make the process of obtaining experimental therapies for terminal illnesses more transparent and fair
EnvironmentMay 8, 2015
Hawaii Aims for 100 Percent Renewable Power by 2045
To reduce oil imports, Hawaii may become the first state to attempt to eliminate fossil fuels
HealthMay 8, 2015
WHO Adds Hepatitis C Drugs to Essential List, Urges Lower Prices
The World Health Organization has added new curative treatments for hepatitis C to its list of medicines governments should make available
Mind & BrainMay 8, 2015
Can Ya Dig It? How Rebels, Hipsters and Mr. (and Ms.) Cool Reshaped Consumer Culture [Excerpt]
A new book shows how humans' rebellion against status hierarchies (a trait shared with other species) led to an embrace of Elvis, Harley–Davidsons and hippie VW buses
TechnologyMay 8, 2015
Smartphone Lock Pouch Leaves Students to Their Own (Unusable) Devices
One school is trying out a lightweight sack meant to keep devices from being a classroom distraction without forcing students to give up their digital lifelines
HealthMay 7, 2015
Measles Vaccine May Help Thwart Other Infectious Diseases
New work reiterates the importance of preserving high levels of vaccine coverage as the consequences of measles infections may be more devastating than is readily observable, a study leader said
EnvironmentMay 7, 2015
Little Chance to Restrain Global Warming to 2 Degrees, Critic Argues
A commentary slams the “false optimism” around plans to hold climate change to 2 degrees Celsius or less
HealthMay 7, 2015
FDA to Hold Public Meeting on Off-Label Use of Prescription Drugs
The agency will hold a public meeting this summer to address drug company concern that restrictions on what they can say about off-label use of drugs violate their First Amendment right to free speech