We must reckon with our ableism if we want healthcare to work for people
People who had COVID-19 may need long-term care — the US healthcare system isn't ready
Neandertals don't deserve their bad, dim-witted reputation
Our hominin ancestor had bigger brains and probably went extinct with climate change. Who are we to judge?
No more coronavirus takes
Please I'm begging you
Keep coronavirus from spreading in Hawai'i. Cancel your vacation
It would be selfish to imperil Hawai'i's health with a cheap flight
Should the age of humans have a geologic name?
And how will Earth's history remember us?
Daylight saving time is bad for your health
We should go to year-round standard time, as the sun intended
Graduate student working conditions are worsening. To fight back, they're unionizing
Conditions like withheld pay and discriminatory behavior are damaging lives
We need genetic engineering to stave off climate change-induced global hunger
Despite what many say, organic farming will not save us from the worst impacts of climate change
"Paraben-free" products aren't safer than anything else
It's unclear if parabens are dangerous, and if they're not being used then some other preservative is
Biodiversity loss is the very real end of the world and no one is acting like it
Radical, wholesale change is needed right this second and cannot be delayed
Science has to do better for its queer, trans, and non-binary scientists
More needs to be done by cisgender people in the field, and it needs to be done now
Why academia needs its #MeToo moment
Academia reports the second-highest rates of work-related sexual harassment, only less than the military
Why fieldwork is still crucial for science research
There are some things it's impossible to discern without ground truthing
How I used my research skills to help diagnose myself
It's hard to leave the science at the lab bench
As a scientist, sometimes I understand too much about my brother's cystic fibrosis
My knowledge of his disease can be helpful, but also supremely frustrating
I crush stalagmites from protected caves. What can I do to give back?
Scientists should do more with the communities where they work, a cave researcher writes
Plants are not conscious, whether you can 'sedate' them or not
A New York Times story is a case study in what can go wrong in translating science
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The brain treats questions about beliefs like physical threats. Can we learn to disarm it?
Street epistemologists are trying to give people 'the gift of doubt'
