Putting a dollar value on human lives to compare the costs and benefits of stay-at-home orders can have unintended consequences.…
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Social distancing is leaving older Americans more isolated and opening them up to serious health risks.
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How politicians and the public in Denver, Colorado handled the 1918 flu epidemic is relevant to today.
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Severe scrutiny of two major papers, including one about the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine, is part of science's…
What will it take to change a brutal and militaristic style of policing in America? Political will.
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The Quran recognizes 'no superiority of a white person over a black person.' That notion, radical in 7th-century…
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The disruption of the education of millions of Americans could be devastating. But how soon will it be safe to start phasing…
The US and other countries have a legal definition of citizenship, yet human psychology and identity politics result in…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has boosted interest in home gardening. Three scientists who garden explain some basic methods for…