How Science Fuels a Culture of Misinformation
Players often develop intense relationships with virtual characters. If those relationships go awry, the resulting traumas can be...
22 Nov
Global Views
22 Nov
How Science Fuels a Culture of Misinformation
We tend to blame the glut of disinformation in science on social media and the news, but the problem often starts with the scient...
22 Nov
The Water Wars Myth
The Water Wars Myth
When a pop meme is used to explain complex geopolitics, we miss the chance to nurture cooperation and find i...
22 Nov
Vaccinating People Against Fake News
Researchers are trying to boost people’s immunity to fake news using online games and other strategies. Can these efforts protect...
22 Nov
We Need Indigenous Science
Native study of the natural world is thousands of years old and exceptionally nuanced and deep. When our body of knowledge exclud...
22 Nov
Fire Wars
A maverick ecologist went to court against the National Park Service. Behind his lawsuit is a larger question: Is it appropriate ...
22 Nov
Writing Disabled Voices
Journalists often struggle to cover disabled people. Here’s what experts say about getting the story right. Bonus: A primer on co...
21 Nov
A Pandemic Playbook
Monkeypox: A new day, a new killer pandemic, right? Not exactly. Three biological danger signs can help us decide whether it's ti...
21 Nov
Blinded by the Hype
Want to know the true value of AI, NFTs, and other much-touted technologies? Ignore the news and look at the harsh judgment of th...
21 Nov
Activism Works
You CAN take on a behemoth. When a polluter came courting our town, here’s how we fought back.
By Jill Neimark “They ...
