Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Author: Molly Bergen
11/30/2021
Omicron is a reminder of how little we’re doing on pandemic prevention
In January of 2021, the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense issued a proposal for an ambitious Apollo Program for Biodefense.
11/30/2021
Stephen Sondheim Wrote My Life’s Soundtrack
The last thing I wanted to sit through, one evening during my senior year in college, was something called “A Little Night Music.”
11/19/2021
How the return of bison connects travelers with Native cultures
As the thunder of hooves cuts through the crisp Alberta air, Juanita Marois’s eyes well up with tears. Bringing bison back to the land of the Métis is the realization of a dream envisaged by her elders.
12/04/2021
‘Fools, drunks, and the United States of America’
Whether or not Bismarck ever said that God looked after creatures in these categories, it's a way of asking whether the U.S. has relied too long on providence and sheer luck.
12/02/2021
Light-powered soft robots could suck up oil spills
A floating, robotic film designed at UC Riverside could be trained to hoover oil spills at sea or remove contaminants from drinking water.
12/02/2021
COVID-19 vaccine effective in people with cancer, study finds
The Moderna and Pfizer BioNTech vaccines prevented COVID-19 infection in cancer patients, particularly in those whose treatment concluded more than six months before vaccination, say researchers at Stanford, Harvard and the VA.
12/04/2021
John McWhorter on Why Woke Ideas Harm Minority Communities
John McWhorter and Yascha Mounk discuss whether "wokeness" is a religion and how it affects black Americans.
12/04/2021
Woodland walks save UK £185m a year in mental health costs, report finds
Spending time in nature is known to boost mental health, but the report by Forest Research is the first to estimate the amount that woodlands save the NHS through fewer GP visits and prescriptions, reduced hospital and social service care, and the costs of lost days of work.
12/03/2021
Public opinion was very conservative in the 1990s
Lately, some people have suggested that the Democratic Party could use an ideological recalibration, specifically invoking the legacy of Bill Clinton and often the idea of a “Sister Souljah moment.”
12/03/2021
How To Keep Your Corporation Out of the Culture War
Eight steps business leaders can take to prevent ideological pressure and political conformity in the workplace.
12/06/2021
Why New York Is Unearthing a Brook It Buried a Century Ago
A plan to “daylight” Tibbetts Brook in the Bronx would be one of the city’s most ambitious green infrastructure improvements.
12/06/2021