Sociology
What’s at Stake for Science in the US Presidential Election
Polls capture shifting, conflicted public views about science.
Placebo Science Is Rooted in Witch Hunts
How we learned to sort true from false in medicine.
The Plight of Japan’s Ama Divers
Practiced mostly by women, this fishing tradition is thousands of years old. Can it survive?
Do Homelessness Prevention Programs Work?
The first evidence from a randomized controlled trial that financial assistance helps prevent homelessness.
The Pandemic Your Grandparents Forgot
Sixty years later, will anybody have heard of COVID-19?
How Can Science Be More Creative?
One question for Ruth Morgan, a professor of crime and forensic sciences at University College London.
Who Should Make the Rules That Govern AI?
One question for Laura Weidinger and Iason Gabriel, research scientists at Google DeepMind.
How Can We Discourage Mass Shootings?
One question for Maurizio Porfiri and Rayan Succar, dynamical systems engineers at New York University.
The Misguided History of Racial Medicine
An evolutionary biologist on the harm still being done by unsubstantiated beliefs.
Where Are the Black Female Doctors?
Representation of Black women in medicine remains stuck in the 1800s.
