The Hand-Wringing Over Antidepressants During Pregnancy Is Harming Women
By casting doubt on antidepressants and other well-studied drugs, our government health agencies are choosing minimal risk to a fetus over the major risk to the person carrying it
Fast Fashion Is a Bad Look for the Environment
A more circular economy in textiles is a good look for the planet
People Want AI To Help Artists, Not Be The Artist
We surveyed people in the U.S. about artificial-intelligence-generated art. Their answers told us a lot about how we value human creativity
Is New Orleans Safer Now Than When Hurricane Katrina Hit 20 Years Ago?
Scientists and engineers have been implementing steps to better protect New Orleans, but recent government actions are undermining the work, raising alarm
Investing in Public Education Will Strengthen the U.S.
The U.S. is a global powerhouse. Public education is one of the main reasons why
AI Took on the Math Olympiad—But Mathematicians Aren’t Impressed
AI models supposedly did well on International Math Olympiad problems, but how they got their answers reminds us why we still need people doing math
Why the EPA’s Latest Move Could Worsen the Climate Crisis
If the EPA abdicates its responsibility to address climate change, it will harm health and the planet in exchange for pandering to fossil fuel interests
Strong Support for NASA and Project Artemis Will Advance the U.S.
NASA needs clear support from the White House if we want to win the new space race
U.S. Science and Scientific American Have Weathered Attacks Before and Won
Federal officials seized 3,000 copies of Scientific American in 1950 in a “red scare” era of attacks on science. The move backfired and offers lessons for today
U.S. Nuclear Energy Plans Could Proliferate Weapons
The White House has now fully embraced bomb-prone nuclear fuel technology. This should stop before an arms race, atomic terrorism or even nuclear war results
The Myth of the Designer Baby—Why ‘Genetic Optimization’ Is More Hype Than Science
A genomics firm saying they can help parents with “genetic optimization” of their embryos is tone-deaf Silicon Valley marketing trampling over legitimate science. Parents should be wary
We Just Discovered the Sounds of Spacetime. Let’s Keep Listening
Less than a decade since the first detection of gravitational waves—ripples in spacetime itself—proposed budget cuts threaten to silence this groundbreaking science