‘To defend science, we need to depolarize it’
Michael White, of the Department of Genetics in the School of Medicine, writes in Pacific Standard magazine that scientists need to change their approach and find a way to defend their fields without attacking people’s deeply held beliefs.
Translators Under 40: Kurt Beals interview
German language translator Kurt Beals, of Arts & Sciences, discusses his book project and the work of a translator in a Q&A with “The Culture Trip” website.
Trump Ethics Monitor: Has The President Kept His Promises?
Kathleen Clark, professor of law
AAAS leaders urge: Do not ‘retreat to the microscope’
Barbara A. Schaal, dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences and president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), discusses why scientists need to be politically engaged in a Q&A with Stat. She and AAAS CEO Rush Holt are participating in AAAS’ 2017 annual meeting through Monday, Feb. 20, in Boston.
How to combat the rise of ‘intellectual’ hate groups in the US
David Cunningham, professor of sociology
Why we can’t we get rid of racism, according to one psychology professor
Alan Lambert, associate professor of psychological and brain sciences
The Failure of Race-Blind Economic Policy
Adia Harvey Wingfield, professor of sociology
‘Eight ways prevention works’
Cancer prevention expert Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, of the School of Medicine, discusses how healthy lifestyle changes can lower the risk of cancer and other diseases in an article on the Gateway Region YMCA blog.
NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover: Stepping Stone to What?
Ray Arvidson, the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor
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