2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (181+ words) Skepticism around public health policy, experts and institutions has left some researchers asking basic questions about their role and relationship with the public. Can public health be done better?" Epidemiologist Erica Walker has a perspective on just that. She started…...

11+ hour, 6+ min ago  (258+ words) It's on You' chronicles how corporations and behavioral economists pushed for huge, systemic problems to be fixed by personal choices. The following is an excerpt from It's on You: How Corporations and Behavioral Scientists Have Convinced Us That We're to…...

16+ hour, 5+ min ago  (271+ words) Ever heard an alcohol ad that tells you to "please drink responsibly? Or a gambling ad that warns, "when the fun stops, stop? Or been urged to reduce your carbon footprint?" The message is basically the same: These products and…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (188+ words) Earlier this year, Congress pushed back on the Trump administration's attempts to slash funding for many science research programs, and restored that money to the budget. But despite the funds existing in the budget, they have not yet been released…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago  (189+ words) This segment is part of the Valentine's Day Science spotlight With so many dating apps'and so many people using them'why are a record number of American adults single? Is marriage as important as it was a generation or two ago?...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (219+ words) Point systems are everywhere. Ready for movie night? Consult Rotten Tomatoes. Vetting a new pediatrician? See how many stars they have. At work, it can be even more pervasive: There's KPIs and ROIs because success has to be measurable. But…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (580+ words) For C. Thi Nguyen, rock climbing brought joy and satisfaction'until he started chasing scores and focusing on "leveling up." The following is an excerpt from The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game'by C. Thi Nguyen. When you purchase products through…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (239+ words) Forty years ago this week, the space shuttle Challenger exploded in flight, 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral. All seven crew members were killed. In the months that followed, the tragedy was traced to a failed O-ring in one of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (131+ words) Casey Crownhart is a senior climate and energy reporter for MIT Technology Review. She is based in New York, New York. As Science Friday's director and senior producer, Charles Bergquist channels the chaos of a live production studio into something…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (179+ words) Last February, Sudip Parikh, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, issued a dire warning about federal cuts to science, saying the country was on its way to losing its status as a global science leader. Nearly…...