Approximately one-third of births in the US are C-sections, a strikingly high proportion compared to similarly developed countries. Yet despite their frequent occurrence and contrary to popular belief, C-sections are riskier than vaginal births: Bloo...
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Approximately one-third of births in the US are C-sections, a strikingly high proportion compared to similarly developed countries. Yet despite their frequent occurrence and contrary to popular belief, C-sections are riskier than vaginal births: Bloo...
Climate change deniers, flat-earthers, and anti-vaxxers sit around the same table when it comes to rejecting science in favor of conspiracy. They subscribe to skepticism, rather than trusting esteemed institutions of academia and healthcare. In 1966,...
Climate change deniers, flat-earthers, and anti-vaxxers sit around the same table when it comes to rejecting science in favor of conspiracy. They subscribe to skepticism, rather than trusting esteemed institutions of academia and healthcare. In 1966,...
“Biohacking” is an evolving trend in which people change their food and lifestyle habits to take advantage of biological mechanisms and to improve wellbeing. Dubbed “do-it-yourself” biology, biohacking helps “‘gain control of systems in y...
“Biohacking” is an evolving trend in which people change their food and lifestyle habits to take advantage of biological mechanisms and to improve wellbeing. Dubbed “do-it-yourself” biology, biohacking helps “‘gain control of systems in y...
Race is one of the most visible and pressing sources of inequity among Americans, particularly in its effect on health outcomes. Perhaps the most well known instance of racial health disparity lies in life expectancy – a white man in the United...
Race is one of the most visible and pressing sources of inequity among Americans, particularly in its effect on health outcomes. Perhaps the most well known instance of racial health disparity lies in life expectancy – a white man in the United...
“I am an invisible man… I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids… I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. A matter of the construction of their inner eyes, those eyes with which they look thr...
“I am an invisible man… I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids… I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. A matter of the construction of their inner eyes, those eyes with which they look thr...
Data science has recently matured into an industry-changing discipline, driven by exponentially growing computing power, data, and wildly better algorithms. Netflix can predict what will keep you watching with stunning accuracy, Facebook can manipula...
Data science has recently matured into an industry-changing discipline, driven by exponentially growing computing power, data, and wildly better algorithms. Netflix can predict what will keep you watching with stunning accuracy, Facebook can manipula...
Genetic testing is one of the most groundbreaking technologies of the modern age. The advent of human genome sequencing has expanded medical research and enabled services such as 23andMe to offer affordable and accessible snapshots of an individual...
Genetic testing is one of the most groundbreaking technologies of the modern age. The advent of human genome sequencing has expanded medical research and enabled services such as 23andMe to offer affordable and accessible snapshots of an individual...
In the context of day-to-day life, soap warrants minimal consideration. It is merely a material component involved in a greater process – an integral, yet largely undervalued element of a daily hygiene regimen. It is with seeming unawareness that A...
In the context of day-to-day life, soap warrants minimal consideration. It is merely a material component involved in a greater process – an integral, yet largely undervalued element of a daily hygiene regimen. It is with seeming unawareness that A...
Only around half of Americans trust the water coming out of their faucets, according to a poll by the Associated Press. In light of catastrophes like those in Flint, Michigan and Newark, New Jersey, where dangerously toxic levels of lead were detec...
Only around half of Americans trust the water coming out of their faucets, according to a poll by the Associated Press. In light of catastrophes like those in Flint, Michigan and Newark, New Jersey, where dangerously toxic levels of lead were detec...
Americans everywhere on the political spectrum agree: Today, equality of opportunity is more a dream than a reality. Almost two-thirds of Americans believe only a small minority of privileged people have a chance to excel in today’s economy. Exampl...
Americans everywhere on the political spectrum agree: Today, equality of opportunity is more a dream than a reality. Almost two-thirds of Americans believe only a small minority of privileged people have a chance to excel in today’s economy. Exampl...
Parks and gardens in urban areas are more than just beautification projects. Green spaces not only break up grey surroundings and add color to what are usually monochromatic and bustling settings, they are immensely beneficial to the area surrounding...
Parks and gardens in urban areas are more than just beautification projects. Green spaces not only break up grey surroundings and add color to what are usually monochromatic and bustling settings, they are immensely beneficial to the area surrounding...
A 2013 This American Life episode called “Dopplegangers” introduced many Americans to the murky world of seafood fraud. Listeners tuning in grew horrified as the radio producers investigated an Oklahoman meat processing plant that sells hog rectu...
A 2013 This American Life episode called “Dopplegangers” introduced many Americans to the murky world of seafood fraud. Listeners tuning in grew horrified as the radio producers investigated an Oklahoman meat processing plant that sells hog rectu...