Sociology
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.
Yes, Your Loud Neighbors Are Driving You Bonkers
Why are we so sensitive to residential noise?
Test Your Trivia Knowledge for Science
Identify these people and help chart how they will be remembered or forgotten in history.
Is COVID-19 Becoming Less Polarizing?
One question for Sara Constantino, a psychologist and public policy researcher at Northeastern University.
Why Do Americans Own More Guns Per Capita Than Anyone Else?
One question for Jennifer Carlson, a sociologist at the University of Arizona.
The Wisdom of Gay Albatrosses
Same-sex couples are everywhere in the animal kingdom. Only humans make a big deal about it.
Do International Treaties Work?
One question for Mathieu Poirier, an assistant professor of social epidemiology at York University.
Novak Djokovic and the Healing Water Crystals
The story of the tennis star spotlights the pseudoscience that bedevils science and society.