A Better Way to Treat Opioid-Exposed Babies
For decades throughout the opioid crisis, most doctors have relied on medication-heavy regimens to treat babies who are born experiencing neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. But a newer, simpler...
View ArticleThe Key to Improving Global Health? Radical Listening
In the field of public health, institutions still hold the power to set agendas and implement measures to protect people’s health. Instead, what’s needed is a bottom-up approach that gives local...
View ArticleInterview: Are We Misinformed About Misinformation?
To economist David Rothschild, “social media is the problem” makes for a good story, but the truth about online misinformation is much more nuanced. In a recent review, Rothschild and co-authors found...
View ArticleThe Upside-Down World of Crime Statistics
Major crimes are falling by most official measures — murder and manslaughter cases fell by almost 12 percent last year, for example. But there is a serious disconnect between the data and public...
View ArticleClimate Disasters Only Slightly Shift the Political Needle
Researchers tracking the social and political impacts of storms, floods, and heat waves say their effects are often transient and short-lived. But for those who’ve experienced disasters, some recent...
View ArticleCould AI Help Curb Conspiracy Theory Beliefs?
A new study found promise in the “DebunkBot” — an AI chatbot used to challenge beliefs in conspiracies, such as that the 2020 election involved voter fraud. But experts say that while artificial...
View ArticleHow Kamala Harris’ Economic Plan Would Protect Children From Harm
More than one-third of children in the U.S. experience a visit from child protective services during their childhoods. Most of these reports don’t stem from allegations of abuse but rather from signs...
View ArticleBook Review: Why the Medical Establishment Often Gets It Wrong
Marty Makary, a surgeon, author, and one of medicine’s most prolific iconoclasts, takes aim at the medical establishment in “Blind Spots,” deploying behind-the-scenes case studies to reveal the many...
View ArticleIntroducing Undark’s New Podcast: Entanglements
The Undark podcast is back with a new format and a new name: Entanglements. Tune in as our hosts explore some of the most contentious topics in science today. Our first 8-episode season will launch...
View ArticleThe Great American Nuclear Weapons Upgrade
A $1.7 trillion military program is advancing the American nuclear arsenal. While some analysts argue that the program is crucial to building — or rebuilding — a formidable arsenal that deters other...
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