Illuminating the Links Between Light and Disease
We are experiencing too much of the wrong kind of light at the wrong part of the day, writes Ainissa Ramirez. Here’s how these lights affect our health and some ideas for what we can do about it.
Commentary
Building Trust to Face the COVID-19 Pandemic in Developing Countries
Developing countries have faced hard challenges in confronting coronavirus. Lacking trust in government could help explain why.
How Fraud and a Broken Publishing System Fueled the Vaccine-Autism Myth
You likely know that the study behind the vaccine-autism myth was discredited. What you might not know, however, are the ways the study was fraudulent from the start and how the scientific publishing process failed the public.
The Benefits of Statistical Noise
Statistical noise is nearly universally considered an impediment to sound decision-making. But what seems like noise to those shaping the rules may actually be critically important to those on the receiving end.
What a New Marshmallow Test Teaches Us About Cooperation
In a new twist on an old study, researchers discover a common behavior in kids across cultures that might tell us something about how we can all cooperate better.
Challenges Facing a COVID-19 Vaccine: A Behavioral Science Perspective
In addition to creating a COVID-19 vaccine, we need a major push to understand how people will react to it. Here are the questions we need to ask now to get ahead of the potential behavioral challenges.