Illustrations by Chris Gash
Science is being turned in opposition to itself. For a long time, its twin beliefs of transparency and rigor have been weaponized by those that disagree with outcomes produced by the scientific methodology. Under the Trump administration, that struggle has ramped up once more.
In a transfer ostensibly meant to cut back conflicts of curiosity, Environmental Protection…
Maybe You’d Exercise More If It Didn’t Feel So Crappy
Some people love to exercise. But plenty more do not, and urging them on with information about how healthy exercise can be hasn’t exactly been shown to sway the masses.
As Trump tweets, government acts. Welcome to Meanwhile, our recurring look at what federal agencies are up to and how their work affects people’s lives.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration are in a rare public dust-up concerning oversight of an obscure group that helps determine international food standards. The FDA and former USDA officials have expressed…
Criminologists Are Asking Jeff Sessions To Release FBI Crime Data
As Trump tweets, government acts. Welcome to Meanwhile, our recurring look at what federal agencies are up to and how their work affects people’s lives.
Okaren Wille noticed her panda good friend for the final time in July 2016. He was in unhealthy form. He was skinny. His once-sleek black-and-white fur had dulled. Wille, a board member and volunteer with the nonprofit Pandas International, knew higher than to count on wildlife-calendar perfection, airbrushed and coiffed. Even essentially the most charismatic of megafauna have off days. Behind…
The Workplace Culture In Congress Fuels Sexual Harassment
The wave of sexual harassment allegations that has rippled across industries — implicating Hollywood producers and…
Roasted turkey, apple pie, smashed potatoes, rolls and buns. Jello salad. Gravy boats. Green beans drowned in french onions. Even as our souls cry out for the comforts of Thanksgiving, the media is bombarding our eyeballs with concerns about dreaded holiday weight gain. The result is an internal mess. We want to be healthy … and we want to enjoy life … and we want to understand whether fatness…
Handwriting Analysis Can’t Exonerate Roy Moore
In an try and disprove one among several sexual misconduct allegations in opposition to him, Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore has turned to a doubtful science: handwriting evaluation.
Climate Science Isn’t Being Silenced Everywhere In Washington
As Trump tweets, government acts. Welcome to Meanwhile, our recurring look at what federal agencies are up to and how their work affects people’s lives.
Taking On Obamacare With Tax Reform May Backfire For Republicans
At first glance, adding a provision to the Senate tax bill that would repeal Obamacare’s individual mandate seems like a huge political risk for Republicans.