Public Health
Introducing 21 Ways COVID Changed the World
The pandemic didn’t bring us together, but it did show us what we need to change the most
Stories by Jen Schwartz
Behavior
Now Is the Time to Reestablish Reality
We need to agree on the evidence—so we can disagree on what to do in light of it
Policy
Election Science Stakes: Technology
We wrap up our preelection series with Scientific American senior editor Jen Schwartz, who talks about the possible effects of the election results on technology development and use.&..
Behavior
When a Journalist Becomes a Disinformation Agent
Simulation games help newsrooms prepare for covering a chaotic election season
Policy
Reckoning with Our Mistakes
Some of the cringiest articles in Scientific American’s history reveal bigger questions about scientific authority
Public Health
Grief on the Front Line—and Beyond
In their own voices, health care workers from across the country reflect on coping with the coronavirus
Public Health
Talking Health and Energy at U.N. Climate Action Summit
Scientific American senior editor Jen Schwartz talks with WHO officials Maria Neira and Agnès Soucat about climate and health and with Rachel Kyte, special representative to the U.N...
Climate Change
How Christiana Figueres Saved the Planet
By harnessing “female energy,” Christiana Figueres convinced humanity to take on climate change
Computing
How to Defraud Democracy
A worst-case cyberwarfare scenario for the 2020 American presidential election
Behavior
Truth, Lies & Uncertainty
Searching for reality in unreal times
Public Health
Can You Prevent Pregnancy with the Pullout Method?
An investigation into one of the biggest misconceptions in male fertility
Public Health
Fertile Ground: The Long-Neglected Science of Female Reproductive Health
When the discussion of reproductive health is dominated by the political will to control it, gaps in medical research get overshadowed
Electronics
The Vulnerabilities of Our Voting Machines
When Americans go to the polls, will hackers unleash chaos?
Electronics
The Vulnerabilities of Our Voting Machines
When Americans go to the polls, will hackers unleash chaos?
Climate Change
How Can AI Help to Prepare for Floods in a Climate-Changed World?
Former FEMA chief Craig Fugate talks about sea level rise, big data, and bias
Environment
National Flood Insurance Is Underwater Because of Outdated Science
The FEMA program will continue to be financially unviable until it uses the latest research to help fix its broken system
Climate Change
Surrendering to Rising Seas
Coastal communities struggling to adapt to rising seas are beginning to do what was once unthinkable: retreat
Natural Disasters
How Coastal Communities Are Already Retreating from Rising Seas
When it comes to the unsustainable development of the American coastline, New Jersey owns the honor of being the first and worst. But one town in the state is experimenting with moving a cluster of people out of harm’s way and turning the newly open land into a flood buffer to protect the rest of the community...
Behavior
Why People Refuse to Believe Scientists
It has nothing to do with science itself
