Top science stories of 2024
This story was originally published by Knowable Magazine This record-setting year for heat saw stunning auroras, a map of a brain, a Dengue epidemic, the first look at rocks from…
Can you choose to believe something, just like that?
Mark Boespflug, Fort Lewis College Some years ago, I was in a lively conversation with a software developer about arguments for and against God’s existence. After discussing their merits and…
‘Make Polio Great Again’: Alarm Over RFK Jr. Lawyer Who Targeted Vaccine
By: Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams “So if you’re wondering if Donald Trump is trying to kill your kids, yes, yes he is,” said one critic. Public health advocates, federal lawmakers,…
Vaccines protect your children and others, too
by Roger Chesley, Virginia Mercury December 13, 2024 Parents in Virginia who don’t vaccinate their young children, a percentage that’s grown over the past decade, are making a risky bet…
From bean-counters to cyber-sleuths: how accountants are a frontline defence against online crime
Zhongtian Li, University of Newcastle; Christina Boedker, University of Newcastle; Jing Jia, University of Newcastle; Karen Handley, University of Newcastle, and Nirmala Nath, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University…
How Measles, Whooping Cough, and Worse Could Roar Back on RFK Jr.’s Watch
By Arthur Allen , KFF Health News December 6, 2024 The availability of safe, effective covid vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the…
AI Jesus might ‘listen’ to your confession, but it can’t absolve your sins − a scholar of Catholicism explains
Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross This autumn, a Swiss Catholic church installed an AI Jesus in a confessional to interact with visitors. The installation was a two-month…
Despair Is Not an Option, So Here’s What We Must Do
By: Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) We have got to take on Trump and the oligarchs. And the best way to do that is to educate and organize, educate and organize. You…
Podcast: Cannabis and Severe Mental Health Disorders
December 2, 2024 by The Editors Welcome to Entanglements. In this episode, hosts Brooke Borel and Anna Rothschild ask: Is cannabis safe for people with severe mental health disorders? The…