Is science reform stunted by lack of theory? Source: Photo by Mwabonje from Pexels The new sociology manuscript on the current scientific reform movement ends with a damning sentence: “Metascience has ...

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A decade ago, California set out to redefine science education. The state rolled out a hands-on, interactive K-12 curriculum designed to equip students with skills for the 21st century: critical ...

At the end of January, Washington, DC, saw an extremely unusual event. The MAHA Institute, which was set up to advocate for some of the most profoundly unscientific ideas of our time, hosted leaders ...

Most of us are aware of the deep problems in the current US pharmaceutical industry. Yet few may realize that today’s issues stem from changes that occurred centuries ago. As I explain in The ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American An old Chinese proverb says: “If you’re ...