Imagine you’re hanging out at a bar with your very enthusiastic friends, about two beers in, and someone brings up Star Trek. OK, but the transporter! How would that actually work? What about the ...
It is said that a lie can fly halfway around the world while the truth is getting its boots on. That trek to challenge online falsehoods and misinformation got a little harder this week, when Facebook ...
Laundry-listing facts rarely changes hearts and minds – unless a bot is doing the persuading. Briefly chatting with an AI moved potential voters in three countries toward their less preferred ...
The Trump administration’s proposal to roll back the endangerment finding includes many misleading and inaccurate claims. The Trump administration’s proposal Tuesday to revoke the so-called ...
Rescuing Science: Restoring Trust in an Age of Doubt was the most difficult book I've ever written. I'm a cosmologist—I study the origins, structure, and evolution of the Universe. I love science. I ...
After years of getting your emails and phone calls, we know that SciFri listeners are in the 99th percentile when it comes to nerdy knowledge. We’re putting your fact retention skills to the test with ...
Our science journalists reported on the Stand Up for Science rallies held in New York City and Raleigh, North Carolina. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...
Among the slew of actions that President Donald Trump has taken during his first weeks back in office has been a barrage of attacks on federal scientists and scientific funding. The administration’s ...
Protesters gather at the Stand up for Science rally in Washington, D.C. on March 7, 2025. Credit: Mike Wong Host Flora Lichtman speaks to science reporter Anil Oza, a Sharon Begley Fellow at STAT and ...