How to Minimize COVID Risk and Enjoy the Holidays

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November 23, 2020

Dear Reader, Tanya, health and medicine editor, filling in for Sunya again. As coronavirus cases and hospitalizations soar in the U.S., experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have warned Americans to avoid spending Thanksgiving with anyone outside of their household. But if you absolutely must do it, there are ways to reduce the risk. Also today: when it comes to science denial, it's nothing new—the same tactics were used with smoking and climate change. And finally, why yoga may bolster brain regions linked with memory, emotion and thinking as we age.

Tanya Lewis, Associate Editor, Health & Medicine @tanyalewis314

Public Health How to Minimize COVID Risk and Enjoy the Holidays Experts suggest limiting travel and keeping Thanksgiving and other celebrations small and outdoors By Christie Aschwanden

Policy & Ethics To Understand How Science Denial Works, Look to History The same tactics used to cast doubt on the dangers of smoking and climate change are now being used to downplay COVID By Naomi Oreskes

Climate Harsh Droughts Can Actually Start Over Oceans Similar to hurricanes, they can hit land, but their slow pace could improve drought forecasts By Robin Meadows

Neurological Health Yoga May Bolster the Brain Regions Most Affected by Aging Brain-scan studies hint that the ancient practice may benefit areas associated with memory, emotion and thinking By Claudia Wallis

Behavior & Society Distrust Authorities, Including Me The presidential election and pandemic have highlighted the fallibility of experts, but that doesn't mean we should dismiss them all By John Horgan

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