New Scientist-Candidates for U.S. Congress Fared Worse Than Expected in 2020

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November 20, 2020

Dear Reader, I'm Tanya Lewis, Scientific American's associate editor of health and medicine, filling in for Sunya Bhutta today. Scientist-candidates for Congress fared worse than expected, despite health being a major issue in this year's election. Our partners at Undark have a story on how mathematicians model thorny ethical questions about who should get a COVID vaccine first. This week's Science in Images photograph shows a male seahorse giving birth—a role reversal, compared with most other animal species. Finally, in case you missed it yesterday, we have a guide to evaluating the COVID risks of different forms of public transportation. Stay safe over the holidays!

Tanya Lewis, Associate Editor, Health & Medicine @tanyalewis314

Policy & Ethics New Scientist-Candidates for U.S. Congress Fared Worse Than Expected in 2020 Even with big health issues in the headlines, most of these challengers lost, though advocates hope the races gave science a higher policy profile By Jim Daley

Math Doing the Touchy Math on Who Should Get a COVID Vaccine First Mathematicians model pandemic scenarios by plugging thorny ethical and logistical issues into calculations By Jill Neimark,Undark

Biology See a Male Seahorse Give Birth Unlike almost all other animal species, it is male seahorses who become pregnant and birth young By Andrea Thompson

Public Health Evaluating COVID Risk on Planes, Trains and Automobiles Stay safer on different forms of transportation By Sophie Bushwick,Tanya Lewis,Amanda Montañez

Biology Storm-Surfing Parasites Spread Widely Major hurricanes scramble marine creature populations By Stephenie Livingston

Climate Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking Up Thawing permafrost is releasing microorganisms, with consequences that are still largely unknown By Kimberley R. Miner,Arwyn Edwards,Charles Miller

FROM THE STORE Hacking the Immune System The immune system is a marvel, but sometimes those defenses need help. In this eBook, we examine various ways the immune system is being manipulated to fight disease, starting with the science behind the research into COVID vaccines and treatments. We also examine cutting-edge interventions for infectious diseases beyond COVID such as a universal flu vaccine, immunotherapies for cancer and more.

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