Vision and Breathing May Be the Secrets to Surviving 2020

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November 16, 2020

Mental Health Vision and Breathing May Be the Secrets to Surviving 2020 Stanford neurobiologist Andrew Huberman discusses the two things we can always control, even during a high-stress election and scary COVID pandemic By Jessica Wapner

Mental Health Virtual Reality and the COVID Mental Health Crisis Depression and anxiety have risen amid the pandemic; immersive therapeutics can help By Brennan Spiegel

Climate Biden Stocks Transition Teams with Climate Experts The President-elect has included those with climate experience across a wide swath of federal agencies By Adam Aton,Jean Chemnick,E&E News

Policy & Ethics We Need More Scientists in the U.S. Diplomatic Corps Their creativity, entrepreneurialism and grasp of the complexity of the world are crucial attributes By Nick Pyenson,Alex Dehgan

Policy & Ethics Ten Steps that Can Restore Scientific Integrity in Government What the Biden-Harris administration can do to repair the damage Trump has done By Lauren Kurtz,Gretchen Goldman

Policy & Ethics The Empty Half of the Glass May Also Be Full How many scientific breakthroughs have been lost because they came from outside the mainstream? By Avi Loeb

Policy & Ethics Scientists Failed to Use Common Sense Early in the Pandemic The WHO's initial advice not to wear masks in the fight to contain COVID sowed dangerous confusion By Naomi Oreskes

Policy & Ethics 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: November 2020 Nuclear future, data on hurricanes, and machines replace muscle on the farm By Dan Schlenoff

FROM THE STORE Ask the Experts: Physics and Math Scientific American's  "Ask the Experts" column has been answering reader questions for nearly two decades. Now, we've combed through our archives and compiled some of the most interesting entries into a series of eBooks organized by subject. In the first of the series – Physics and Math – professors and researchers tackle a wide range of natural phenomena and mathematical concepts from what is antimatter to applications of game theory to what we know about tachyons.

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