Examining the Science of Climate Change

May 05, 2021

Examining the Science of Climate Change

Our Planet, Our Choice

The time for debate is over. With an almost universal consensus among climate scientists that human activity is responsible for our changing climate, this month’s eBook looks at what’s happening to our planet from accelerating rates of Arctic ice melting to how intense weather impacts the spread of disease. Most importantly, we examine some solutions to turn down the heat. For further reading, check out these other titles.

The Science of Climate Change

As evidence for human interference in the Earth’s climate continues to accumulate, scientists have gained a better understanding of when, where and how the impacts of global warming are being felt. In this eBook, we examine those impacts on the planet, on human society and on the plant and animal kingdoms, as well as effective mitigation strategies including resourceful urban design and smart carbon policies.

Criminal Psychology and the Roots of Violence

In 2020, mass shootings and hate crimes reached record highs. In this eBook, we examine the factors that contribute to aggressive and brutal behavior, including its biological and genetic underpinnings, how intimacy and bias can lead to violence, how people become radicalized to commit acts of aggression, as well as certain psychological disorders and their role in violent behavior, which is often not as great as people think.

Racism: Confronting Injustice, Bias and Inequality

The outcry and eruption of protests following the killing of George Floyd led to a long-overdue reckoning across industries, in politics and in society to confront white supremacy and racial injustice. For Scientific American, part of this reckoning is to make a commitment to improved and wider reporting of racism and to elevate Black and Brown voices. In this eBook, we’ve gathered some of our most important coverage to date, including how systemic racism is linked to COVID-19 and other public health crises, injustice in law enforcement practices and bias in academia and the scientific community.