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WEBThe Tragic Toll of Climate Change on Children. By Emily Cataneo Sep 13. If you would like to help support our journalism, please consider making a donation. All proceeds go directly to Undark’s editorial fund. Undark is a non-profit, editorially independent magazine covering the complicated and often fractious intersection of science and society.
Long Division: The Persistence of Race Science
WEBDec 12, 2022 · LONG DIVISION is an ongoing journalistic project by Undark Magazine, published by the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT, that examines the fraught legacy of race science.The multipart series, supported in part by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, grew out of a workshop held in June 2022 at Harvard University, which brought together journalists, science historians, and other ...
Opinion: Don’t Ask AI to Make Life-and-Death Decisions - Undark …
WEB08.08.2024. Sometimes, AI really can be a matter of life and death. Last year, a Belgian man tragically ended his life after allegedly being persuaded to do so by a chatbot. In the Netherlands, there’s an ongoing debate over whether to allow the use of artificial intelligence, or AI, to support decisions around doctor-assisted suicide.
As Offshore Wind Ramps Up, Scientists Flag Potential Impacts
WEBAug 21, 2023 · L ast year, the Biden administration announced an ambitious goal: enough offshore wind to power 10 million homes by 2030. The move would reduce carbon emissions, create jobs, and strengthen energy security. It would also help the United States — which was responsible for just 0.1 percent of the world’s offshore wind capacity last year — catch up with renewable energy leaders like China ...
At the Salton Sea, Uncovering the Culprit of Lung Disease
WEB08.19.2024. When David Lo first visited the Salton Sea shore in the spring of 2018, he was struck by the sheer oddness of the place: the beach of barnacle shells and pulverized fish bones; the abandoned dock far from the water’s edge; the unremitting smell of decay. It was like a scene from a science fiction movie, recalled the 66-year-old ...
Can Plastic Waste Be Transformed Into Food for Humans?
WEBBy Sara Talpos. 08.21.2024. In 2019, an agency within the U.S. Department of Defense released a call for research projects to help the military deal with the copious amount of plastic waste generated when troops are sent to work in remote locations or disaster zones. The agency wanted a system that could convert food wrappers and water bottles ...
The Deeper Issue With Expanding Assisted Dying to Mental Illness
WEBBy Elyse Weingarten. 08.22.2024. In 2016, Canada enacted the Medical Assistance in Dying, or MAID, law, allowing individuals with a terminal illness to receive help from a medical professional to end their life. Following a superior court ruling, the legislation was expanded in 2021 to include nearly anyone with a “ grievous and irremediable ...
Race and the American Museum of Natural History - Undark …
WEBMead worked at the American Museum of Natural History from 1926 until she died in 1978 — although it has taken until the 21st century for the museum to fully interrogate its collections. An annual festival now held in her honor features films and performances aimed at more sensitive understandings of human cultures. In 2018, a 1939 diorama showing the moment that a delegation of Lenape ...
Baring Teeth: The Long Battle Over Fluoride Comes to a Head
WEBMar 6, 2024 · Berridge retired from the agency in the spring of 2023, upset by the handling of the fluoride report. “That’s not the way I want to do science,” he said. “So I decided to do something different.”. Fluoride strengthens teeth because teeth are like living rocks: tissue sheathed in a mesh of crystals called enamel.
Schools Launched Anti-Obesity Policies. Experts Say They Failed.
WEBJul 29, 2024 · The policy at Manion’s school was part of a national effort to combat childhood obesity by collecting — and often sharing — data on students’ weight. Starting in 2003, one study found, 29 states enacted policies encouraging or requiring school districts to weigh students, or to go further and screen their students for body-mass index ...
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