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- For only the second time in our 179-year history, the editors of Scientific American are endorsing a candidate for president. That person is @KamalaHarris. | Editorial
- Replying to @sciamThe evidence and the science show that Donald Trump has badly damaged the U.S. and its people—because he rejects evidence and science. The most devastating example is his willfully ignorant response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which cost more than 190,000 Americans their lives.
- Editorial: Instead of thinking about whether to vote Democratic or Republican in the upcoming U.S. election, think about voting to protect science instead of destroying it.
- “We are a wave of change. Together and united, we are unstoppable. This is what people power looks like. We will rise to the challenge," said 16-year-old climate activist @GretaThunberg who led global protests today demanding action on climate change. #ClimateStrike 📸 Liz Tormes
- Elon Musk seeks to enable humans to “merge” with AI, giving people superhuman intelligence. (By @tanyalewis314)
- Joe Biden will soon be president of the United States, and scientists the world over are breathing a collective sigh of relief.
- Kamala Harris has plans to improve health, boost the economy, and mitigate climate change. Donald Trump has threats and a dangerous record. That’s why the editors of Scientific American are endorsing Kamala Harris for president. | Editorial
- Road trip! @ElonMusk’s Tesla Roadster won’t strike Earth anytime soon. New research suggests the vehicle will cruise through space for tens of millions of years bit.ly/2BGb7Zt @SpaceX
- Cardiac coherence breathing exercises can stabilize the heartbeat and have a powerful ability to dampen anxiety. bit.ly/2HJjcB4
- A steadily growing body of scientific evidence demonstrates that "rapid-onset gender dysphoria" claims do not reflect transgender adolescents’ experiences and that “social contagion” is not causing more young people to seek gender-affirming care.
- Instead of a wall, we could build solar and wind farms, plus 2,000 miles of natural gas and water pipelines to power and supply water for farms and industry along the entire U.S.–Mexico border, creating a zone of opportunity for both countries. Crazy idea? bit.ly/2SADUbB
- The notion that men evolved to hunt and women to tend to children and domestic duties is one of anthropology’s most influential ideas. But the available data do not support it. Evidence from studies of physiology, archaeology and fossils point to women having a long history of











