Faye Flam
Workplace wellness programs benefit the healthy most
A number of studies have pointed to the potential benefits of workplace wellness programs – from increased gym use to decreased health care spending....
Why we’re so unprepared for flu
It’s surprising how easy it is to brush off dire existential threats. We remain, for example, unprepared for the next pandemic flu, though experts...
Go ahead, order that cheesesteak
In the latest science shocker, researchers discovered that a number of people around the world are eating foods such as cheese, butter and full-fat...
Why some scientists won’t march for science
When scientists disagree on something, as they do on the wisdom of the planned “March for Science,” they tend to disagree in an instructive...
How science ruined tomatoes (and how it can fix them)
Some things really were better in the good old days. It’s not just nostalgia but scientific fact, for example, that tomatoes used to taste...
Can you spot fake news? Don’t be so sure
One of the enduring mysteries of the fake-news epidemic is why it’s happening now, when it’s easier than ever for readers to fact-check stories...
For monkeys and humans alike, social status alters the body
Researchers are building a case that being stuck at the bottom of the social pecking order can be hazardous to your health. While popular...
Why go back to Jupiter? For the surprises
Why go back to Jupiter? NASA has already sent enough spacecraft to know that there's nobody up there, and that it's all bad real...
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