Science & Society
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
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Science slowdown
The recent federal government shutdown, which furloughed more than 800,000 government workers and may have cost the nation as much as $24 billion, has sent ripples through the nation’s scientific research enterprise.
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Top 10 revolutionary scientific theories
Quantum theory, game theory and evolution all make the list of history’s paradigm-busting revolutionary scientific theories.
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Feedback
Our redesigned cover and the astronomy stories from the Oct. 19 issue get readers' reviews.
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Replacing paradigms requires open minds
Cosmological crises require creativity, but science enforces conformity.
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U.S. science funding sends young people a mixed message
I think science, and more specifically scientific thinking, is the most powerful tool for understanding the world. Everyone should learn how to think like a scientist.
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Top 10 scientific supers
From supersonic to supernova, superego and supersymmetry, a roundup of science’s super superlatives.
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NIH struggles to rebound from shutdown
Researchers fear delayed grant funding from missed review meetings.
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Humans’ living creations put on display
The Center for PostNatural History, a museum that opened in 2012, features Freckles and other organisms altered by humans.
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Scarcity
Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir explain why having too little means so much.
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Funding slide
U.S. federal spending on science has decreased sharply since 2010. Scientists are feeling the crunch.
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2013 Nobels decades in the making
Prizes show that discovery takes inspiration plus perspiration.
