Accurately interpreting IPCC assessments—Response | Science

Accurately interpreting IPCC assessments—Response | Science

Blok et al. characterize our Policy Forum as an indictment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) estimates of mitigation costs, but that was not our intention. We agree with Blok et al.’s call to continually update the economics-focused integrated assessment models. This action, along with more cross-validation between bottom-up and top-down approaches, is…

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Science should save all, not just some | Science

Science should save all, not just some | Science

Discussions around global equity and justice in science typically emphasize the lack of diversity in the editorial boards of scientific journals, inequities in authorship, “parachute research,” dominance of the English language, or scientific awards … Discussions around global equity and justice in science typically emphasize the lack of diversity in the editorial boards of scientific journals,…

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Mind the COVID-19 gap | Science

Mind the COVID-19 gap | Science

Elite universities failed to grasp the pandemic needs of minority and lower-income students, finds a sociologist Elite universities failed to grasp the pandemic needs of minority and lower-income students, finds a sociologist  Science

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A big bang theory of big brain trauma | Science

A big bang theory of big brain trauma | Science

One of the biggest neurophysiological science news headlines of the 2024 summer reported a critical link between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suicide, and brain injury from blast events in members of the elite US fighting force, Navy SEALS. … One of the biggest neurophysiological science news headlines of the 2024 summer reported a critical link between…

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