There's Still Time to Fix Climate—About 11 Years

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October 27, 2021

Climate Change There's Still Time to Fix Climate--About 11 Years Aggressive policies, now, can extend the deadline and prevent the worst catastrophes By Mark Fischetti

Mental Health COVID Expanded the Boundaries of Personal Space--Maybe for Good Our physical safety perimeters have widened, a study suggests By Gary Stix

Climate Change Climate Change Magnified Recent California Deluge The atmospheric river that soaked parts of the state is an example of increasing weather volatility By Anne C. Mulkern,E&E News

Pharmaceuticals Advil, Tylenol and Similar Painkillers Used to Replace Opioids Carry Risks Over-the-counter analgesics can be quite effective, but high doses have downsides By Claudia Wallis

Culture Heavy Metal Science Songs: A Spotify Playlist for Halloween Scientific American has curated a flesh-ripping, bone-crunching two hours of metal tracks inspired by science By Ryan Reid

Policy New State Laws Harm Public Health by Putting Politicians in Charge of Medicine A crop of bad bills hobbles health agencies and makes it harder to stop disease By The Editors

Computing Should Big Tech's Plan for a Metaverse Scare Us? Tech companies seek to create far more immersive digital environments, possibly mediated by brain implants By John Horgan

Cognition The Brain Guesses What Word Comes Ne- Like some AI systems, the organ of thought appears to predict what word follows another to coax meaning from language By Anna Blaustein

Extraterrestrial Life A Mysterious 'Alien Beacon' Was Actually a False Alarm Radio signal seemed to originate from the star Proxima Centauri, and provided a helpful drill for future searches By Alexandra Witze,Nature magazine

Animals Home Alone: The Fate of Post-Pandemic Dogs Our canine companions have become accustomed to having their humans around 24/7 By Jessica Pierce,Marc Bekoff

Ethics High-Profile Autism Genetics Project Paused Amid Backlash Study aimed at collecting DNA from 10,000 autistic people and their families has drawn criticism for failing to consult the autism community By Katharine Sanderson,Nature magazine

FROM THE STORE Scientific American Health & Medicine, Volume 3, Issue 5

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FROM THE ARCHIVE We Are Living in a Climate Emergency, and We're Going to Say So It's time to use a term that more than 13,000 scientists agree is needed By Mark Fischetti | April 2021

QUOTE OF THE DAY "If nations fall short and the temperature rise surpasses 1.5 degrees, it will still be crucial to make immediate and ongoing reductions to stay below 2.0 degrees of warming, a level at which scientists say impacts become more dire and exceedingly difficult for societies to cope with." Mark Fischetti, senior editor, sustainability at Scientific American

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