How COVID Might Sow Chaos in the Brain

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November 12, 2021

Neurology How COVID Might Sow Chaos in the Brain SARS-CoV-2 appears to travel widely across the cerebral cortex By Gary Stix

Politics The Anti–Critical Race Theory Movement Will Profoundly Affect Public Education The election of Glenn Youngkin and other anti-CRT candidates demonstrates how exploiting white fear continues to galvanize voters By Daniel Kriess,Alice Marwick,Francesca Bolla Tripodi

Neuroscience The Brain Has a Special Kind of Memory for Past Infections This form of recall may control immune responses beyond the central nervous system By Raleigh McElvery

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History Listen to This New Podcast: The Lost Women of Science A new podcast is on a mission to retrieve unsung female scientists from oblivion. By Katie Hafner,The Lost Women of Science Initiative | 04:48

Autism Coming Out Autistic Transgender or gender-fluid people are more likely to be neurodivergent, and vice versa. Here's what that's like By Brandy Schillace

Epidemiology This COVID Winter May Cause Fewer Deaths yet Still Bring a Surge This year is unlikely to see as many severe cases as last year, but relaxed restrictions and a patchwork of vaccination could still mean trouble, experts warn By Marla Broadfoot

Archaeology Dozens of Shipwreck Discoveries Anticipated in New Marine Sanctuary A federal designation could help yield 3-D models that are useful for finding, studying and conserving vessels on the bed of Lake Michigan By Jennifer Nalewicki

Geology New Mineral Discovered in Deep-Earth Diamond The surprising find has never shown up in nature before and reveals secrets about the earth's mantle By Stephanie Pappas

Materials Science Seashells Inspire New Superstrong Glass Composite The novel material mimics the layered structure of nacre By Sophie Bushwick

Fossil Fuels Why the U.S. Didn't Join 40 Other Countries in Pledge to End Coal Economics is already playing a large role in curtailing American coal power By Benjamin Storrow,E&E News

Vaccines How Immunocompromised People without Strong Vaccine Protection Are Coping with COVID People with diseases or treatments that suppress their immune system cannot count on the same protection most vaccinated people have By Tanya Lewis

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BRING SCIENCE HOME Cold or Warm, Can We Really Tell? Is your water hot or cold? It might depend on what you were feeling before. Learn how you feel temperature--and how it might all be relative! Credit: George Retseck Have you ever tried to guess the temperature of the water in a swimming pool? On a hot day the water might feel chilly at first, but once you're immersed in the water you don't notice its temperature as much. On a cool day, though, the pool water that is the same temperature might feel quite comfortable from the very start. Is our body equipped to tell absolute temperature? Or is it all relative? These questions might make you curious about how our bodies collect information about our environment, process it and form our perception of the world. Do this activity, and the next time you jump in the pool on a hot summer day you will be able to understand why you're about to feel so chilly!

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