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Vaccinating the world against Covid-19

Bob Holmes — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:00:18 GMT

Lower-income countries haven’t gotten an equal share of lifesaving coronavirus vaccines. Older, more familiar vaccine technologies may hold the key to more equitable use, says Maria Elena Bottazzi.

To learn Klingon or Esperanto: What invented languages can teach us

Bob Holmes — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:00:08 GMT

NuqneH! Saluton! A linguistic anthropologist (and creator of the Kryptonian language, among others) studies the people who invent new tongues.

The pernicious contagion of misinformation

Bob Holmes — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:00:02 GMT

False statements — about Covid-19 and so much else — spread like a virus online. Scientists should study them like one.

Speaking of pandemics: The art and science of risk communication

Bob Holmes — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 00:00:09 GMT

Public health messages should be loud and clear, so that everyone listens and stays safe. But that’s easier said than done — especially with a case as complex as Covid-19.

Why green energy finally makes economic sense

Bob Holmes — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:00:14 GMT

Solar and wind generators have suddenly become just as cheap as other ways to produce electric power

Going gentle

Bob Holmes — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 00:00:10 GMT

A sociologist explains how to get the most out of the final months of life

Archaeology of the 99%

Bob Holmes — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 00:00:23 GMT

The vast majority of people in antiquity were too poor to leave many artifacts behind. But archaeologists have learned how to look beyond the temples and palaces.

Always look on the bright side of life

Bob Holmes — Tue, 14 May 2019 00:00:14 GMT

How a positive outlook may buffer us from stress and ward off health problems

Looking for economic prosperity without growth

Bob Holmes — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 00:00:05 GMT

The only way for humanity to solve its environmental problems may be to abandon our quest for continual economic expansion. It’s time to study what a future of degrowth might look like, some researchers say.

Dangers of ecotourism: Up close and infectious

Bob Holmes — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:00:15 GMT

Travelers’ desire for intimate encounters with wildlife may threaten the animals they love

The mind of an anthill

Bob Holmes — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 00:00:14 GMT

Can we use the tools of psychology to understand how colonies of social insects make decisions?

Take this job and . . . gig it

Bob Holmes — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 00:00:19 GMT

A few hours here, a few hours there. At home, or somewhere else. Alternative work can be a great deal or it can leave you unprotected, as management scholar Lindsey Cameron explains in a Q&A.

Feeling the pressure

Bob Holmes — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 00:00:08 GMT

How we want to be perceived influences how we act, and that presents persuasion opportunities. But the social factors involved are not easy to unravel.

In promoting health, when to tiptoe — and when to stomp?

Bob Holmes — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 00:00:07 GMT

Inform, incentivize, legislate: There’s a ladder of escalating approaches for changing citizens’ behavior — and nudges for every rung