Category: Science

In Rare Step, Esteemed Medical Journal Urges Voters To Oust Trump The Trump administration has “taken a crisis and turned it into a tragedy” in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The New England Journal of Medicine says in a scathing editorial that essentially calls on American voters to throw the president out of office. … Continue reading “The New England Journal of Medicine Urges Voters to Oust Trump”

How Trump damaged science — and why it could take decades to recover The US president’s actions have exacerbated the pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 people in the United States, rolled back environmental and public-health regulations and undermined science and scientific institutions. Some of the harm could be permanent.

Trump lied about science | Science H. Holden Thorp When President Donald Trump began talking to the public about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in February and March, scientists were stunned at his seeming lack of understanding of the threat. We assumed that he either refused to listen to the White House briefings that must have … Continue reading “Trump lied about science”

Scientific American Endorses Joe Biden Scientific American has never endorsed a presidential candidate in its 175-year history. This year we are compelled to do so. We do not do this lightly. The evidence and the science show that Donald Trump has badly damaged the U.S. and its people—because he rejects evidence and science. The most … Continue reading “Scientific American Endorses Joe Biden”