They became politically woke and unbearable in the 1990s, much like National Geographic. I stopped reading both in that time frame.
“she called Trump voters “f–king fascists”
That’s my lady!
Every republican is a Racist according to the left. Meanwhile their candidate was chosen specifically because of her race
Wow, with all these wacko females and girly boys being triggered we should consider repealing the 19th amendment for mental health reasons.
Scientific American has been a bit of a leftish wasteland for some time. To wit: here is the latest edition’s articles by department:
Illustration depicting the earliest known human ancestor walking on foot
EVOLUTION
OCTOBER 15, 2024
How the Famous Lucy Fossil Revolutionized the Study of Human Origins
Half a century after its discovery, this iconic fossil remains central to our understanding of human origins
DONALD C. JOHANSON, YOHANNES HAILE-SELASSIE
Illustration of a face, with an enlarged nasal cavity. Inside the nasal cavity are three health care professionals with nasal spray bottles and colorful patterns
PHARMACEUTICALS
OCTOBER 15, 2024
New Nasal Vaccines Offer Better Protection from COVID and Flu—No Needle Needed
Gentle nasal spray vaccines against COVID, the flu and RSV are coming. They may work better than shots in the arm
STEPHANI SUTHERLAND
Illustration of a cosmic sky, filled in by puzzle pieces.
COSMOLOGY
OCTOBER 15, 2024
A Weird Form of Dark Energy Might Solve a Cosmic Conundrum
Estimates of how fast the universe is expanding disagree. Could a new form of dark energy resolve the problem?
MARC KAMIONKOWSKI, ADAM G. RIESS
Illustration shows Earth in deep space. It is split at the equator, with the hemispheres pulled apart. A clock with a second hand is visible on the equatorial cut surface.
PLANETARY SCIENCE
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Should We Abandon the Leap Second?
We have been adding “leap seconds” to time kept by our atomic clocks, but soon we may have to subtract one. Are the tiny adjustments worth the bother?
MARK FISCHETTI, MATTHEW TWOMBLY
Illustration of the Rx symbol with a pill and a hand appearing to hold the pill bottle
PUBLIC HEALTH
OCTOBER 15, 2024
How to Make Progress in Health Equity
This collection shows what works to advance health equity around the world
LAUREN GRAVITZ
Illustration of three doctors poking at an imagined organ
HEALTH CARE
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Removing Bias from Devices and Diagnostics Can Save Lives
New formulas, devices and tools are removing historical bias from medical diagnoses
CASSANDRA WILLYARD
A woman holding a baby on her hip and a toddler standing below her, holding a chicken.
HEALTH CARE
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Innovations from Rural Communities Are Improving Health Care
Some of the most inventive changes to health care have started in rural communities around the world
CARRIE ARNOLD
Four injections being administered into the ground
VACCINES
OCTOBER 15, 2024
The Staggering Success of Vaccines
Vaccines are the first step toward health equity in many parts of the world
TARA HAELLE
Images of six people
HEALTH CARE
OCTOBER 15, 2024
What Gives You Hope for Health Equity?
Health experts share what gives them hope for improving health for all
ANIL OZA
Illustration of three patients getting their blood pressure, lungs listened to and bandage placed by three different arms
CULTURE
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Cultural Competency in Health Care Can Save Lives
Medical professionals who connect with their patients’ language and culture provide better care
ROD MCCULLOM
Illustration of a silhouette of a head, with rows of different shapes in front of the head.
PUBLIC HEALTH
OCTOBER 15, 2024
How to Fix Health Data for People with Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage
Separating medical data from culturally distinct Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) groups can improve health outcomes
JYOTI MADHUSOODANAN
Illustration of an hourglass with people sitting around a table in a meeting at the bottom of the hourglass and colorful particles at the top of the hourglass
PUBLIC HEALTH
OCTOBER 15, 2024
How the Mpox Response Has Learned from History
Tools and networks that have helped control HIV/AIDS are now working against mpox
CHARLES EBIKEME
ADVANCES
Earthquakes May Forge Large Gold Nuggets
Enlisting Microbes to Break Down ‘Forever Chemicals’
Birds Practice Singing in Their Sleep
Drastic Molecular Shifts in People’s 40s and 60s Might Explain Age-Related Health Changes
Cave Fish Adolescence Means Sprouting Taste Buds in Weird Places
Tiny Babies Who Can Smell Their Mother Recognize Faces Better
Komodo Dragons’ Nightmare Iron-Tipped Teeth Are a Reptilian First
Tardigrade Fossils Reveal When ‘Water Bears’ Became Indestructible
Math Puzzle: Play Architect with These Houses of Cards
Moral Judgments May Shift with the Seasons
Science Crossword: Girl With Kaleidoscope Eyes
FROM THE EDITOR
Lucy Turns 50, and Dark Energy Gets More Mysterious
CONTRIBUTORS
Contributors to Scientific American’s November 2024 Issue
LETTERS
Readers Respond to the June 2024 Issue
THE SCIENCE AGENDA
Vote for Kamala Harris to Support Science, Health and the Environment
FORUM
Kyoto Tells Us How Humanity Can Come Together on Climate Change
THE SCIENCE OF HEALTH
Kids with ADHD May Still Have Symptoms as Adults
MATH
Why This Great Mathematician Wanted a Heptadecagon on His Tombstone
THE UNIVERSE
Nope—It’s Never Aliens
Q&A
Basic Income Gives Money without Strings. Here’s How People Spend It
MIND MATTERS
Why People Procrastinate, and How to Overcome It
OBSERVATORY
Contrary to Occam’s Razor, the Simplest Explanation Is Often Not the Best One
METER
Poem: ‘Alfred Wegener to the World’
REVIEWS
Book Review: How the Author of Braiding Sweetgrass Imagines a New Economy
Book Review: How Our Love for Citrus Shaped the Modern World
Book Review: The Big Costs of Mining the Planet for Electric Power
Book Review: Fifty years later, Ursula K. Le Guin’s Novel about Utopian Anarchists Is as Relevant as Ever
Book Review: Inside the Global Movement to Protect Forests from Climate Change
GRAPHIC SCIENCE
Hidden Patterns in Folk Songs Reveal How Music Evolved
She managed to brag about herself and virtue signal, plus rage against those who disagree with her and disparage her conservative home state, all in one article. Yay to her! (Sarc)
The death of Western Tradition and exceptionalism occurred at Scientific American decades ago. This woman’s resignation rant is another data point substantiating Leftism as a mental disease.
Oh, it gets BETTER!
https://www.nasw.org/article/tips-covering-covid-19-pandemic-without-spreading-misinformation
Tips for covering the COVID-19 pandemic without spreading misinformation, By Laura Helmuth
• Look to infectious-disease and public-health experts for solid information, and be on alert for people trying to sell themselves as experts when they aren’t. Lots of misinformation is circulating about coronavirus, and this problem will get worse as the outbreak does. Some politicians are minimizing the danger, some quacks are trying to sell sham treatments or protections, and some anti-vaxxers are weaving coronavirus into their conspiracy theories about vaccines.
• Avoid debunking a fringe theory if it hasn’t gotten much attention yet. Repetition makes misinformation feel more true.
• When a piece of misinformation does become prominent, debunk it effectively. Research on misinformation has revealed some best practices for this: Replace the false information with something that is true. Say immediately that this false thing is false, especially in headlines. Provide a reason why the falsehood has been spreading or why people might believe it or why someone is promoting it, to help people understand why they’re seeing this misinformation even though it’s false. Simple and brief debunks are usually the most effective.
• Avoid false balance. Experienced health, science, and environment reporters know not to give equal time to creationists, climate change deniers, anti-vaxxers, or flat Earthers. There’s no need to tell some “other side” of coronavirus when the other side is nonsense.
It’s good that mentally ill left wing women are being benched. I hope the trend picks up speed. There’s a lot of them in power.
Helmuth could always leave the country like all the other democrat 'elites' stomping their feet, holding their breath, making threats..
“...take some time to think (and go bird watching).”
She should stick with navel gazing cuz less travel/enviro damage right ?
And bonus, just as valuable to her and to humanity .
Sounds like Laura Helmuth has an open mind/s
Interesting timing.
S'pose it's a coinkydink...? 🤔
I've got news for her. The under 30 crowd, men and women, shifted red this election.
The major “science” journals became completely captured by Leftist politics a generation ago - and have thus rendered themselves completely unreliable for anyone interested in objective science.
Bye Laura.
What a shame that such a fine scientific peer reviewed magazines evolved to a POS toilet paper.
They ruined a once great magazine.
She sounds very scientific. Trust the science.
Demonstrates the level of scientific integrity of the rag. She supports democracy until the people vote majority against her emotions.
Dump it down the sink dear and start the test again. You screwed it up.