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Apple failed to protect user privacy in its response to the FaceTime bug

Jan 29, 2019

Tech companies lost more credibility in the eyes of the public last year than at any point in the digital era, thanks to a string of high-profile incidents involving user privacy and the mishandling of data. It...

2020 Democrats should put climate change front and center

West Side Story

Jan 23, 2019

Environment, Opinion, Policy, Science

US Presidential elections have started earlier and earlier in recent decades, and 2020 will be no different, with several Democratic candidates having officially announced plans to run, and many more having sig...

Measles is making a comeback, thanks to the anti-vaccination movement

West Side Story

Jan 15, 2019

Health, Opinion, Science, World

A new outbreak of measles in the New York City area, among the largest in decades, shows how whole communities are put at risk when parents refuse to vaccinate their kids. Vaccines are only truly successful as ...

US researchers are once again hindered by the government shutdown

West Side Story

Jan 7, 2019

Opinion, Policy, Science

Yet again, the partial government shutdown is threatening the continuity of federally funded science and research in the US. On Monday, the shutdown became the third longest ever, on its seventeenth day, with n...

Scientists are asking the food industry to rethink processed meat – they should listen

West Side Story

Dec 30, 2018

Health, Opinion, Science

A coalition of food science experts says that the meat industry is risking its reputation by continuing to use carcinogenic chemicals in processed meats. If they continue, the group says, the industry could suf...

Indonesia needs to dramatically improve its tsunami warning system

West Side Story

Dec 26, 2018

Opinion, Science, World

Indonesians faced a bleak Christmas this year, after a tsunami crashed into the islands of Java and Sumatra on Saturday, following an underwater landslide caused by the eruption of the nearby volcano Anak Kraka...

The Poland climate talks, a diplomatic success, fell short of heeding scientists

West Side Story

Dec 16, 2018

Environment, Opinion, Science

The COP24 climate talks wrapped up in Katowice, Poland late on Saturday, following two weeks of dicey negotiations. The end result is diplomatically impressive, balancing the clashing needs of wealthier and dev...

Bias accusations against Google draw on a broader false narrative

West Side Story

Dec 15, 2018

Innovation, Opinion, Science

Google CEO Sundar Pichai answered questions from lawmakers at a Congressional hearing Tuesday, focused on Google’s alleged bias against conservative viewpoints. There was no resolution of the ongoing accusation...

Thank Trump’s trade war and regulatory rollbacks for the GM layoffs

West Side Story

Dec 2, 2018

Opinion, Policy, Science

General Motors announced Monday plans to cut almost 15,000 jobs from its North American workforce, in its biggest restructuring since declaring bankruptcy in the 2008 financial crisis and receiving its governme...

The lettuce outbreak shows we need quick decisive action on food safety

West Side Story

Nov 25, 2018

Health, Opinion, Policy, Science

Two days ahead of Thanksgiving, the most food-oriented holiday on the US calendar, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) called for a massive recall of all romaine lettuce. Consumers, retailers, and restaurants...