What Structural Engineers Learned from 9/11

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September 10, 2021

Engineering

What Structural Engineers Learned from 9/11

Members of the profession study such tragic events to try and ensure that something similar won't happen again

By Donald Dusenberry

Medicine

The New Science of Autoimmune Disease

Millions of people are sickened by immune systems that are supposed to defend them. There are new ideas about why this happens and how to stop it.

Reproduction

The Absurd Pregnancy Math behind the Texas 'Six-Week' Abortion Ban

The law the Supreme Court just failed to block is not just a blow to women; it's biologically nonsensical

By Michelle Rodrigues

History

Health Effects of 9/11 Still Plague Responders and Survivors

Those who were exposed to Ground Zero have increased rates of certain cancers and other health problems

By Tara Haelle

Quantum Physics

Talking to My Daughter Can Be Harder Than Learning Quantum Mechanics

Ordinary human dilemmas are tougher to solve than the most difficult problems of physics and mathematics

By John Horgan

Ecology

Wolf Populations Drop as More States Allow Hunting

Repercussions of planned and anticipated wolf hunts and traps could ripple through ecosystems for years to come, scientists say

By Tess Joosse

Behavior

A New Way to Understand--and Possibly Treat--OCD

People with the disorder seem to have a more flexible "sense of self"

By Baland Jalal

Aerospace

Starlink, Internet from Space and the Precarious Future of Broadband in Rural America

President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan includes an unprecedented $65 billion for broadband deployment, but money alone will not fix the U.S.'s Internet problem. This short documentary shows why

By Jacob Templin

Evolution

When Lord Kelvin Nearly Killed Darwin's Theory

The eminent 19th-century physicist argued—wrongly, it turned out—that Earth wasn't old enough to have let natural selection play out

By Mano Singham

Extraterrestrial Life

To Look or Not to Look? That Is the Question

The search for technological relics of extraterrestrial civilizations will inspire the public and attract talent to the field of astronomy

By Avi Loeb

Natural Disasters

Hurricane Ida May Spark Mass Migration

Like Katrina before it, the storm may make living conditions untenable in hard-hit areas

By Daniel Cusick,E&E News

Creativity

To Solve the Environmental Crisis, We Must Foster the Power to Imagine

Our educational system is designed to generate productive workers, not creative thinkers and doers

By Peter Sutoris
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