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One thing that can make public discourse feel biased, polarized, or hostile, is our tendency to connect with people who already share our values.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
One thing that can make public discourse feel biased, polarized, or hostile, is our tendency to connect with people who already share our values.
"Wired For This" is now streaming!
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"Wired For This" is now streaming!
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We’ve alluded to it already, but digital technology is fundamentally changing how we take in and process information. This is a relatively new field of research, but scientists like Jason have already made some surprising observations.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We’ve alluded to it already, but digital technology is fundamentally changing how we take in and process information. This is a relatively new field of research, but scientists like Jason have already made some surprising observations.
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Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/0vPV...
Why does some information seem to "stick," while other things seem to go in one ear and out the other?
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October 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Why does some information seem to "stick," while other things seem to go in one ear and out the other?
Listen to the most recent episode of "Wired for This" now: open.spotify.com/episode/0vPV...
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In the most recent episode of “Wired for This,” Shereen Chaudhry shares how we can convey sincerity to skeptical listeners.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
In the most recent episode of “Wired for This,” Shereen Chaudhry shares how we can convey sincerity to skeptical listeners.
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Listen to the full episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/7bjB...
What makes temporal landmarks like the New Year so powerful when it comes to behavioral change?
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October 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
What makes temporal landmarks like the New Year so powerful when it comes to behavioral change?
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Thank you to all the scientists who sent in letters requested in our July-August issue. We're still accepting letters about why your science is important.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Thank you to all the scientists who sent in letters requested in our July-August issue. We're still accepting letters about why your science is important.
Read more letters: buff.ly/giXAdsk
Read more letters: buff.ly/giXAdsk
Catch up on the latest episode of "Wired for This," in which host Celia Ford interviews Paul A. O'Keefe, social psychologist and professor of organizational behavior at the University of Exeter Business School.
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Listen now: www.americanscientist.org/blog/from-th...
September 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Catch up on the latest episode of "Wired for This," in which host Celia Ford interviews Paul A. O'Keefe, social psychologist and professor of organizational behavior at the University of Exeter Business School.
Listen now: www.americanscientist.org/blog/from-th...
Listen now: www.americanscientist.org/blog/from-th...
What exactly are mindsets?
In this clip of “Wired for This,” Paul O’Keefe breaks down the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. #psychology #WFT
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In this clip of “Wired for This,” Paul O’Keefe breaks down the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. #psychology #WFT
Listen to the full episode here: www.americanscientist.org/blog/the-sci...
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
What exactly are mindsets?
In this clip of “Wired for This,” Paul O’Keefe breaks down the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. #psychology #WFT
Listen to the full episode here: www.americanscientist.org/blog/the-sci...
In this clip of “Wired for This,” Paul O’Keefe breaks down the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. #psychology #WFT
Listen to the full episode here: www.americanscientist.org/blog/the-sci...
Thank you to all the scientists who sent in letters requested in our July-August issue. We're still accepting letters about why your science is important. We've pulled a quote from Amanda Brock Morales at University of North Carolina at Charlotte: www.americanscientist.org/article/my-s...
September 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Thank you to all the scientists who sent in letters requested in our July-August issue. We're still accepting letters about why your science is important. We've pulled a quote from Amanda Brock Morales at University of North Carolina at Charlotte: www.americanscientist.org/article/my-s...
Learn more: www.americanscientist.org/blog/from-th...
September 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Learn more: www.americanscientist.org/blog/from-th...
Have you listened to the first episode of our latest "Wired for This" series yet?
Meet the host, Celia Ford. Celia interviewed Paul O'Keefe, a social psychologist and professor of organizational behavior at the University of Exeter Business School.
Meet the host, Celia Ford. Celia interviewed Paul O'Keefe, a social psychologist and professor of organizational behavior at the University of Exeter Business School.
September 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Have you listened to the first episode of our latest "Wired for This" series yet?
Meet the host, Celia Ford. Celia interviewed Paul O'Keefe, a social psychologist and professor of organizational behavior at the University of Exeter Business School.
Meet the host, Celia Ford. Celia interviewed Paul O'Keefe, a social psychologist and professor of organizational behavior at the University of Exeter Business School.
She was the coleader of the urban mitigation chapter for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 5th and 6th Assessment Reports.
Image: Nature Cities 2024, 1:555–566
Image: Nature Cities 2024, 1:555–566
August 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
She was the coleader of the urban mitigation chapter for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 5th and 6th Assessment Reports.
Image: Nature Cities 2024, 1:555–566
Image: Nature Cities 2024, 1:555–566
American Scientist has won four Apex Awards!
Congratulations to the authors and editors. 🏆
Congratulations to the authors and editors. 🏆
August 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
American Scientist has won four Apex Awards!
Congratulations to the authors and editors. 🏆
Congratulations to the authors and editors. 🏆
Expanding on that tradition, we are opening up our Letters to the Editors page to any researcher who would like to share with readers why their research is important.
July 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Expanding on that tradition, we are opening up our Letters to the Editors page to any researcher who would like to share with readers why their research is important.
The work being done by every researcher is important to the overall health of the scientific enterprise. At American Scientist, we have always looked for ways to increase support and visibility for scientists.
July 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The work being done by every researcher is important to the overall health of the scientific enterprise. At American Scientist, we have always looked for ways to increase support and visibility for scientists.
David Chavez has been studying the chemistry of fireworks since his days as an undergraduate summer research intern.
Photograph by Kevin Roark, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Photograph by Kevin Roark, Los Alamos National Laboratory
July 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
David Chavez has been studying the chemistry of fireworks since his days as an undergraduate summer research intern.
Photograph by Kevin Roark, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Photograph by Kevin Roark, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Congratulations to the American Scientist team!
May 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Congratulations to the American Scientist team!
Recent field studies show that as many as 5 percent of deer ticks can be infected with Powassan virus.
May 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Recent field studies show that as many as 5 percent of deer ticks can be infected with Powassan virus.
We’re Jesse H. Neal Award finalists in two categories this year (!!)
Huge thanks to the team and everyone who believes in our work.
Here’s to stories that matter—and the people who help tell them.
#nealawards #doublefinalist #b2bjournalism #grateful
Huge thanks to the team and everyone who believes in our work.
Here’s to stories that matter—and the people who help tell them.
#nealawards #doublefinalist #b2bjournalism #grateful
April 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
We’re Jesse H. Neal Award finalists in two categories this year (!!)
Huge thanks to the team and everyone who believes in our work.
Here’s to stories that matter—and the people who help tell them.
#nealawards #doublefinalist #b2bjournalism #grateful
Huge thanks to the team and everyone who believes in our work.
Here’s to stories that matter—and the people who help tell them.
#nealawards #doublefinalist #b2bjournalism #grateful
Raise your hand if you've been personally victimized by Coca-Cola. 🙋♀️🙋🏽♂️🙋🏾♀️
April 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Raise your hand if you've been personally victimized by Coca-Cola. 🙋♀️🙋🏽♂️🙋🏾♀️
Imaging of the underlying collagen fibers shows support for these emerging structures (inset, bottom), and modeling (inset, top) proves the process.
March 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Imaging of the underlying collagen fibers shows support for these emerging structures (inset, bottom), and modeling (inset, top) proves the process.
As the x-rays bounced off different parts of the DNA, they created patterns that captured the shapes within the molecule. To the trained eye, Franklin’s image showed that DNA has a double helix shape, a realization that transformed our understanding of modern biology.
February 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
As the x-rays bounced off different parts of the DNA, they created patterns that captured the shapes within the molecule. To the trained eye, Franklin’s image showed that DNA has a double helix shape, a realization that transformed our understanding of modern biology.
The hippocampus is crucial to memory, which is essential to consciousness.
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February 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The hippocampus is crucial to memory, which is essential to consciousness.
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At the same time, scientific ideas can be illuminated in unexpected ways through poetry.
February 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
At the same time, scientific ideas can be illuminated in unexpected ways through poetry.