Subterms
In some parts of the US, police kill black people at a rate six times higher than they kill white people. The differences are most stark in the northern Midwest, especially Chicago, and in north-eastern states like New York. Protest movements like Black Lives Matter have highlighted the disproportionate killing of black people by US […] More
The Black Lives Matter movement is primarily about social justice, but it will tackle environmental injustices too, says Graham Lawton Humans | Comment 24 June 2020 I WANTED to join the recent Black Lives Matter protests in London, but I also didn’t want to be in close proximity to thousands of other people for hours […] More
New Scientist’s weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn’t miss Humans 24 June 2020 Read Breath: The new science of a lost art sees journalist James Nestor describe the experiments conducted on him at Stanford University, California, to discover the impact of bad breathing. What he found […] More
“IN SCIENCE, I am surrounded by a lot of privileged white people,” says Aya Osman, a neuroscientist at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Born in Saudi Arabia, she moved from the UK to the US two years ago for her postdoctoral degree. On her first day of orientation, she says, she was one of […] More
New Scientist’s weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn’t miss Humans 17 June 2020 Watch Dark, a German-language Netflix thriller about disappearing children, releases its mind-bending final season on 27 June. Next to this difficult but rewarding dish, Stranger Things is a mere dessert. Read The Origins […] More
Playing as a murderous shark on a rampage isn’t nearly as fun as being a horrible goose terrorising a village, finds Jacob Aron Humans 17 June 2020 Maneater Tripwire Interactive PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One Untitled Goose Game House House PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch STEVEN SPIELBERG has a lot to answer for. […] More
A man buried at the heart of the 5000-year-old Newgrange passage tomb in Ireland was born from an incestuous union, DNA sequencing has revealed. The discovery suggests that the ruling elite in Stone Age Ireland married within their family, like some ancient Egyptian dynasties. Daniel Bradley and Lara Cassidy at Trinity College Dublin have been […] More
Thousands of scientists participated in a strike against racism in science and academia on 10 June, with prominent academic institutions and scientific journals pledging their support. While these statements have been welcomed, many are keen for institutions to go further. “People are tired of seeing organisations that have released statements, but with no action plan […] More
