All Stories by Sujata Gupta
- Humans
Got back-to-school COVID-19 questions? We’ve got answers
If everybody masks up at school, that could prevent a bumpy 2021–22 schoolyear. It also could keep safe those students too young to be vaccinated.
- Psychology
Most people will add something — even when subtracting makes more sense
People default to adding when solving puzzles and problems, even when subtracting works better. That could underlie some modern-day excesses.
- Science & Society
How schools can reduce excessive discipline of their Black students
Black middle- and high-school students miss four times as much school as white children due to suspensions. What might help shrink this discipline gap?
- Health & Medicine
Brown bandages would help make medicine more inclusive
Peach-colored bandages label dark-skinned patients as unusual, says med student Linda Oyesiku. Brown bandages expand who’s seen as normal.
- Psychology
Boredom may pose a public health threat in the social distancing era
Boredom contributes to pandemic fatigue, and it may account for why some people don’t follow social distancing rules.
- Science & Society
Climate misinformation may be thriving on YouTube
An analysis of 200 climate-related videos on YouTube shows that a majority challenge widely the accepted science about climate change and climate engineering.
- Humans
Grandmother can be good for grandkids — up to a point
Women who live past their child-bearing years often help their grandchildren survive, data now suggest. But that help may depend on her age and how close by she lives.
- Psychology
Easing test anxiety boosts science grades in low-income students
Giving lower-income students mental tools to cope with test anxiety boosted their science grades.
