American science has aspired, for a long time, to present itself as exceptional. In 1966, the historian Hunter Dupre invited his colleagues to celebrate, in his view, this long-neglected exceptionalism. More than half-a-century on...
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Science for the People has work to do in standing to end racism, and that starts with our internal organizing. I want to highlight some of our successes as well as ways we can do better, particularly in including the voices of our Black...
Less than thirty miles south of New Orleans on the west bank of the Mississippi River, LA-23 takes a southern turn through Belle Chasse, winds down past the Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery, to the communities of Ironton, Davant, and Myrtle...
It’s a jarring experience to have someone explain your job to you, especially if they get it wrong, and that’s just what happened during the opening remarks of the July 2019 World Conference of Science Journalists. A series of European...
In December 2018, The New York Times published an article presenting perspectives on the role of long-acting reversible contraceptives in reducing poverty. A few weeks later, a second article raised concern that these perspectives bias...
In October 2018, three professors revealed an elaborate hoax: they had written specious articles using the jargon of cultural studies and had succeeded in publishing them in prestigious academic journals. Their feat was widely heralded as...
What is a Radical Analysis of Science? New Directions for Science for the People By Helen Zhao Volume 22, number 1, The Return of Radical Science In this first issue of Science for the People (SftP) since 1989, we revisit a foundational...