The publication Scientific American covers new developments in the realm of science, technology, and society. Now, you can add racism to that list of topics.
SA published a piece by Tracie Canada, an associate professor of anthropology at Duke University, suggesting that the violent nature of professional football disproportionately affects black men who play the sport. She used Damar Hamlin’s…
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is showing substantial signs of improvement after suffering cardiac arrest on Monday night.
Doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center said that Hamlin has begun to be responsive to questions and that he can move his extremities. Hamlin is still on a respirator so he is unable to speak, but he has been writing out questions and answers to a team of…
It appears Benedict Cumberbatch is not the only Hollywood superstar to find out some of his ancestors were slave owners.
“Glass Onion” and “Primal Fear” star Ed Norton discovered on an episode of the PBS show “Finding Your Roots” with Obama pal Henry Louis Gates, Jr. that his third great-grandfather, John Winstead, owned seven slaves, including several young girls -- aged four, six, eight, nine…
Last year was a rough one for the entertainment industry. That is, if you judge its success by its overall lack of diversity on movie sets and in film production.
According to two studies, one published by USC Annenberg’s Inclusion Initiative and one titled “Celluloid Ceiling” from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University. The overall number of…
Novak Djokovic has hit another roadblock in his professional tennis career due to his vaccination status.
The Serbian was just allowed to compete in tennis tournaments in Australia again after Down Under altered its vaccination requirements for foreigners wishing to enter the country. But the United States has yet to come back to its senses in this regard and just made an extension to its own…
Nancy Pelosi will no longer be serving as the Speaker of the House, and all of America can breathe a collective sigh of relief. But she couldn't go without saying one last dumb thing.
In her final letter as House Majority Leader, Pelosi lauded her Democratic colleagues as being an incredible group of individuals who sought the best for America.
“One final thought that I wanted to leave with you…
The Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals were suited up to play on Monday Night Football in a game that featured two elite quarterbacks and two relentless defenses, with the winner getting an increased chance of improving their playoff seeding. But all of that was forgotten after just nine minutes of play after an unthinkable tragedy hit.
At the 5:58 mark of the first quarter, Bengals wide…
The World Boxing Council (WBC) has added a transgender category for individuals who change their gender in an effort to protect women.
The announcement came on Thursday as WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman said the move came from a desire to assure that "the dangers of a man fighting a woman will never happen."
“We will not allow — ever — a transgender born a man to fight a woman who was born a…
Novak Djokovic’s return to play tennis in Australia is a moment of personal victory.
The Serbian was deported from Down Under last year when Australia’s draconian government denied his exemption from taking the COVID-19 vaccine and prevented him from competing in the Australian Open. But after a year-long stand off with the Aussies, Djokovic will be competing in tournaments on Australian soil…
Look out, Dr. Fauci - you just lost the privilege of having anyone who would question your “science” censored.
Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted that it was time to let users get back to posting reasonable and informed questioning of science data online.
New Twitter policy is to follow the science, which necessarily includes reasoned questioning of the science
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 28…
