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The Pandemic's Mental Toll, and Does Telehealth Work? Your Health Quickly, Episode 1

Scientific American

Hosts Josh Fischman and Tanya Lewis explore the pandemic's mental health toll on teens and young adults. They also delve into the effectiveness of telehealth, which has been booming since the start of the pandemic.

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From $1-Million Lotteries to Free Beer: Do COVID Vaccination Incentives Work?

Scientific American

Doling out cash rewards and lifting mask mandates could increase vaccine uptake, some research suggests. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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From $1-Million Lotteries to Free Beer: Do COVID Vaccination Incentives Work?

Scientific American

Doling out cash rewards and lifting mask mandates could increase vaccine uptake, some research suggests. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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The Fossil Fuel Industry Continues Producing Heat-Trapping Emissions that Drive Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

I have been working with this new InfluenceMap dataset in my own research, and here I’ll share how I’m using it and offer a look at heat-trapping emissions from five major investor-owned fossil fuel companies: ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, BP, and ConocoPhillips. Check it out to learn more. Let’s dig into it!

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Earth Day 2024: The Climate Benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act Are Worth Celebrating

Union of Concerned Scientists

This super important bill is expected to result in $780 billion to $1 trillion in investments over 10 years that will drive down emissions, improve public health, and help protect the environment on our planet for future generations. So, what are we doing to help? It is made up of $4.75

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Our Satellite Database Reaches a Milestone. We’ve Learned Much Along the Way

Union of Concerned Scientists

This update, current with launches through May 1, 2023, collects 28 pieces of data on 7,560 actively-operating satellites. We in the UCS Global Security Program are very proud of this work and its impact. Estimates of how many actively-working satellites were in space varied widely. One of my favorites is from Quartz in 2014.

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Growing Shade Equity, One Tree at a Time

Union of Concerned Scientists

s urban forest is concentrated where only 1% of the city’s population lives , endangering lower-income communities and people of color with hotter-feeling summers and poor environmental quality. Credit: Edith de Guzman) In 2020, we worked with a group of community scientists in South L.A. Nearly 20% of L.A.’s

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