News as propaganda kills trust Sometimes it is hard to tell whether scientists or journalists are most responsible for the pervasive global warming skepticism in the world’s largest and most powerful […]
The know-it-all problem
Safe space
An economic opportunity for Alaska If Americans fearful of climate change are now truly fleeing the warm states for places like Duluth, Minn., as national and international media are reporting, Anchorage […]
The mask mess
Parents of Gainesville, Fla. elementary school students forced to wear face coverings for large parts of the day sent a half-dozen of the masks in to be tested for pathogens earlier […]
How fear dies
A year ago in Alaska, the state was averaging two to 15 cases of COVID-19 per week, according to the Worldometer tracker, and many Alaskans were starting to panic over the […]
How fears die
With a range from the tropics to the poles both north and south, and an ever-growing population, homo sapiens have demonstrated themselves the most adaptable, four-limbed species on planet Earth, and the […]
Against the tide
On the same Monday in June, two studies emerged challenging most of what everyone thinks we know about the battle against the deadly pandemic SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, and both suggest a fundamental frailty […]
The Big Empty
News analysis The federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Friday reported its busiest day at U.S. airports since March 25. Just under 215,500 people passed through TSA checkpoints on that day – […]
Who’s afraid?
The pandemic coronavirus now sweeping the country is revealing some interesting differences in how Americans young and old, rich and poor, liberal and conservative view the realities of life and death – […]
Park goes silent
With the climbing season on Mount Denali shut down for the year and visits to Brooks Camp in Katmai National Park and Preserve closed until at least July, the National Park Service has […]
Nocebo COVID-O
Are you feeling a little ill? Have you feared your sense of smell or taste diminishing? Did you go online to look at the list of COVID-19 symptoms and start to thinking, […]
