Nathan Collins
Pacific Standard
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Past articles by Nathan:
How to Tackle Conspiracy Theories in Politics
Americans' beliefs about politics are as inaccurate and bizarre as ever. Is there a way to fix that? → Read More
Science Funding Prioritizes Past Success—and That’s a Problem
Science needs to diversify and take more risks to achieve its maximum potential, researchers argue. → Read More
Driving Restrictions Haven’t Cleared Mexico City’s Air
Residents go out of their way to avoid public transportation, a new study argues. → Read More
How Immigration Raids Lead to Lower Birth Weights
Researchers investigate the strange aftermath of the Postville raid. → Read More
How Long Will We Be Able to Afford Water?
If current trends continue, one-third of Americans could struggle to pay their bills, a new study suggests. → Read More
Angelina Jolie: Public-Health Hero? –
Screenings for a gene related to breast cancer went up 60 percent after Angelina Jolie penned an op-ed highlighting the test. → Read More
Are Cows Behind the Uptick in Methane Emissions? –
Scientists highlight a worrying—and not well understood—spike in atmospheric methane. → Read More
Do Scientists Understand Genetically Modified Foods?
Americans aren’t so sure, according to a new survey. → Read More
Is Clear Thinking Morally Superior? –
Many of us think so, a new study finds, and that could explain why arguments over science and faith get so heated. → Read More
What Effect Do Soda Taxes Have?
Not quite as much as you might think, because of economics. → Read More
One-Fifth of Americans Can’t Understand Election Predictions
And their ignorance might keep them from voting. → Read More
There Are Partisan Divides Not Just on Climate, but Also on Those Who Study Climate
Republicans are much more likely to doubt scientists’ understanding of climate change and to question scientists’ motives. → Read More
If History Is a Guide, American Politics Is About to Get Weird
This election season bears a striking resemblance to the one back in 1896—you know, the one that radically re-shaped what it meant to be a Democrat. This election year has been a weird one. Despite… → Read More
Political Extremism Is No Big Deal to Voters
A new study tests the idea that candidates like Cruz, Sanders, Goldwater, and McGovern were too extreme for voters—and finds it’s just not true. There’s an old advertisement from the 1964… → Read More
The Many Threats to Biodiversity in Brazil
A study finds less intrusive activities double our overall impact on biodiversity in the forests of Pará, Brazil. → Read More
What Poverty Does to Children’s Development Around the World
One-third of kids in low- and medium-income countries aren’t meeting basic milestones. → Read More
Prescription Painkillers Could Make Pain Last Longer
A study in rats hints that morphine and other opioids trigger inflammation and, as a result, more pain in the long term. → Read More
What We See and What We Think We See —
Probing subjective visual experiences could help us understand consciousness, researchers say. → Read More
The Psychology of Climate Change Inaction —
A team of psychologists, biologists, and economists lays out a plan of action. → Read More
Young Mothers Lose Two Years’ Worth of Salary —
Having kids after 30, on the other hand, has little effect on lifetime income. → Read More