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President Trump’s promotion of the anti-malarial drug chloroquine as a possible treatment for COVID-19 had dire consequences on Monday when an Arizona man died after ingesting it. He and his wife took a form of chloroquine... Read More

A pastor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, decided the best remedy to a global pandemic is to continue to  gather his congregation—despite federal guidelines, a state order banning groups larger than fifty (including churches), and evidence that... Read More

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My father, Mel Lipman, died one year ago today on his own terms. He signed himself into hospice, stopped artificial nutrition, and died peacefully with the aid of pain-killing medication. As a humanist, I appreciate straightforward... Read More

As the American Humanist Association has switched to near-total telework (big shout-out to staff who have been handling mail!), we AHA staffers have been checking in with each other in various ways. Here we share stories... Read More

Since its modern conception and ignition well over a decade ago, social media has revolutionized the way people receive and share information. Platforms such as Tumblr, Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat, Reddit, Facebook, and Twitter are among the... Read More

Ira Flatow, the long-time host of NPR’s Science Friday, wrote his first science story in 1970 while an engineering student at SUNY Buffalo and working at the campus radio station, WBFO, to “twist the dials and... Read More

When Time magazine debuted its “100 Women of the Year” project for Women’s History Month, it came as a surprise to some that the magazine had only switched in 1999 to selecting and featuring a “Person... Read More

What if there was one activity that could benefit every student in every school across the nation? An activity that could improve grades and scores on standardized testing? An activity that would allow students to form... Read More

In times of national emergency, it is imperative that leaders act intelligently and decisively to solve the problems the country faces. Yet the way our current administration is handling the outbreak of COVID-19, or coronavirus, is... Read More