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to [email protected]WILLIAM ZUBACK/DISCOVERBecky LangA Year, With Context
We’ve all seen it. One week a
headline will tout the health
beneits of, say, drinking a little
red wine each day. Give it a few
months, and we’ll all groan as
we catch another headline that
declares a daily glass of wine
is a no-go.
What those eeting headlines
lack is context. How does that
one study that’s grabbing all the
coverage today really it into the
greater landscape, as researchers
strive to answer questions?
That’s the thinking behind
The State of Science — our take
on the year’s biggest discoveries.
Because we grouped scientiic
indings by ield, you’ll have a
chance to sink in and see where
each story its in the larger space
of inquiry. We hope to give you a sense of the state of each
ield, through the breakthroughs that rise to the top.
As a staff, we’ve been collaborating and working on
this for nearly a year. Each ield of science is packed with
intriguing and surprising results — many of them pointing
to a bright future.
But not all the indings are huge: You’ll notice within
each section a column called Further Aield. These are
noteworthy studies that we felt were important to include, as
a way to indicate the breadth of work going on in each ield.
Let me know what you think. And
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