Check out this Scientific American op-ed on the "fake news" epidemic written by the current president of our chapter, Prateek Puri. The piece describes the effect online political misinformation has had on our democracy as well as the reasons for its popularity. In addition, it suggests that a potential remedy to the problem may be offering media literacy courses during early education to teach our youth how to evaluate news information critically.    

In this year's midterm elections several candidates with scientific backgrounds, ranging from medical doctors to oceanographers, were elected to positions in both the House and Senate, in addition to offices at the local level. Many of these candidates ran campaigns focused on environmental policy and healthcare reform. We congratulate these politicians on their success and applaud them for their commitment to science advocacy!

For more information on 314Action endorsed candidates who were successful in this year's election, see here.