Sujata Gupta

Social Sciences Writer, Science News

Sujata Gupta is the social sciences writer for Science News. She was a 2017-18 Knight Science Journalism fellow at MIT. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Nature, Discover, NPR, Scientific American, and others. Sujata got her start in journalism at a daily newspaper in Central New York, where she covered education and small town politics. She has also worked as a National Park Ranger, completing stints at parks in Hawaii, California and Maine, and taught English in Nagano, Japan.

All Stories by Sujata Gupta

  1. Brain

    Big moments can help you remember little things, too

    Emotional events help solidify memories. Scientists think this could someday help students study better or aid recovery of trauma survivors.

  2. Humans

    Vacation could provide teens time to practice independence

    A poll shows U.S. parents are reluctant to let teens go places alone on vacation. Giving teens more independence may help their mental health.

  3. Artificial Intelligence

    ChatGPT and other AI tools are full of hidden racial biases

    In tests, AI programs would recommend people who use African American English for less prestigious jobs and harsher punishments for serious crime.

  4. Humans

    Got back-to-school COVID-19 questions? We’ve got answers

    If everybody masks up at school, that could prevent a bumpy 2021–22 schoolyear. It also could keep safe those students too young to be vaccinated.

  5. Psychology

    Most people will add something — even when subtracting makes more sense

    People default to adding when solving puzzles and problems, even when subtracting works better. That could underlie some modern-day excesses.

  6. Science & Society

    How schools can reduce excessive discipline of their Black students

    Black middle- and high-school students miss four times as much school as white children due to suspensions. What might help shrink this discipline gap?

  7. Health & Medicine

    Brown bandages would help make medicine more inclusive

    Peach-colored bandages label dark-skinned patients as unusual, says med student Linda Oyesiku. Brown bandages expand who’s seen as normal.

  8. Psychology

    Boredom may pose a public health threat in the social distancing era

    Boredom contributes to pandemic fatigue, and it may account for why some people don’t follow social distancing rules.

  9. Science & Society

    Climate misinformation may be thriving on YouTube

    An analysis of 200 climate-related videos on YouTube shows that a majority challenge widely the accepted science about climate change and climate engineering.

  10. Humans

    Grandmother can be good for grandkids — up to a point

    Women who live past their child-bearing years often help their grandchildren survive, data now suggest. But that help may depend on her age and how close by she lives.

  11. Psychology

    Easing test anxiety boosts science grades in low-income students

    Giving lower-income students mental tools to cope with test anxiety boosted their science grades.