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60秒科学节目（SSS）是科学美国人网站的一套广播栏目，英文名称：Scientific American – 60 Second Science,节目内容以科学报道为主，节目仅一分钟的时间，主要对当今的科学技术新发展作以简明、通俗的介绍，对于科学的发展如何影响人们的生活环境、健康状况及科学技术，提供了大量简明易懂的阐释。
This is Scientific American — 60-Second Science. I’m Christopher Intagliata.
In March 2015, the co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed the jet into the French Alps, killing himself and 149 others. Later on, investigators found out he’d googled poisons, and living wills. And he’d previously been treated for severe depression. And yet, his mental illness was mostly ignored by Lufthansa, the airline’s parent company.
After the crash, researchers with the Harvard School of Public Health reached out to commercial pilots worldwide, advertising an anonymous survey about pilot health. Among other topics, it had a short section on mental health. The investigators found that nearly 13 percent of the 1,800 pilots surveyed met the standard criteria for depression. And seventy-five of them had had suicidal thoughts within the last few weeks. The study is in the journal Environmental Health.
Couple caveats: the researchers didn’t clinically diagnose the pilots. And they can’t compare rates of suicidal thoughts in pilots to rates you’d find among the general population, due to sampling issues. Still, you’re probably wondering: should you be worried?
“The answer is no.” Alexander Wu, a doctoral candidate in occupational epidemiology. “The data strongly support the fact that traveling by air is by far the safest form of public transportation. And our study does not change that fact. And we want everyone to know that for sure. They should not be afraid to fly.” Still, he and his co-authors recommend that airlines boost their support for preventative mental health treatment. To make sure it’s friendly skies for passengers—and pilots—alike.
Thanks for listening for Scientific American — 60-Second Science Science. I’m Christopher Intagliata.
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