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The host of the Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast, and science blogger extraordinaire.
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Negative Health Effects of Vaping

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By Steven Novella Verified
| Science-Based Medicine Verified
When vaping was first introduced it was marketed mainly as a safer alternative to smoking and as a potential smoking cessation method. But increasingly people who have never smoked are vaping, and now the concern is that vaping is more of a pathway into smoking than one out of it. According to the CDC, about 30% of all adults who vape have never used other tobacco products, but among young adults aged 18-24 the figure is 61.4%.
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NYT Article on Rapid Prompting Method

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By Steven Novella Verified
| Science-Based Medicine Verified
This is one of those stories that will not go away, and a recent NYT article is fresh evidence of that. The title is: An Autism Breakthrough, or an Illusion? The Fight Over Assisted Spelling.” I always approach such articles cautiously, bracing myself for the cringing experience of reading a non-expert butcher such topics in depressingly predictable ways. This article was not as bad as some, but still ultimately failed to correctly cover the topic.
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Polarization in America

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By Steven Novella Verified
| theness.com
It is now an accepted narrative within the media that the US has become increasingly polarized. We just had our 250th celebration, and it seems to have further polarized our nation rather than bring it together. It is important, however, to put this polarization into perspective. We discuss this topic on my (relatively) new podcast, Political Reality, which I host with political scientist, Andres Jones Rooy.
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