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Is Dan Ariely Telling the Truth?

Is Dan Ariely Telling the Truth?

On a cool evening in late September, Dan Ariely is sipping a beer on the patio of Geer Street Garden, a small…

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She was an Ivy League student with an inspiring story. Then her university started investigating.

She was an Ivy League student with an inspiring story. Then her university started investigating.

She was an Ivy League student with an inspiring story. Then her university started investigating.

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The Suicide Wave That Never Was

The Suicide Wave That Never Was

The notion that lockdowns increased the rate of death by suicide last year has become common knowledge. It's …

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Roland Griffiths Magical Profession

Roland Griffiths Magical Profession

Over his half-century career at the Johns Hopkins University, Roland R. Griffiths has published hundreds of p…

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The University of Austin Has Raised Eyebrows -- and Lots of Money

The University of Austin Has Raised Eyebrows -- and Lots of Money

The announcement read like an indictment, accusing elite colleges, including Yale and Stanford, of betraying …

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The 'Coachella of Consciousness'

The 'Coachella of Consciousness'

Start with Noam Chomsky, Deepak Chopra and a robot that loves you no matter what. Add a knighted British phys…

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RFK Jr.’s Bold Reassurance to Anti-Vaxxers

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By Tom Bartlett Verified
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Since becoming health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly denied that he opposes vaccines and toned down some of his more extreme rhetoric on the subject. But in a keynote speech today at a conference for Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine organization he founded, the old Kennedy was back. He complained about safety studies, floated disproven theories about a link between vaccines and autism, and all but declared himself an anti-vaxxer.
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Measles Is Winning

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By Tom Bartlett Verified
| The Atlantic Verified
Following America’s recent measles deaths, anti-vaccine activists have cast doubt on the virus as the culprit. They’ve pointed to a victim’s underlying health conditions or, as they did last year in Texas, blamed hospital error. But the two latest measles deaths in Pennsylvania—bringing the state’s total to four since mid-August—have made the United States’ measles crisis undeniable.
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The Family at the Center of Pennsylvania’s Measles Controversy

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By Tom Bartlett Verified
| The Atlantic Verified
When the Amish man emerged from his barn to greet me, he had no idea that his newborn son’s death had become national news. The man wore a straw hat, black trousers, and suspenders over a long-sleeved blue shirt; one of his similarly dressed sons was guiding a horse-drawn plow in a nearby field. The man told me that, like most Amish people, he and his family don't watch TV or use the internet. They don’t read the newspaper either.
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