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Masks and Emasculation: Why Some Men Refuse to Take Safety Precautions
They think it makes them look weak, and avoiding that is evidently more important to them than demonstrating responsible behavior
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How a Landmark Physics Paper from the 1970s Uncannily Describes the COVID-19 Pandemic
Phil Anderson’s article “More Is Different” describes how different levels of complexity require new ways of thinking. And as the virus multiplies and spreads, that’s just what the human race desperately needs...
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The Fight against COVID-19 Threatens to Cause Collateral Health Damage
The pandemic is no excuse to abandon chronic disease management and prevention
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What Drives Us to Peek into Someone's Medicine Cabinet?
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The Absolutely Definitive Mount Saint Helens Collection
It's explosive! It's entertaining! And it's full of everything you'll need to plan your adventures to our favorite fire mountain
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Chimp Guy Knocks Baboon Guy's Upbeat View of Human War
Harvard’s Richard Wrangham and Stanford’s Robert Sapolsky clash over claim that war has deep evolutionary roots
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Rocks: A Handy Book for Tiny Geologists
Discover a fantastic book to give to kids as they explore the rocky world this summer.
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Senate Advances Bill Undermining Trump Administration's Energy Research Cuts
The Senate Appropriations Committee moved to sustain funding for energy research and development, breaking with the president and House of Representatives
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About That "First Gene-Edited Human Embryos" Story.....
There's less going on here than meets the eye
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Paleo Profile: The Elephant Bird Mimic
A fossil foot gives away a new dinosaur species
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Hot to Trot
A new analysis of ancient protomammals refines our understanding of when our ancestors started to run hot
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Are Dogs Probiotic?
Recent studies raise new questions about how much pets can help—and hurt—human health
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Amie Wilkinson's Favorite Theorem
The University of Chicago mathematician tells us why she loves the fundamental theorem of calculus
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