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New rules on what studies the agency can cite in making regulations would endanger the public’s health and safety
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The Invisible Victims of Traumatic Brain Injury
Most people know it’s a problem for athletes and soldiers—but it affects victims of domestic violence even more
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Trees for Peace
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Will Yellowstone Erupt Soon and Kill Us All?
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The Need for a Nuremberg Code for the 21st Century
Science continues to be weaponized in the name of oppression
Who Really Discovered the First Exoplanet?
Two Swiss astronomers got a well-deserved Nobel for finding an exoplanet, but there’s an intriguing backstory
Lions See These Illusions the Same Way You Do
And then they rip them to shreds
AI Doesn’t Actually Exist Yet
Many businesses claim they’re using it, but they’re kidding themselves—and they’re kidding you, too
A Mathematical Companion for Your Year
My page-a-day calendar will keep your math itch scratched
The EPA Says We Need to Reuse Wastewater
It’s much more economical than finding new sources
A New Way to Think about Mental Illness
Instead of looking for “the” cause of schizophrenia, depression and other disorders, we should consider whether there might be a network of causes
Does AI Have a Place in Medicine?
Yes, but it will help doctors, not replace them
The Planets and You
Predictable transits and conjunctions belie a deeper story that includes our origins
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