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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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The digital age has heightened our vulnerability to falsehood, but recognizing such weaknesses can help guard against them
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The U.S. still has a long way to go with respect to diversity, equity and inclusion
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The Hidden Cost of Stroke
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Baba Ram Dass and the Tale of the Acid-Gobbling Guru
Skeptics have questioned a story told by the late counterculture icon in his classic best seller Be Here Now...
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A Human Approach for Universal Health Coverage
In Africa and elsewhere, health resources should be focused on humans, not diseases
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Can Science Rule Out God?
We must understand the laws of nature before we can deduce their origins
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Can You Change for Climate Change?
Probably, but research shows that most people need behavioral “nudges” to do so; just the facts aren’t enough
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RIP Jerome L. Singer, “The Father of Daydreaming” (1924–2019)
A seminal psychologist who explored the positive, creative and productive aspects of daydreaming has passed away at the age of 95
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Tigers Extinct in Laos
The snaring crisis in Southeast Asia appears to have claimed the lives of the country’s last wild tigers
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