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Does the Common Cold Protect You from COVID?

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Aug. 17, 2020

An article in Science recently generated a lot of interest by providing a possible explanation o ...

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Up to 204,691 Extra Deaths in the US So Far in This Pandemic Year

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Aug. 13, 2020

The number of deaths in the United States through July 2020 is 8% to 12% higher than it would ha ...

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Political Trolls Adapt, Create Material to Deceive and Confuse the Public

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Aug. 13, 2020

Russian-sponsored Twitter trolls, who so aggressively exploited social media to influence the 20 ...

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Elephants Get Drunk Because They Can't Metabolize Alcohol Like Us

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Aug. 12, 2020

Anecdotes about wild animals seemingly getting drunk after eating rotting fruit are widespread.

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Study Finds Coronavirus Lockdown Will Have 'Negligible' Impact on Climate

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Aug. 7, 2020

Overall, even a lengthy lockdown will have a surprisingly small impact on the global climate.

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Three Major Scientific Controversies About Coronavirus

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Aug. 7, 2020

The SARS-COV-2 coronavirus is novel, and we don’t yet have all the facts about it. As a result, ...

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Why Damaging Myths About Women and Science Keep Coming Back

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Aug. 4, 2020

Whenever we attempt to explain the under-representation of women in science, debunked myths seem ...

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Political Conventions Today Are for Partying and Pageantry, Not Picking Nominees

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Aug. 4, 2020

Today’s national conventions ratify a candidate already chosen by the voters in primaries and ca ...

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Face Mask Rules: Do They Really Violate Personal Liberty?

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Aug. 3, 2020

The problem is that the idea of liberty as non-interference often runs up against common sense.

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Does Coronavirus Linger in the Body?

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July 31, 2020

There are a few places in the body that are less accessible to the immune system and where it is ...

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Stella Immanuel's Theories on the Relationship Between Demons, Illness, and Sex Have a Long History

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July 30, 2020

Such beliefs have deep roots in early Jewish and Christian stories — one reason they continue to ...

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How To Make Sure Your Mask Maximizes Protection

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July 25, 2020

Whether or not you agree with a mandate to wear a mask, many of us will do so during our daily b ...

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Does Your Homemade Mask Work?

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July 24, 2020

Given the wide variety of unregulated face coverings that people are now wearing, how do we know ...

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Why Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Don't Block SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Human Lung Cells

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July 23, 2020

HQC can block the coronavirus from infecting kidney cells from the African green monkey. But it ...

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The Constitution Doesn't Have a Problem with Mask Mandates

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July 23, 2020 (Updated: July 27, 2020)

It is not always clear why anti-maskers think government orders requiring face coverings in publ ...

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Random Testing in Indiana Shows COVID-19 Is 6 Times Deadlier Than Flu

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July 23, 2020

Short of testing every person in the U.S., the best way to get accurate data on who and how many ...

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Disinformation Campaigns Are Murky Blends of Truth, Lies and Sincere Beliefs

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July 23, 2020

Though disinformation does serve an agenda, it is often camouflaged in facts and advanced by inn ...

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Six Rules of Engagement for Conspiracy Theorists

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July 22, 2020

Simply laying out evidence or pointing out logical contradictions in a conspiracist's argument i ...

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The Long History of How Jesus Came to Resemble a White European

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July 17, 2020

The historical Jesus likely had the brown eyes and skin of other first-century Jews from Galilee ...

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Does Your Face Mask Protect You or Other People?

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July 14, 2020

The distinction between face coverings designed to protect the wearer, and those that may protec ...

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