When the world ends, our cities will crumble and be reclaimed by nature. At least, that’s the popular image. But you don’t…
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While an array of flavorful adjectives can be ascribed to this intoxicating beverage, few words can capture the true soul and spiritual…
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Anyone familiar with privatized healthcare probably knows from experience that the Hippocratic Oath often gives way to hypocrisy in the form of…
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We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: The human brain is amazing. In the words of neuroscientist Vilayanur Ramachandran, it’s…
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We have something of a love-hate relationship with fast food. Many of us happily stop at a drive-through when we need something…
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You may think that the elderly are inferior in every way and do nothing but drag society down. Well, get ready to…
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Everyone looks forward to heading out on vacation. Despite the hassles—crowds, delays, bad weather, bad food, that hotel that looks nothing like…
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You may think the only surprise about contraception is finding out that your method didn’t work and you have a little one…
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Modern medicine can do some pretty miraculous stuff. Yet many dangers that kill people every year don’t need sci-fi technology to solve…
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Some fads hold on for decades—or at least as long as it takes us to realize that what we’re doing is dangerous.…