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Polio is in the news, with vaccination under threat and recent outbreaks. This makes Alan Marshall’s classic disability ...
Three books examine the rise of the American surveillance state, its infiltration of higher education, and why we need a new ...
This year’s BIBF featured 1,700 exhibitors, 300,000 attendees, 100 authors, and many discussions about the impact of ...
What you know and don’t know is much more mysterious than anyone supposes. Standing in the way of truth is our ingrained dependence on facts as if they bring knowledge. The modern world is ...
Professor George clearly grasps the importance of properly understanding both “human” and “person.” Part One of his book is ...
Skepticism should be what scientists bring to the table, but a bias against safety, effectiveness of a vaccine is a ...
Mindy Weisberger's new book details the crafty worms, fungi, and other parasites that have learned to mind-control their hosts.
The summer section was intended to be a supplemental value to our subscribers alongside our own journalism. Instead, it ...
This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted notice — and in some quarters, outrage — for remarks about autism, a ...
And sometimes, that guess turns into a Frankenstein fact stitched together from bits and pieces of real things—but ultimately false. The implications are bigger than just a few wrong trivia answers.
Carney did not make such a statement, nor did it appear in his book. "Value(s): Building a Better World for All" was a critique of present-day economic systems in a culture that rejects human ...
Humans A controversial book about human diversity shows how biology unites us. From race and IQ to sex and gender, Herman Pontzer's new book Adaptable is an ambitious and enjoyable exploration of ...