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Critical-care patients in the emergency polio ward at Haynes Memorial Hospital in Boston in August 1955.

Virologist: Here's What You Should Know About Polio In the US

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The Conversation
Sept. 8, 2022 Reports of an unvaccinated man in New York contracting the disease surfaced in July 2022, and pu ...
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Did a Science Textbook Mistake Africa for South America?

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Dan Evon
Aug. 14, 2018 An image of a shockingly inaccurate map may have once appeared in a textbook, but the current ve ...
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Did the Inventor of the Lobotomy Receive a Nobel Prize for His Work?

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Nur Ibrahim
July 20, 2023 Egas Moniz introduced prefrontal leukotomy in the mid-1930s, later known as lobotomy.
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6 Tips to Help You Detect Fake Science News

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The Conversation
March 16, 2021 If a science article sounds too good to be true or too wacky to be real, or very conveniently su ...
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Are ‘Blood Type Diets’ Actually Rooted In Any Science?

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Alex Kasprak
Dec. 9, 2016 There is a lot of speculative science from the man who invented the diet, but actual evidence in ...
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Ten Things Science Did Not Say in 2017

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Alex Kasprak
Dec. 30, 2017 Science denialism, clickbait headlines, and absurd pseudoscience: Our favorite science debunking ...
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How Unprecedented Is President Trump’s Politicization of Science?

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Alex Kasprak
Nov. 15, 2017 Political interference in science is nothing new, but experts agree that what is happening to sc ...
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Pool Suction

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David Mikkelson
Oct. 21, 2014 Man catches penis in swimming pool suction fitting.
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Plans Are Underway for a “March for Science”

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Alex Kasprak
Jan. 25, 2017 What started as offhand comments on social media have spiraled into the beginnings of a potentia ...
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Science Denial: Why It Happens and What You Can Do About It

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The Conversation
June 29, 2021 It is more important than ever to understand why some people deny, doubt or resist scientific ex ...
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House Science Committee’s Twitter Promotes Article Mocking Climate 'Alarmists'

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Alex Kasprak
Dec. 1, 2016 “The last three years may eventually come to be seen as the final death rattle of the global war ...
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Why Damaging Myths About Women and Science Keep Coming Back

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The Conversation
Aug. 4, 2020 Whenever we attempt to explain the under-representation of women in science, debunked myths seem ...
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The Science Behind Those Viral Oumuamua “Alien Spacecraft” Stories

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Alex Kasprak
Nov. 7, 2018 ʻOumuamua, the first interstellar object to be detected passing through our solar system, does n ...
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Did Rep. Tim Burchett Accuse US Government of Covering up UFOs 'Since 1947'?

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Alex Kasprak
July 13, 2023 Prior to his appearance on Fox News, Burchett had suggested that alien technology behind UFO sig ...
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Is This a Real 4th Grade Science Quiz?

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David Mikkelson
April 26, 2013 A purported science test from a South Carolina school questioned fourth-graders about dinosaurs ...
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Is This a Real Science Textbook Introduction?

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David Mikkelson
June 9, 2021 Advanced physics textbooks are not generally known for their jocularity.
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ecneics. science spelled backwards, pagan word

Is 'Ecneics' ('Science' Spelled Backwards) a Pagan Word?

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Dan Evon
Dec. 4, 2021 On, siht si eslaf.
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Masks Help Stop the Spread of Coronavirus – The Science Is Simple

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The Conversation
May 16, 2020 Universal mask-wearing could be one of the most important tools in tackling the spread of COVID-19.
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Could a Woman Defeat Trump? What Political Science Research Says

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The Conversation
Jan. 16, 2020 A spat between Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren prompted a question about a future woma ...
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PayPal Class Action Lawsuit

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David Mikkelson
April 23, 2013 Can you claim a share of a class action settlement from PayPal?
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