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The MAHA Report Is Mostly ‘Data Vibes’

29 May 2025

Who would be so callous as to not want our children to be healthy?...

The American Plan to Eliminate Vaccines

4 Apr 2025

We don’t defend the things we take for granted. Vaccines have long been victims of their own success, but only insofar as too many people were hesitant to get them. But what if vaccines were...

How We Know that Vaccines Are Safe

21 Feb 2025

“Senator, I support vaccines. I support the childhood schedule. The only thing I want is good science, and that’s it.” These words were spoken by Robert F.

The Telepathy Tapes Prove We All Want to Believe

13 Dec 2024

The Telepathy Tapes is a seven-hour podcast series that takes listeners on an incredible journey. Here is a summary of the show. A journalist taps into a community of parents of nonverbal autistic...

Claptrap!

24 Sep 2021

Back in the 18th century, a theatrical line that was delivered to shamelessly elicit or “trap” applause from the audience was referred to as “claptrap.”  The line usually didn’t have much meaning...

There is More to Microbes than Viruses

23 Jun 2020

We have been inundated with discussions of viruses but there are other types of microbes out there as well. Fungi, algae, protozoa and of course, bacteria. The latter are not only out there, but...

Masks Fall When Antivaxxers Congregate

11 Jun 2020

“I try to look and see where the evidence takes me.” Does this statement sound reasonable? If I told you it came from me, you might not bat an eyelash, but these words were spoken by Robert F....

The Anti-Vaccine Movement in 2020

22 May 2020

What does an antivaxxer and a far-right activist have in common? If the thought of someone who opposes vaccines brings to mind tie-dye shirts and tree hugging, your answer may be “nothing.” But...

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