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  • Imagined Virtue: What News Can Make Us Miss

    Imagined Virtue: What News Can Make Us Miss4

    Clicking on my car radio, I hear two voices discussing—vehemently—a federal government conflict. Opening my podcast app, I find an entire category dedicated to “News,” or informing listeners of the latest scandals or controversies. And scrolling through YouTube, I find a host of suggestions for dogmatic political commentary. The mere volume of news outlets, encompassing

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  • Science Has a Major Fraud Problem. Here’s Why Government Funding Is the Likely Culprit

    Science Has a Major Fraud Problem. Here’s Why Government Funding Is the Likely Culprit3

    President Biden’s 2024 budget includes over $210 billion directed toward federal research and development, an approximately $9 billion increase from 2023 funding. That might not sound particularly bad—after all, who doesn’t like science and innovation? But, although seemingly noble, the billions pumped into the US government’s National Science Foundation don’t always translate into finding cures for

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  • Epstein and Entertainment: What Happens When Your Favorite Actor Is on the List?

    Epstein and Entertainment: What Happens When Your Favorite Actor Is on the List?1

    Fewer legal proceedings have been as scrutinized, memed, and heatedly discussed as those involving the late, infamously well-connected human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his girlfriend and accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell. From social media infographics declaring, “Epstein didn’t kill himself,” to demands to have Epstein’s client list unveiled so its members can be prosecuted to far-fetched conspiracy

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