Sverdlovsk Anthrax Bioweapon Leak
In 1979, a secret Soviet bioweapon facility leaked anthrax into the environment that killed almost 100 people. Now, scientists have uncovered genomic clues behind it.
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Papers
The New Statistics: Why and How
People need to pay attention to how big an effect is and what it means in the scientific context.
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HIV Denial in the Internet Era
What do HIV/AIDS denialist claim, and why are they fatally mistaken?
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A Rough Guide to Herd Immunity
What is herd immunity, and why should you care?
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Why Do People Believe in Conspiracy Theories?
Pathology, making sense of turbulent times, dealing with ambiguity, twisted proportionality or emotional manipulation?
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When Was Grand Canyon Carved and How Do We Know?
The scientific evidence that Grand Canyon is millions of years old conclusively debunk young earth creationism.
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