In a Arthur Allen Slate article called “
Why there’s no dispelling the myth that vaccines cause autism,” Arthur Allen explains people’s lasting suspicion about the safety of vaccinations thusly:

In rational choice theory, what appear to be crazy choices are actually rational, in that they maximize an individual’s benefit—or at least make him or her feel [...] Read more »

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Via the
contact form, a reader who identifies himself as a financial consultant for the ethanol industry said, and gave me permission to share, the following:

Your post regarding the increased cost of food resulting from higher corn prices is lacking. The price of the raw corn in most food products is insignificant when compared [...] Read more »

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Digby discusses a recent survey on evolution vs. creationism and
seems a little confused by the numbers:

Hey, a quarter of the population say they believe in both evolution and creationism so it’s safe to say that there is something very bizarre about this debate. [
Back to the Dark Ages ]

Let’s see of we can [...] Read more »

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I’ve been listening to CBC Radio’s
Quirks and Quarks for a month or so. That’s a Canadian general science program pitched at lay-listeners. The show focuses on current research, too, which means just about everything discussed is on the exciting edges of science.
Here’s an interesting thing. Much of the research discussed on Q&Q is research [...] Read more »

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There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something more bizarrely inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened. [ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

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