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Dating has never offered more opportunity. Open an app and there are thousands of people available to meet. You can filter by age, location, interests, education, appearance, religion, politics -  almost anything. It sounds like an engineering solution to dating:

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Why some of the most nutrient-dense parts of an animal disappeared from the American diet.

We hear the phrase, “Eat healthy.”

What does that mean?

Most of us inherited a picture of healthy eating: Vegetables are good. Processed foods…

Based on a conversation with Hrvoje Morić.

We have access to more information than at any other point in human history. Search engines can retrieve millions of pages in seconds. Social media gives almost anyone the ability to publish. Artificial…

When someone we love dies, are they really gone?

That question led my guest Liz Entin into an investigation of life after death.

Liz is the author of WTF Just Happened? A Sciencey Skeptic Explores Grief, Healing, and Evidence of…

My experience with Brave New World 2050 raised a larger question: When an impressive opportunity comes your way, are you asking what it actually is—or only whether it is legitimate?

A while ago, I was approached about participating in a…

Newer and specialized treatments for depression include transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), ketamine and esketamine, while electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains an important treatment for some severe cases. Psychiatrist Dr. Rebecca Allen explains how these treatments work, their risks, and who may…

What one sober coach believes solved the problem of quitting alcohol.

Why This Question Matters

Millions of people want to stop drinking. Some succeed. Others spend years trying different approaches: willpower, counseling, Alcoholics Anonymous, medication, hypnotherapy, or rehabilitation—only to relapse…

What one wellness coach's experience reveals about plant-based nutrition.

Introduction

People lose weight in many different ways.

Some count calories.
Some eliminate carbohydrates.
Some follow Mediterranean, ketogenic, or intermittent fasting diets.

Then there are those who adopt a whole-food, plant-based…

The Algorithm Doesn't Always Tell You What's True

Driving through Utah recently, I found myself between two large wildfires.

Smoke from the Cottonwood and Ironwood fires filled the sky. Winds were blowing 40 to 70 miles per hour. If you've…

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The importance of defining terms before debating ideas.

I picked up the newspaper and noticed an article titled, "Democratic Socialism: What It Is, What It Isn't." It caught…

Facebook censorship isn't just about free speech. It's about who controls what you see and the information you will never see.

Ryan Hartwig did not go to work intending to become a whistleblower.

In 2018, he took a job with…

Washing fruits and vegetables before eating them makes sense. Does soaking them in vinegar or baking soda meaningfully remove more pesticide residue, and improve our health, compared with simply washing them with water.

I wash my fruits and vegetables before…