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Studies into the health of workers and middle managers leads to the inescapable conclusion that today's work culture is making us miserable and unhealthy.
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We knew cosmic rays were a danger to astronauts' bodies, but it turns out they're hazardous to their minds as well.
# oddities
Have you ever felt there was something off about mornings? That something about early hours and industries catering to its victims didn't quite add up? So did I...
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Instead of erasing and pathologizing transgenderism, we should be studying it to unlock answers to long standing questions about sex and gender.
# oddities
An online conspiracy theory says that the much covered idea for a head transplant is just a guerilla marketing stunt for Konami.
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Of all the things you could get transplanted, your head should not make the list. The risks are far too great and better methods are on the horizon.
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The American healthcare system today is a mess of paperwork and confusion. More data and smarter, fact-based decision making could improve its highly mixed outcomes.
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A longform article on GMOs in Elle demonstrates why you really shouldn't be getting your scientific advice from fashion magazines.
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A lot of food sold as natural and wholesome is really just expensive and its sustainability is highly dubious. And its popularity is quickly becoming highly politicized.