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In Foolproof, psychologist Sander van der Linden compares misinformation to viral infection—and claims to have a vaccine. 

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Being serious about equality means aiming to ensure we all live equally flourishing lives—not merely that we have the chance to do so.

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Feminist arguments against body modification are a dead end.

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Martha Nussbaum on her new book—and why a full development of our humanity requires developing our capacities to care for animals.

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Despite debates about scientific certainty, we do not need 100 percent consensus on a scientific claim to accept it as true. 

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