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How our brains fool us on climate, creationism, and the vaccine-autism link.

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Raw Sugar Is No Better for You Than Refined

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Inside the Wild, Shadowy, and Highly Lucrative Bail Industry

How $550 and a five-day class gets you the right to stalk, arrest, and shoot people.

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Photos of San Francisco Before the Silicon Valley Bros Invaded

Janet Delaney chronicles a neighborhood’s transformation from working-class haven to playground for the rich.

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Senior Editor at Medium, a lapsed actor with a flair for innovation in publishing

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Let Us Now Praise Holey Fences

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Don’t Write Alone

Work with others to clarify your thinking—and your words—before you publish.

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