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The F枚gen Effect Masks a Big Methodological Issue

21 Jul 2022

Have you heard of the F枚gen effect, alternatively spelled 鈥淔oegen?鈥 It is the idea, or so goes the claim, that wearing a mask could make COVID-19 more severe. And you might be tempted to take it...

The Masked Kids Are Alright

25 Feb 2022

It is easy to raise the spectre of science to scare people. Talk about a new vaccine technology messing with your DNA and you鈥檝e conjured up instant anxiety. It is an especially potent technique...

Science vs. Joe Rogan

20 Nov 2021

鈥淟ot of times, we鈥檙e drinking or we鈥檙e high, you know, and I say stupid shit.鈥 Coming from a teenager, this statement may invoke memories of your own adolescence. But carried by the voice of then...

Why Some People Choose Not to Wear a Mask

3 Sep 2020

Most people wear a mask as part of their pandemic-altered routine. That鈥檚 83% of Canadians and 67% of Americans by recent estimates. But there is a minority of people who don鈥檛, and their voices...

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