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Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

COVID-19 and the Fight for Justice

by Krista Stevens June 11, 2020October 19, 2022

“And yet, even though this health crisis reflects our nation’s political, social, and civic infrastructure, this plague has no consideration for morality. “

Posted inCulture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

Seeing the Modern World In the Disposable Plastic Straw

by Aaron Gilbreath June 25, 2018October 19, 2022

How our planet came to be filled with more disposable plastic straws than most of us will ever need.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

How Testosterone Is Helping Power a New Medical Model in America

by Longreads February 26, 2015October 19, 2022

The emerging popularity of testosterone has opened up whole new business models for entrepreneurial doctors. Chains of shops that provide the hormone have exploded all over the United States, especially across the South. How many millions more men might be willing to try testosterone if it was easy to acquire, and a clinic happened to […]

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