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Was This Professor Fired for Having Tourette Syndrome?

by Seyward Darby November 15, 2022November 15, 2022

“We want to ensure harassment-free climates in schools and workplaces, and we want to protect the rights of people with disabilities. What happens when these imperatives collide?”

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Last Children of Down Syndrome

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands November 19, 2020October 19, 2022

In 2019, only 18 babies in Denmark were born with Down syndrome. Prenatal testing is changing who gets born and who doesn’t.

Posted inQuotes

Who Gets a Vaccine?

by Carolyn Wells September 28, 2020October 17, 2022

We may not have a COVID-19 vaccine, but who will even get it when we do?

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Crime, Featured, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

How the US Spied on Allies and Adversaries Alike

by Krista Stevens February 11, 2020October 19, 2022

The “United States and its allies exploited other nations’ gullibility for years, taking their money and stealing their secrets.”

Posted inHighlight, investigations, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

The Fertility Doctor’s Secret Children

by Krista Stevens March 18, 2019October 19, 2022

Donald Cline justified his deception with choice bible verses, so that makes everything okay.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The latest Instagram influencer frontier? Medical promotions.

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands February 18, 2019October 19, 2022

Health care and medical sponsored content from influencers is growing on Instagram. But is it ethical?

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Whose Facade Is It, Anyway?

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands February 7, 2019October 19, 2022

These days, whether you like it or not, your photogenic home may be a backdrop for tourists’ photoshoots. But posing in front of pretty facades, a practice perfected by travel influencers on Instagram, brings up issues of privacy and etiquette.

Posted inFeatured, Highlight, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes, Science & Nature

Dog Cloning: Controversial and Downright Creepy

by Krista Stevens August 8, 2018October 19, 2022

A clone is not a clone, it’s a twin born at a different time — one that is only ever about 85 percent the same as the original.

"Fragile" stenciled onto wooden box
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Highlight, Quotes

Move Slow and Break Less

by Catherine Cusick February 26, 2018October 19, 2022

Mike Monteiro thinks more designers should refuse to move fast and break things.

Posted inCrime, Featured, Nonfiction, Podcasts, Quotes

‘S-Town’ Host Brian Reed Talks Ethics in Journalism

by Krista Stevens April 14, 2017October 19, 2022

Katie Kilkenny interviews S-Town host Brian Reed on ethics and his approach to reporting on the popular investigative podcast.

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