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The New Yorker
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The Modern Conditions

7+ hour, 35+ min ago  (121+ words) PolioIncreased vaccine hesitancy has resulted in the resurgence of polio, particularly in the "crunchy mom" and "raw milk" communities. Polio can attack the nervous system and can lead to irreversible paralysis and occasionally death due to respiratory failure. The solution…...

The New Yorker
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Why Good Ideas Die Quietly and Bad Ideas Go Viral

9+ mon, 5+ day ago  (61+ words) A new book, "Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading," argues that notions get taken up not because of their virtue but because of their catchiness. How Joe Biden handed the Presidency to Donald Trump. Why Lena Dunham broke up with…...