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2014 had its fair share of landmark scientific accomplishments: dramatic cuts to the <a href="http://investor.illumina.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=121127&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1890696&highlight=" target="_blank">cost of sequencing a genome</a>; sweeping investigations of <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/05/national-assessment-climate-ameriica" target="_blank">climate change impacts in the US</a>; advances in private-sector space travel, and plenty more. But there was also no shortage of high-profile figures eager to publicly and shamelessly denounce well-established science—sometimes with serious consequences for public policy.
This Is the Stupidest Anti-Science Bullshit of 2014 | Mother Jones
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Denn auch die Pandemie, mit ihren massiv auseinanderdriftenden Impfraten in verschiedenen Teilen der Erde, hat uns eines nochmal deutlich vor Augen geführt: Wir sind erst wirklich frei, wenn alle frei sind.
Fragen Der Zeit: Freiheitsikone Billie Eilish - taz.de
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Only our innate tribalism can turn mask-wearing from a simple, promising precaution into the dividing line between the saintly and the damned. Cabinet ministers have boasted about removing their masks as soon as possible, which feels like boasting about farting in a lift: it might be a relief but it’s a strange thing to advertise. Once one realises this is about signalling tribal loyalty, it makes more sense.
Five Pandemic Truths That Defy Intuition
instapaper.com
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