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Elevate Your Thinking

Pseudo-scientific claims about COVID are designed to shut down free thought. We can do better.

by Jackie Gingrich Cushman

February 25, 2021, 12:07 AM

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If you've seen the signs reading, "Science is real," heard the phrase, "follow the science," or been told to "trust in science," and if these statements have often been used to try to curb your dissen...

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