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Wealthy tech bro turned antivax crank Steve Kirsch attacked Paul Offit for refusing to debate antivaxxers, while Dr. Mike was "surrounded" by MAHA stans. These recent events led me to revisit the ques ...

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Science is supposed to make the world feel more understandable, but sometimes it does the opposite. Ancient viruses frozen in ...