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Today’s Science Skepticism Goes Back to the Scientific Revolution

Dec 06 2024
Most of us are aware of the deep problems in the current US pharmaceutical industry. Yet few may realize that today’s issues stem from changes that occurred centuries ago.
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A Tribute to Paul Farmer: Legendary Global Health Activist and Physician

Feb 22 2022
An inspiring humanitarian, doctor, and advocate of global health equity, Paul Farmer leaves behind an immense legacy. With the tragic news of his passing on February 21, 2022, our Executive Editor Naomi Schneider shares a tribute to his work.By now you might have heard that our author, Paul
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On The First English Translation of the Classic Chinese Encyclopedia, Ben cao gang mu

Feb 16 2022
By Paul U. Unschuld, translator of the Ben cao gang mu seriesThe Ben cao gang mu series is the first complete and annotated translation of the classic work, combining the original Chinese text and its English equivalent.The Ben cao gang mu is a unique document based on literal quotes fro
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Ambulance Crews on the Front Lines of Urban Suffering

Dec 08 2020
This blog post originally appeared on the USC Equity Research Institute blog, and it is reproduced here with permission.By Josh Seim, author of Bandage, Sort, and Hustle: Ambulance Crews on the Front Lines of Urban SufferingSuffering seems to obey a kind of social gravity in the polarize
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