Trump's “no tax on home sales” plan helps the wealthy. Sounds like a tax cut, but 9 in 10 sellers already pay nothing – meaning the benefits will only go to couples making a profit over $500K on their sale. https://buff.ly/AMxBVbs
A new study claiming vaccines cause chronic illness is making headlines — and a movie. A biostatistician shows how that claim unravels under closer inspection ⬇️And what good science looks like: https://buff.ly/fCLHuBP
Thomas Edison didn’t invent the light bulb, but he made it work! 💡 A historian explains how collaboration, not a single genius, lit up the world. https://buff.ly/tuT7X7Z
Why a study claiming vaccines cause chronic illness is severely flawed – a biostatistician explains the biases and unsupported conclusions https://buff.ly/lXtixDH
Philadelphia's Puerto Rican Day Parade showcases the complexity of Boricua identity, blending island traditions with mainland experiences, according to Villanova theology professor Héctor M. Varela Rios, who is Puerto Rican AND a Philly resident. https://buff.ly/S2VlU0g
It’s #WorldRabiesDay 🦇🐕 A deadly but preventable disease still kills tens of thousands around the world each year. We’ve pulled together stories on the science, risks and efforts to stop it featuring stories by Rodney Rohde:
Why a study claiming vaccines cause chronic illness is severely flawed – a biostatistician explains the biases and unsupported conclusions https://buff.ly/b7gP69K
Good news! Environmental engineers are making progress in a new method to clean up PCBs, a dangerous ‘forever chemical’ that lingers in the water, using bacteria attached to biochar made from corn kernels. https://buff.ly/Du92X1e image
Trump’s dip into the Nile waters dispute didn’t settle the conflict between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. In fact, it may have caused more ripples, an international relations scholar explains:
The Conversation
Trump’s dip into the Nile waters dispute didn’t settle the conflict – in fact, it may have caused more ripples
US attempts to intervene in long-running spat between Ethiopia and Egypt has yielded little progress – and may have put US credibility on the line.
CBS News, under Bari Weiss—currently Free Press editor and CEO—could look radically different. But research suggests that viewers might not care, because many in the public already assume that media companies are pandering to audiences for profit.
The Conversation
A Bari Weiss-led CBS News would likely look different, but how the public feels about it might not change
The public’s relationship with news is defined more by its skepticism of the profession than by its impressions of journalists or media outlets.