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Reality Checks: Shaming Anti-Vaxxers, a Crisis of Authority, Misremembering, and Elementary School Bias

Mindy — February 9, 2015

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We should fight the anti-vaccination movement with shame. (via io9)
Science denial reflects a crisis of authority. (via Salon)
Why we remember things wrong. (via The New Yorker)
How bias in elementary school discourages girls from staying in math and science. (via New York Times)

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Mindy is an attorney and Managing Editor of Teen Skepchick. She hates the law and loves stars. You can follow her on Twitter and on Google+.

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