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“Ellen Swallow Richards was not going to be intimidated by a room full of health experts and officials. Children were dying and their parents, Boston’s taxpayers, and city officials were to blame.

The researchers were interested in when journalists used more intuitive language associated with System 1 (gut, visceral) thinking instead of System 2 more analytic, balanced words.

“The principle of indifference states that, without any evidence, all potential outcomes should be considered equally probable.

Here’s what I’ve been able to find out to date. How are they measuring radiation around Chernobyl?

“Shah Jahan is best known as the Mughal ruler who built the Taj Mahal. He spent much more of India’s wealth, however, building the Peacock throne (completed 1635), meant to rival the throne of Solomon.

“As a journalist who relies on freedom of speech, I would never advocate tossing Rogan off Spotify.

“But here’s the tell: Not once does the well-read Rogan mention

       

“Sin taxes come from wine, beer, and spirits. They generate revenue from sports betting and casino gambling. In addition, they are levied on cigarettes, marijuana, and sugary beverages.