Post Overview
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Interactive
8 years ago+23 23 0Visit every place on this vintage US map for the most epic road trip ever
You won't succeed. But you'll have a lot of fun trying.
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Analysis
8 years ago+2 2 0MS and employment
"The elephant in the MS room is employment, or more importantly unemployment. In Europe approximately 50% of MSers are unemployed within 10 years of diagnosis; as the average age of MS disease onset is 30 years this mean that 50% of MSers are un ...
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Expression
8 years ago+2 2 017 Life Lessons Parents With Multiple Sclerosis Have Taught Their Children
I normally eschew lists like these, but the sentiment is quite endearing.
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Analysis
8 years ago+2 2 0Alcohol and smoking associated with anxiety and depression in multiple sclerosis
This is one of the first longitudinal studies to show that unhealthy lifestyle choices can also exacerbate mental illness in people with MS.
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Expression
8 years ago+15 15 0 x 1That Supposed Map of Pre-Contact North America
There's a map making the rounds on Facebook right now, which is being shared as if it's a map of pre-contact North America. You can find it here. But it doesn't show pre-contact North America at all — it's trying to show what the ...
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Expression
8 years ago+16 16 0Florida Doctor Accused of Misdiagnosis Scheme Back in Business
Dr. Sean Orr agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a whistle-blower suit that alleged he misdiagnosed patients with multiple sclerosis for profit.
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Analysis
8 years ago+2 2 0Oral Disease Modifying Agents for Multiple Sclerosis Are Now More Preferred by Neurologists
A survey of 97 neurologists conducted in June 2015 revealed specialists within the field of neurology are increasingly avoiding prescribing injectables to patients suffering from multiple sclerosis, as orally-available disease modifying-agents (DMAs) ...
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Expression
8 years ago+19 19 0What it feels like to have Multiple Sclerosis when the government takes your disability benefit away
The personal independence payment benefit is failing the sick and disabled.
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Expression
8 years ago+34 34 0 x 2Sad Puppies, Rabid Chauvinists: Will Raging White Guys Succeed in Hijacking Sci-Fi’s Biggest Awards?
More and more women have been nominated for Hugo Awards in recent years—until this year. Here’s what’s at stake.
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Expression
8 years ago+11 11 0Soylent Isn't The Answer To Food, But It Brings Up Some Good Questions
Ed Cara checks in on Soylent one year after its debut. The writing is a bit long-winded, but it covers a lot of bases. I've never tried the stuff, but admit to a passing curiosity.
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Expression
8 years ago+2 2 0Bezos says Amazon's drones will be as common as mail trucks
Amazon's CEO says he doesn't measure drone delivery's arrival in months. He does say, though, that he expects the service to be ubiquitous.
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Expression
8 years ago+16 16 0A loud bang, then a scream in Yosemite when branch kills 2 youths
Grim news and a terrifying possibility of occurrence while being under grandiose trees. I've witnessed tons of branch breaks and even entire trees toppling while hiking, and the sound is horrible. Just heartbreaking when the randomness of the un ...
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Current Event
8 years ago+2 2 0Dividing the Arctic Has Turned into a Very Diplomatic Clusterf*ck
A bureaucratic, science-based clusterf*ck.
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Expression
8 years ago+2 2 0The Joy of the Memorized Poem
A panicked moment reciting William Butler Yeats in an MRI convinced the former poet laureate Billy Collins that oration is poetry's last, most enlightened defense.
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Expression
8 years ago+23 24 1 x 1Bad comments are a system failure
Why can’t you fix them like any other bug?
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Expression
8 years ago+1 2 1The Hardest Part of NFL Training Camp: ‘Game of Thrones’ Spoilers
NFL players who are not caught up on ‘Game of Thrones’ struggle to avoid their teammates’ conversations.
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Expression
8 years ago+2 2 0The Boozy Underbelly of Saturday Morning Cartoons
Animation's surprisingly boozy legacy, from Daffy Duck's drinking problem to Dumbo's pink elephants.
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Analysis
8 years ago+20 20 0Could Multiple Sclerosis Sufferers Benefit From Cannabis Chewing Gum?
Biotech company focused on chewing gum as a functional vehicle for uptake of cannabinoids via the oral mucosal membrane -- a superior, safer, and more socially accepted delivery method than smoking or vaporizing.
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Expression
8 years ago+12 12 0It's Time for Presidential Candidates to Talk About Science
One can dream, right? "Many of the biggest challenges in the modern world involve science, so doesn’t it make sense to hear what the presidential candidates think…and know?"
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Expression
8 years ago+11 11 0What the nose knows
Profound writing about how losing your sense of smell can fundamentally change the way you relate to other people.