Justin McBrayerJul 20, 20215 minBeing Unvaccinated Doesn't Harm OthersThe COVID-19 pandemic has once again raised the moral question of when one party can use force to vaccinate another. For example, over...
Justin McBrayerJul 12, 20214 minHeadline Ambiguity Creates ClickbaitYou know that information peddlers make money by getting attention. That's how you sell subscriptions and advertising. It's as true for...
Justin McBrayerJun 21, 20217 minThe Limits of Science in a PandemicWhile the COVID-19 pandemic might have brought many facets of human life to a halt, the practice of science was not one of them. This...
Justin McBrayerJun 8, 20213 minCan You Spot Fake News?The answer to the question is "only sometimes." Further, the vast majority of us are worse at it than we think, and those of us who are...
Justin McBrayerMay 24, 20213 minHow Quickly We ForgetEveryone knows that much of the news is fake. And the main problem isn't disinformation from abroad. Instead, the main problem is...
Justin McBrayerMay 10, 20214 minPossibility vs. ProbabilityTo say something is possible is one thing. To say something is probable is quite another. The two are routinely confused in popular...