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Daniel Bier is a senior editor at Freethink. His beat covers science, statistics, and criminal justice.

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Your guide to understanding the confusing and contradictory coronavirus fatality rates.

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Humanity is locked in an arms race with diseases: we update our vaccines, and diseases evolve new ways to try to...

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A shocking amount of scientific studies can’t be reproduced. Do we need to change the culture of science?

CBT is a promising way to reduce violence, so why has it been so hard to scale?

Her organization is bringing together a new generation of prosecutors with a shared vision of fair, compassionate,...

American cities are safer than they used to be, but they’re still quite violent, and many economists think they’re...

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