In this Slate Voice reading, Reihan Salam revisits “Turn Off Your Heat,” his call for a chillier winter existence that was originally published on Jan. 23, 2015. Why should we allow our thermometers to drop during the coldest months of the year? Can we really achieve an animal-like metabolism simply by shivering in our homes? And are extra layers really the best means of combating the cold?

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