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Why Protocols for Hospital Protective Gear Weren’t Enough to Stop Ebola in Dallas
Boer Deng
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How Hard Is It to Shoot Down a Passenger Plane?
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Where’s the Safest Place to Be in a Tornado?
Forrest Wickman
April 28, 2014
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Measles Is Back, This Time in New York City. Should I Get Revaccinated?
Brian Palmer
March 14, 2014
1:24 PM
Terrorists Have Not Claimed Responsibility for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Does That Mean It Wasn’t a Terrorist Attack?
Brian Palmer
March 10, 2014
6:12 PM
They Spin and Spin and Spin. Why Don’t Figure Skaters Get Dizzy?
Cecile Dehesdin
Feb 10, 2014
2:34 PM
Is a Novel Form of Heroin Killing People on the East Coast?
Brian Palmer
Feb 03, 2014
3:17 PM
Does It Help an Injured Person if You Shout “Stay With Me!”
Daniel Engber
Jan 26, 2014
11:43 PM
Can Light Therapy Help You Make It Through the Darkest Days of Winter?
Megan Wiegand
Dec 20, 2013
1:49 PM
How Many People Have Been Killed by Whales?
Brian Palmer
Dec 19, 2013
4:31 PM
Vote for Your Favorite Explainer Unanswered Question From 2013
Daniel Engber
Dec 18, 2013
2:11 PM
Dizzy Dogs and Terrible Twos: Vote for Your Favorite Explainer Unanswered Question From 2013
Daniel Engber
Dec 18, 2013
12:27 PM
Why Do We Really Celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25?
Andrew Santella
Dec 18, 2013
11:05 AM
Would the Authors of the Fourth Amendment Have Agreed With Edward Snowden?
Brian Palmer
Dec 17, 2013
4:00 PM
Paul Ryan Is Leading in Iowa for 2016. Do Early Polls Even Matter?
Brian Palmer
Dec 16, 2013
3:16 PM
Who Invented the Christmas Nativity Scene? Hint: The Year was 1223.
L.V. Anderson
Dec 12, 2013
11:42 PM
All Your Filibuster Questions Answered
Josh Voorhees
Nov 21, 2013
6:41 PM
Will Congress Kick Out Rep. Trey Radel for Buying Cocaine?
Mark Joseph Stern
Nov 21, 2013
5:18 PM
Thanksgiving Is Really Late This Year. Does That Mean Less Christmas Spending?
Brian Palmer
Nov 20, 2013
2:45 PM
Was Brittany Murphy Really Poisoned? Why She Had Heavy Metals in Her Hair.
Brian Palmer
Nov 19, 2013
3:46 PM