If there isn't any evidence that vaccines cause autism, then why is anti-vaccination on the rise?
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In her book "On Immunity: An Inoculation," social critic Eula Biss explores the metaphors and myths hidden behind vaccine hesitancy.
Producer Charles Monroe-Kane's son goes to a school with a 13.8% non-vaccination rate. So why aren't his neighbors vaccinating their kids? Charles went out searching for the answer.
Why have some parents started second guessing their pediatrician’s advice, to the point that measles is showing up in Disneyland? Historian Arthur Allen explains how we got here.
Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert argues that human vices are just as important as human virtues in shaping evolution.
"Natto" is gaining popularity with home fermentation enthusiasts. Producer Erik Lorenzsonn heads to the Reedsburg Fermentation Fest to ask why, as well as ponder other fermentation mysteries.
What if we could harness nature to grow clothing for us? London-based fashion designer Suzanne Lee explains how.
At the University of Colorado, microbiologist Rob Knight is exploring a new frontier — the human microbiome.
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