Author: Maggi Pier

April Fools Day on Climate Change

April Fools Day on Climate Change

In a sure sign that our planet is overheating, the last day of March saw Antarctica dip below -100F for the first time this season. The -73.4F (-100.1F) on Easter Sunday made for one of the coldest March temperatures ever recorded on the continent, and one that wasn’t too far off the record monthly low:……

Germaphobia Is Bigger Than Just a Post-Pandemic Love of Hand Sanitizer—Here’s How To Get Help

Germaphobia Is Bigger Than Just a Post-Pandemic Love of Hand Sanitizer—Here’s How To Get Help

The word “germaphobia” gets lobbed around perhaps more than any other phobia-related term—especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s used colloquially to justify various (often ordinary) germ-evading behaviors, from using hand sanitizer frequently to declining a sip from someone else’s beverage. For someone with true germaphobia (aka mysophobia, the fear of germs), though,…

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