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Joseph Stromberg

Joseph Stromberg

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Joseph Stromberg

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    Why doctors should be prescribing marijuana for MSWhy doctors should be prescribing marijuana for MS
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    A new report finds the drug is effective in treating spasms and chronic pain caused by the disease

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Almanac
    Praying mantises wear tiny 3D glasses, for sciencePraying mantises wear tiny 3D glasses, for science
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    Neuroscientists are using tiny glasses to test the insects’ unusual depth perception

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Big Tech
    Here’s why you just got unfriended on FacebookHere’s why you just got unfriended on Facebook
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    A researcher has been investigating who (and why) people unfriend.

    By Joseph Stromberg
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    We’ve found a ridiculous amount of planets in 2014We’ve found a ridiculous amount of planets in 2014
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    This has been a remarkable year for planet-finding. Here it is, in one GIF

    By Joseph Stromberg
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    Want to lose weight? Move to DenverWant to lose weight? Move to Denver
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    New research suggests that living at high altitude reduces your chance of obesity

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Almanac
    The way we board airplanes makes no senseThe way we board airplanes makes no sense
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    Most US airlines use the slowest possible method to board flights. Here are much faster options.

    By Joseph Stromberg
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    What would it take to send humans to Mars?What would it take to send humans to Mars?
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    Everything you need to know about human exploration of Mars

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    These awful science journals will publish anythingThese awful science journals will publish anything
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    How a reporter’s entirely fake study got accepted by eight terrible journals

    By Joseph Stromberg
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    Frozen poop banks are the way of the futureFrozen poop banks are the way of the future
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    Fecal transplants have become a popular way to treat colon infections — and using frozen poop could make the whole process more effective.

    By Joseph Stromberg
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    Here’s proof for the Big Bang theoryHere’s proof for the Big Bang theory
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    Most Americans don’t believe in the theory — here’s why they should

    By Joseph Stromberg