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Kelsey Piper

Kelsey Piper

Contributing editor

    Latest articles by Kelsey Piper

    Future Perfect
    A Russian lab containing smallpox and Ebola explodedA Russian lab containing smallpox and Ebola exploded
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    It almost certainly won’t cause a pandemic, but the accident is a reminder that deadly pathogens aren’t as secure as we’d like them to be.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    A new USDA rule gives pork producers more control. That could endanger consumers.A new USDA rule gives pork producers more control. That could endanger consumers.
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    The USDA wants to “modernize” inspections of slaughterhouses. Critics say they’re letting the industry rule itself.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    How billionaire philanthropy provides reproductive health care when politicians won’tHow billionaire philanthropy provides reproductive health care when politicians won’t
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    How philanthropists brought us modern contraception — and where we’d be without them.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    This AI can pass a 12th-grade standardized science testThis AI can pass a 12th-grade standardized science test
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    But no, it’s not as smart as a high school student.

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    Why MIT Media Lab thought it was doing right by secretly accepting Jeffrey Epstein’s moneyWhy MIT Media Lab thought it was doing right by secretly accepting Jeffrey Epstein’s money
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    Sometimes very smart people have a very bad idea.

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    Mississippi will no longer ban calling veggie burgers “veggie burgers”Mississippi will no longer ban calling veggie burgers “veggie burgers”
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    In response to a lawsuit, the state is revising its regulations.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    You know the “enhance” function TV cops use on pictures? It’s real now.You know the “enhance” function TV cops use on pictures? It’s real now.
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    Here’s how AI learned to add detail to human faces.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    The charitable deduction is mostly for the rich. A new study argues that’s by design.The charitable deduction is mostly for the rich. A new study argues that’s by design.
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    In the early 20th century, legislators carved out a tax break to help megaphilanthropists. It still shapes our tax law today.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    KFC began offering meatless chicken at one store Tuesday. It sold out almost immediately.KFC began offering meatless chicken at one store Tuesday. It sold out almost immediately.
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    Customers in Atlanta swarmed KFC to get a taste of the new Beyond Fried Chicken.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    The surprisingly great idea in Bernie Sanders’s Green New Deal: electric school busesThe surprisingly great idea in Bernie Sanders’s Green New Deal: electric school buses
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    A small idea in Sanders’s Green New Deal could reap big benefits for kids.

    By Kelsey Piper