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Sigal Samuel

Sigal Samuel

Senior Reporter

    Latest articles by Sigal Samuel

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    Is it immoral if you feel schadenfreude about Trump’s Covid-19?Is it immoral if you feel schadenfreude about Trump’s Covid-19?
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    The ethics of feeling smug about another’s misfortune, explained.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    Growing chicken is big business. So why are many farmers forced into debt they can’t pay off?Growing chicken is big business. So why are many farmers forced into debt they can’t pay off?
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    A “recovering poultry grower” explains why he gave up factory farming.

    By Byrd Pinkerton, Sigal Samuel and 1 more
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    Pigs are as smart as dogs. Why do we eat one and love the other?Pigs are as smart as dogs. Why do we eat one and love the other?
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    There’s a paradox on our plates.

    By Sigal Samuel and Byrd Pinkerton
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    Now you can get Beyond Meat and Impossible Burgers delivered right to your doorNow you can get Beyond Meat and Impossible Burgers delivered right to your door
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    It’s never been easier to get your hands on fake meat that actually tastes a lot like the real thing.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    Germany is launching a new experiment in basic incomeGermany is launching a new experiment in basic income
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    Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the government will give some citizens free money.

    By Sigal Samuel
    The meat we eat is a pandemic risk, too
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    “If you actually want to create global pandemics, then build factory farms.”

    By Sigal Samuel
    Why you’re unlikely to get the coronavirus from runners or cyclists
    The Vox guide to navigating the coronavirus crisis

    Understanding the key concepts of transmissibility and infectious dose should reassure you.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    The surprising benefits of contemplating your deathThe surprising benefits of contemplating your death
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    Now is the perfect time to face your fear of mortality. Here’s how.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    Why Cornel West is hopeful (but not optimistic)Why Cornel West is hopeful (but not optimistic)
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    A conversation about Black liberation theology, existentialism, and other philosophies that can help us through these times.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    What would Rumi do in a pandemic?What would Rumi do in a pandemic?
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    Muslim mystics believed suffering and solitude can make us better people.

    By Sigal Samuel