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Ed Cara


Ed Cara is a reporter whose work focuses on science, health, and sociology. His work can be found in the Atlantic, Gizmodo, Newsweek, Mic, Vice, and elsewhere.

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Technology is helping the rich live forever—while the poor die young

The future is coming, if you can afford it.

On Apr 15, 2015 by Ed Cara

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Can these 5 foods actually improve your sex life?

It's time to put these myths about chocolate, oysters, and even grilled cheese sandwiches to bed.

On Apr 12, 2015 by Ed Cara

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The Apple Watch scaremongering is just another Internet ghost story

The Internet wants to scare you away from the Apple Watch. Don't let it.

On Mar 24, 2015 by Ed Cara

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Is Netflix turning us all into depressed, lonely zombies?

Don't believe the hype.

On Feb 3, 2015 by Ed Cara

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How a children’s song about cartoon penises and vaginas took over Sweden

Here's why America needs its own version.

On Jan 16, 2015 by Ed Cara

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13 women accused Bill Cosby of rape—but it only took one man to make us care

Why didn't Barbara Bowman's story go viral?

On Nov 18, 2014 by Ed Cara

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The cure for Ebola hysteria is on Twitter

Scientists are educating the public about Ebola for free, but no one's listening.

On Oct 31, 2014 by Ed Cara

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When did plagiarism become journalism’s status quo?

Blame the 24 hour news cycle, sloppy reporting, or arrogance, plagiarism is worse than ever before in journalism. 

On Oct 23, 2014 by Ed Cara

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Busting the 4 biggest myths about McDonald’s

What's in McDonald's food, anyway?

On Oct 20, 2014 by Ed Cara

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Why Internet truthers think Stevie Wonder isn’t blind

We all know that Stevie Wonder really is blind, but there's more to the issue than a simple debunking.

On Oct 6, 2014 by Ed Cara

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When racial profiling goes viral

It never ceases to amaze: the things we choose to see, and the things we don't.

On Oct 1, 2014 by Ed Cara

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You can’t cure Ebola with stupidity

The homeopathic cure for Ebola doesn't just lack any form of actual medicine. It's also missing logic.

On Sep 24, 2014 by Ed Cara