Vanderbilt Political Review

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Alex Mormorunni, Deputy Editor in Chief | March 23, 2025
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Skyler Barnes, Senior Editor | March 5, 2025
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Eloise Beckwith, Contributor | March 4, 2025
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Skyelor DeLoach, Contributor | March 4, 2025
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Dina Ishak, Senior Editor | March 4, 2025

A scan of the human brain. The average adult brain contains one plastic spoon's worth of plastic.

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Leaded gasoline lowered the IQ scores of Americans who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s by nearly six points on average. Lead from tailpipe emissions permeated the air for most...

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March 5, 2025

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Judge Jones Reflects on Kitzmiller v. Dover: Evolution vs Intelligent Design in Schools

March 2, 2025

Two decades after Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, intelligent design is virtually extinct, but the debate about religion in schools is far from over. During a speaker...

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February 24, 2025

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Tennessee’s “Abortion Trafficking” Bill: Making Children Have Children

February 11, 2025

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February 2, 2025

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