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Fritz Haber and the Chemistry of Moral Whiplash: Fertilizer, Poison Gas, and a Nobel Prize

Fritz Haber helped feed billions with synthetic fertilizer—and pioneered chemical warfare in WWI. Explore the shocking, complicated legacy of the Nobel Prize-winning chemist.

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    FDR’s Fears

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt encouraged Americans to overcome the challenges of the Great Depression by boldly proclaiming, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” He could have saved time by saying, “We all have phobophobia.” That is the technical term for “a fear of fears.” Despite his assertion that fear was the…

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