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Haunted Science, Giant Terror Birds, Potent Potions, Sneaky Strike, Shrinking Ice, Vampire Distance, COVID Update, Home Invasion!, Mole Rat Slaves, Cold People, Plastic Babies, Controlling Fear, Common Core, And Much More…

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The United States of America is about to get the one thing it always wants.

Democracy.

The opportunity to vote.

The chance to change the direction of a nation…

Or keep it going down the path it has been on.

However the masses choose to vote

The results will have consequences.

Good ones,

Bad ones.

And, we will live with them because democracy is worth it

Even when we don’t like the outcome.

Much more so when we do.

While the fairness of elections can always be questioned.

Be it the electoral process itself,

The contemptible attempts to disrupt access to voting,

Or the threat of foreign influence and disinformation campaigns.

Questioning, challenging, and putting elections under a microscope

is an entirely necessary part of being in a democracy.

But nothing is more important than the act of voting itself.

As election day draws near,

keep in mind that it is up to you to determine the future.

So make good choices

Because without a bright future we wouldn’t be able to bring you

This Week in Science,

Coming Up Next…

Let’s start with some quick science news stories…

Haunted Science

Why do we enjoy fear? Researchers monitored 110 subjects as they went through a commercial haunted house to find out.