Show Summary: Why journalists report on the Pope-Mobile rather than asking tough questions when the Pontiff comes to town; what we sacrifice in the long run if we opt for a secure, reliable internet now; and the editor in chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association calls for new standards for medical journals.

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