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The Middle wraps its run as TV’s most perpetually underrated comedy

Authored by vox.com

The episode of the week for May 20 through 26 is “A Heck of a Ride,” the two-part series finale of ABC’s The Middle.

For most of its nine-season run, I’ve argued — sometimes at length — that ABC’s The Middle was one of TV’s most underrated, most unsung treats.

In the end, even I underrated The Middle just a little bit.

But The Middle overcame this bad storyline, like it has so many others, by refocusing on its central five characters.

The Middle is a lovely series about parenting when you’re not sure you can guarantee your kids a brighter future.

And too many TV small towns are filled with kooks and oddballs and weirdos, when they’re not full of angry, shouting mobs.

The Middle’s final handful of episodes are available on Hulu, and the show is in syndicated reruns across the programming grid. »

The Overkill Backfire Effect: on the Danger of Having Too Much Evidence – Effectiviology

Authored by effectiviology.com

As one paper on the topic states: “simple myths are more cognitively attractive than lengthy, complicated refutations”.

This helps ensure that your argument is strong and easy to understand, while also ensuring that it contains enough supporting evidence.

It’s important to remember that we are all human, and are therefore all susceptible to the overkill effect. »

Medical Engineers Have Built A EpiPen Replacement That Costs $16 A Shot

Authored by iflscience.com

The standard for treating anaphylaxis, the EpiPen, is single use, must be replaced regularly, and is expensive.

A team of South African biomedical engineers have built a cheap replacement for the EpiPen that could revolutionize the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction that can be triggered by food or insect bites.

The shot slows the allergic reaction, buying precious time to get users to a hospital. »

90% of All the Scientists That Ever Lived Are Alive Today

Authored by futureoflife.org

The king laughed and granted this request, considering it to be a meager request for so grand an achievement.

Price correctly argued that the trend could not continue indefinitely, or we would have more scientists than people (zombie scientists?).

For all of these, I have sought to get worldwide data, or at least data from the major countries. »

Indiana Teacher Out of Hospital After Stopping School Shooting

Authored by time.com

— An Indiana science teacher was released from a hospital a day after he was shot while tackling an armed student inside his classroom.

Vice President Mike Pence, the former governor of Indiana, also credited the teacher’s “courageous action” for saving lives during the shooting at the suburban Indianapolis school.

The attack came a week after a shooting at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, that killed eight students and two teachers, and months after the high school attack that killed 17 people in Parkland, Florida. »