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"Fear" at One Year
My antidote to pandemic mass hysteria and germophobia was published one year ago.
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Steve Templeton, PhD.
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February 2024

An Island of Accountability
Florida continues alone in the investigation of the politicization and regulatory capture of federal agencies
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Steve Templeton, PhD.
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November 2023

The Nocebo Effect, Emotional Contagion and Mass Hysteria
Three phenomena that help explain popular acceptance of the COVID response.
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Steve Templeton, PhD.
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October 2023

Germophobia Therapy: Reality Check Edition
Microbes are everywhere, and that's a good thing.
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Steve Templeton, PhD.
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A Booming Market for Medical Credentials
A consumer-based model of medical education gives medical students what they want at the expense of what they need.
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Steve Templeton, PhD.
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September 2023

But That Didn't Happen!
Ten examples where experts were wrong and/or common sense and evidence-based policies were dismissed.
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Steve Templeton, PhD.
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A Fungal Non-Apocalypse
Even though I would probably benefit from it
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Steve Templeton, PhD.
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August 2023

The HIV vs Long COVID Industrial Complex
Will the latter replace the former?
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Steve Templeton, PhD.
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Germophobia Therapy: Hand Sanitizer Edition
Image: Shutterstock I haven’t written about germs lately, and since my Substack is supposed to be about fear of germs and the safety culture, I thought…
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Steve Templeton, PhD.
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June 2023

An Evolution of Thin Skin
A cultural tradeoff goes too far
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Steve Templeton, PhD.
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Fear of a Microbial Planet Summer Reading
Pandemics, fear, microbes, and the psychology that explains our reaction to it all.
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Steve Templeton, PhD.
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May 2023

Fall of the Experts
The public's faith didn't match reality.
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Steve Templeton, PhD.
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