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Have a friend or family member who’s gone down the rabbit hole of some conspiracy theory? If, like me, you’ve tried to convince them that they were wrong by plying them with facts and figures, scholar Donovan Schaefer has a reason the strategy probably won’t work: Believing in conspiracy theories is exciting – which is why it’s so hard to break the spell.

Speaking of spellbound, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito seemed fixated on the 19th century when he wrote his recent ruling overturning 50 years of constitutionally protected abortion. He cited facts from that era to support his contention that abortion isn’t deeply rooted in American tradition. Yet when the Constitution was ratified in the 18th century, women had much more autonomy over abortion decisions than in the 19th century, according to historian Maurizio Valsania.

And as a runner, I was fascinated by Texas A&M University biologist Shogo Sato’s article on our internal clocks – and when might be the best time to exercise.