Merrigan Butcher
mbutcher@binghamton.edu
6 Articles
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Linking autism and Tylenol is just another excuse to reduce women's autonomy
Last semester, I wrote about the Trump administration’s misinformation regarding autism. Now, I’m facing déjà vu as I write about RFK Jr. and Trump’s deceptive claim that Tylenol taken during pregnancy causes...
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The dangers of living in an artificial reality
Like most people, one of the many things I enjoy in life is good, natural conversation. But this is becoming a lost art. Today, we increasingly rely on infinite scrolling and chatbot...
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Trump's administration is deeply misinformed about autism
In a society increasingly shaped by science and medicine, our ability to identify and understand neurological differences should be considered a triumph of progress, especially in relation to self-understanding, acceptance and empowerment....
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I know what it's like to feel different
We all are different — that is just a fact. But the idea of being different is often uncomfortable, and many have an urge to fit in and be more like “everyone...
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Experiencing sonder, embracing connection
Have you ever been stuck in traffic, looking at the endless rows of cars, and caught yourself peering into the windows, attempting to catch a glimpse of the kinds of people inside?...
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What Atwood's dystopias can teach us about the future of human interference
When you think of the future, what do you imagine? Do you think of flying cars and people on Mars? Are there still polar bears and jungles? We like to believe that...