'Blind alleys are always opportunities': The scientist who developed the polio vaccine ^63.7%

BBC - By Greg McKevitt - 4/6/2026, 11:00 AM

Anecdotal 14% - Negativity Bias 11.7% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 11.1%

On 12 April 1955, Dr Jonas Salk announced that his vaccine was safe and effective. It would go on to save countless lives – but he refused to profit from it. In 1982, Salk talked to the BBC about his breakthrough. "Humanity received some of the brightest news in all its history." That is how one US reporter described the announcement, in... more

Why Penny Lane Gave Her Kidney to a Stranger ^65.8%

RadioWest | KUER - 3/3/2026, 2:52 PM

It’s rare for anyone to donate a kidney, and most of the time, the organ goes to someone close to the donor, like a spouse, a sibling or a parent. Altruistic kidney donation — the kind Lane did — is when you give the organ to a complete stranger. That kind of gift is even rarer, so much so that lots of people question the motives of the... more