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Witch Hunts - Modern and Otherwise
Warning, this post is longer than most of my other posts, but I think you will find it to be worth the extra time to read. I have had a...
Pauline Hoffmann
Apr 169 min read
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It's National Public Health Week
At least I think it is. Public health is under attack, but if the American Public Health Association (APHA) (it still exists – I am a...
Pauline Hoffmann
Apr 108 min read
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Stop, Drop and Roll
This issue of my newsletter is a gripe session, but please bear with me. I was in the middle of writing a different issue when I was just...
Pauline Hoffmann
Feb 115 min read
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I really wanted it to be true...
My niece and I watch the Buffalo Bills games together. She lives in Utah, I, south of Buffalo. We text each other during the games. Often...
Pauline Hoffmann
Feb 35 min read
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Ho, Ho, Holiday Hell
[Please note: This article appeared in this newsletter last year on November 22. I have made minor changes to it. The advice and, sadly,...
Pauline Hoffmann
Nov 27, 20247 min read
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Have you heard the one about...
Perhaps you've noticed that I haven't written in a while. It's not because there isn't disinformation to write about. It's because there...
Pauline Hoffmann
Oct 13, 20247 min read
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How do I know if the information AI provides is the truth?
Will you indulge me for a quick history lesson? (The following is excerpted from my book and is lightly edited.) I won't go all the way...
Pauline Hoffmann
Jul 8, 20246 min read
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Why do we fear/ignore/hate the "other?"
I was reminded this weekend of the genocide in Rwanda 30 years ago this summer. You might ask yourself, what on Earth reminded you of...
Pauline Hoffmann
Jun 23, 20245 min read
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My Book Birthday (hangover)
I am an infodemic evangelist! I am an infodemiologist! I am an author! I know that this newsletter is supposed to be a weekly newsletter...
Pauline Hoffmann
May 1, 20244 min read
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Are pit bulls witch hunt victims?
I need to take a different turn today. I recognize that LinkedIn is a professional social media platform. I also recognize that I have...
Pauline Hoffmann
Mar 13, 20245 min read
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May I Ask a Favor?
First of all, I want to express my gratitude to all of you, my newsletter subscribers. I enjoy writing this newsletter and getting...
Pauline Hoffmann
Feb 17, 20241 min read
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Can't I Just Scroll Past?
I don't think students believe me when I tell them that I learn from them. Isn't that how education should work? I teach and share...
Pauline Hoffmann
Feb 15, 20244 min read
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Communication, Cultivation, Conciliation
I want to start this week's newsletter by sharing a story. About ten years ago or so I would take regular walks with a colleague of mine....
Pauline Hoffmann
Jan 11, 20245 min read
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Holiday Mayhem
How are you going to get through the holidays without the stress caused by some family blow-up? Can you manage without wanting to disown...
Pauline Hoffmann
Nov 22, 20236 min read
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Rush to Judgment
I've started this particular newsletter issue about 100 times (+ or -). I've struggled with exactly how I want to write what I want to...
Pauline Hoffmann
Oct 20, 20239 min read
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Banned Book Week and Censorship
Censorship is bad. Did I really need to type that? October 1-7, 2023 is National Banned Books Week and this year's theme is Let Freedom...
Pauline Hoffmann
Oct 5, 20236 min read
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It's Pride Month. Let's Unpack the Truth.
It's June, which is National Pride Month. A month in which we celebrate our similarities rather than our differences and encourage unity...
Pauline Hoffmann
Jun 20, 20234 min read
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National Nurses' Week: You Make a Difference
(This editorial appeared in the Olean Times Herald.) Each May is National Nurses’ Month — a month-long celebration and commemoration of...
Pauline Hoffmann
May 12, 20233 min read
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The other side...
Last week I wrote about Fox News cherry picking its data to use for its full page ad in the New York Times. I noted that Fox is hardly...
Pauline Hoffmann
Apr 25, 20235 min read
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Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics
I struggled with whether to jump into this fray but I feel I must. I don't generally note my politics, however, you can probably guess...
Pauline Hoffmann
Apr 18, 20236 min read
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