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FedEx Gears Up for All-Out War With Amazon

The pandemic turbo-charged e-commerce — now the two giants are battling over the future of shipping

15 min readDec 1, 2020

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A Zoom Thanksgiving Leaves Big Turkey in a Tailspin

Inside Butterball’s plight to save the holiday—and its business

14 min readOct 14, 2020

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A Zoom Thanksgiving Leaves Big Turkey in a Tailspin

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How 3M Blew Its Reputation on the N95 Mask

The $32 billion company built its cred as an icon of manufacturing innovation. Then came the mask shortage—and Trump.

17 min readAug 19, 2020

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Shopify Saved Main Street. Next Stop: Taking on Amazon

The Canadian e-commerce company is breathing down Silicon Valley’s neck as the next great enterprise behemoth

16 min readJul 22, 2020

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Inside the Flour Company Supplying America’s Sudden Baking Obsession

How King Arthur Flour found itself in the unlikely crosshairs of a pandemic

14 min readMay 20, 2020

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How to Assemble a Family Health History That Can Save Your Life

It can be a powerful medical tool — especially now

6 min readApr 14, 2020

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How to Assemble a Family Health History That Can Save Your Life

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You’re on the Verge of Getting a Cold: Can You Stop It in Its Tracks?

What to do when you feel that first throat tingle

6 min readFeb 5, 2020

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You’re on the Verge of Getting a Cold: Can You Stop It in Its Tracks?

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Tesla’s Cybertruck Has a Huge Cowboy Problem

Can Tesla and Rivian convince practical Ford-loving pickup drivers to buy their futuristic machismo machines?

16 min readFeb 5, 2020

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Do You Actually Need to Floss?

The research is weak and misleading, yet dentists are adamant. So where does that leave us?

6 min readJan 7, 2020

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What Actually Goes Down When You Get Sick on a Plane

From paging a doctor to radioing one on the ground, airlines have ways of coping with illness. But none of them are ideal.

7 min readNov 13, 2019

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David H. Freedman

David H. Freedman

David is a Boston-based science writer. The most recent of his five books is WRONG, about the problems with medical research and other expertise.

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