March 6, 2020
(WSJ) – The World Health Organization has avoided labeling the spread of the new coronavirus a “pandemic” and it remains an “epidemic’’ at least for now. In a media briefing on Feb. 24, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus explained that … Read More
December 4, 2019
(Science News) – An ancient bubonic plague outbreak often characterized as a mass killer that felled Eurasian civilizations was actually pretty tame, researchers say. Known as the Justinianic plague, the outbreak likely didn’t cause enough deaths to trigger major events … Read More
October 17, 2019
(CNN) – For Netflix, it marked a major moment of leadership in the industry — but a potentially risky one, too. In coming out against Georgia’s ban, Sarandos raised the bar for where Netflix would do business, essentially putting all … Read More
October 9, 2019
(Wired) – Odds are, if you’re like most Americans, you probably first came across the most significant scientific discovery of the 21st century in a passing moment onscreen. Perhaps you saw a mutagenic bioweapon unleash a trio of monsters on … Read More
October 9, 2019
(Nature) – I want to suggest that many of the worst chapters of this history result from scientism: the ideology that science is the only valid way to understand the world and solve social problems. Where science has often expanded … Read More
July 29, 2019
(NPR) – Genetic counselors work with patients to decide when genetic testing is appropriate, interpret any test results and counsel patients on the ways hereditary diseases might impact them or their families. According to data from the U.S. Department of … Read More
July 26, 2019
(NPR) – Precision medicine is the field of dreams for human health. Drugs and treatments that would take into account a person’s individual DNA configurations, as well as lifestyle and environment, would presumably be better tailored to each person’s needs. … Read More
July 24, 2019
(STAT News) – An estimated 40 million people in the United States have smartwatches or fitness trackers that can monitor their heartbeats. But some people of color may be at risk of getting inaccurate readings. Nearly all of the largest … Read More
July 11, 2019
(The Guardian) – Midsommar seems to hark back to the horror film’s eugenicist beginnings. It’s no coincidence that the monstrous tropes of horror’s mainstream began to be configured during the rise of eugenics in the United States. Identified as one … Read More
July 1, 2019
(Yahoo!) – I wasn’t ready to join any grieving communities, but I quickly learned that America wasn’t ready for me. Our country has a low tolerance for death and treats the passing of life as a subject of taboo. We … Read More
