Category Archives: journalism

Nip and Tuck for Your Brain

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

You can get a prescription to enhance your libido and lengthen your eyelashes, so why not a pill to help your memory? That’s the discussion around our dinner table: should doctors prescribe drugs that could improve cognitive skills?

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Remembering Maria Tallchief

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

When someone mentioned ballet my mother would chime in that a famous ballerina came from her American Indian community. Maria Tallchief. We learned this week that Tallchief passed on. She and her sister Marjorie came from a prominent Osage family, … Continue reading →

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Cookie Full of Arsenic

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

I’d hate to take a bite of you. You’re a cookie full of arsenic. That’s just one of the unforgettable quotes from the movie, The Sweet Smell of Success my students viewed this week. Set in 1950s against the backdrop … Continue reading →

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Big Brother’s Reading You

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

We now know if you’re reading the book. At least if it’s an e-book.

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Science & Lipstick

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

It’s the stories that draw my attention to the science and health sections of the New York Times. But what caught my eye this week was a full-page advertisement. The French cosmetics company L’Oréal honors women scientists and the ad … Continue reading →

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Coffee

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

I love the science section published each Tuesday in the New York Times. And I hate it, too. A delicious story emerged this week about folks who live on the island of Ikaria, off the mainland of Greece.

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Congress Takes Anti-Science Stance

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

This week Congress approved the budget bill that funds science research while axing dollars for social science. Specifically political science. The news is heart-breaking for those of us who work on the softer side of science. It’s dumbfounding that anyone … Continue reading →

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Nibbled to Death by Ducks

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

One of my colleagues said working in university administration is like being nibbled to death by ducks. And this week a world leader said if you’re popular in your job, you’re probably not doing a good job. Result: some poor … Continue reading →

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Science Ethics Redux

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Henrietta Lacks is back in the news. Lacks’ story captured headlines after Rebecca Skloot’s 2010 book revealed the dying mother had her cells removed for science—without her permission. Doctors at Johns Hopkins hospital had tried unsuccessfully to keep alive human … Continue reading →

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Going Viral

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Interesting how our language has changed. Today going viral is a good thing. But imagine 30 years ago when a strange virus struck gay men in cities like San Francisco. Going viral meant something frightening.

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