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 reads:
Science Needs Women. Continue reading
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.
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 would fail to see that science is political. Or, at least, how we interpret, apply and execute science has political bends and bents. Continue reading
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 wretch pecked to death and unpopular to boot is managing an office somewhere. Continue reading
DNA
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 cells once they left the body. Continue reading
I am as well cheerful to share my familiarity.
That’s what the message says.
When I created my blog the designer—Melissa Shavlik—set up the communication so I would hear from readers. Continue reading
Fruit fly larvae
The wee young of flies—larvae—munch on dead skin, cleaning bacteria from wounds.
Science writer Carrie Arnold notes the FDA approved medical use of maggots in 2004, in part because some antibiotics have lost efficacy as drug-resistant strains of bacteria populate communities. Continue reading
Virus
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. Continue reading
Medicine tells a story
Imagine your elders camped by a fire telling stories.
Indian Country holds stories dear. Continue reading
A shop for memories
I am keenly interested in how we make decisions—especially decisions built on information we gather from media that affect how we think about health and science.
Such information is the foundation for memory.
A story from National Public Radio today explores how memories may not be what we think. Continue reading
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