Since the invasion of Ukraine began a month ago, representatives of Russia have unleashed an avalanche of disinformation to justify this aggression, claiming they plan to liberate breakaway regions, restore…
Tag: Science / Health
The Pandemic Revolutionized Disease Surveillance. Now What?
For the past two years, the hottest data set in the United Kingdom has dropped every Friday. Scientists, journalists, and amateur data sleuths all dial up one specific website: The…
Big Pharma’s Ethical Dilemma: Should They Keep Selling to Russia
Tadhg Ó Laoghaire, a researcher in economic ethics at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, echoes Gillard: “They don’t have legal obligations to continue to provide goods to people.” But if…
The War in Ukraine Is a Reproductive Health Crisis for Millions
Medication is now hard, if not impossible, to access because supplies have been depleted or destroyed and logistical chains broken, says Maistruk. Terminals and storage are generally located near Kyiv,…
How Apps Can Help People Manage Chronic Illnesses
According to Katie Wilkinson, head of community at Paloma Health, an online specialty clinic focused on Hashimoto’s and hypothyroidism, key issues for patients are access to care and care quality….
How Much Pi Do You Really Need?
If we use the single digit version in which π = 3, what would happen to our height calculation? The answer: nothing. Remember that the basic trig functions (sine, cosine,…
The War in Ukraine Is Threatening the World’s Wheat Supply
The relentless shelling of Ukraine is obscuring a shadow crisis created by the war: long-term damage to the global food system that seems likely to increase hunger, disrupt markets, change…
You Should Still Test Yourself for Covid. Here’ When
It’s been a few weeks since the federal government began mailing out the free Covid-19 testing kits promised by the Biden administration, and it’s finally become easier to find rapid…
Iceland Bets on Herd Immunity
Last Friday, Iceland lifted all restrictions against Covid—no quarantining for the infected, no testing at the border, and no size limits on gatherings. The same day, the country broke its…
Genetic Databases Are Too White. Here’s What It’ll Take to Fix It
The first step to fixing the lack of diversity, the researchers argue in their paper, is to better engage underrepresented communities. Western researchers have a long history of exploiting people…