Published inThe Quantastic JournalHow Artificial Food Dyes Shaped What We Eat, and What We’re Learning Now About Their SafetyWhen it comes to food, what you see is not always what you get.1d agoA response icon41d agoA response icon4
Published inMicrobial InstinctsThe Vaccine Americans Aren’t Familiar With, Yet Saved Millions Worldwide: The BCG VaccineThat scar on the arm of immigrants to the U.S. is likely not the smallpox vaccine.3d agoA response icon113d agoA response icon11
The Vaccine Myth That Won’t Die: Thimerosal Is Still Not a Cause of AutismCome on, anti-vaccine activists… Can we get a new conspiracy?4d agoA response icon24d agoA response icon2
Published inThe Quantastic JournalWhen Medicine Meets Humanity: Navigating the Ethics of Enslaved Bodies as Medical Specimens and…The ethical crossroads of medicine, museums, and the legacy of enslaved bodiesJun 28A response icon3Jun 28A response icon3
Published inMicrobial InstinctsThe Poop Prescription: How Fecal Transplants Went from Ancient Remedy to Modern MedicineMy front-row seat to learning about “donor doodoo.”Jun 25A response icon8Jun 25A response icon8
Published inThe Quantastic JournalUnderstanding Terrain Theory: A Different Way of Looking at DiseaseTerrain theory sounds reasonable to the uninitiated. But it alone cannot explain why people exposed to germs develop specific diseases, or…Jun 17A response icon9Jun 17A response icon9
Published inMicrobial InstinctsWhat Happened When Vaccine Programs Collapsed in the Soviet Union: The Return of DiphtheriaWhat RFK Jr. is doing to vaccines right now reminds me of what the former Soviet republics did in the 1990s.Jun 16A response icon12Jun 16A response icon12
In Memory of CharlieA bright young mind who would do so much for public health is gone.Jun 11A response icon1Jun 11A response icon1
Published inThe Quantastic JournalProcessed Foods: Friend, Foe, or Just Complicated?A public health breakdown for anyone who’s ever bought canned beans or instant noodles.Jun 9A response icon15Jun 9A response icon15
Published inAge of AwarenessPipe Wrenches and Pi: How Tradespeople Use Math DailyWhat my dad (and skilled trades workers) taught me about physics, problem-solving, and respect.Jun 4A response icon14Jun 4A response icon14