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What Do You Call A Country Where 5.6% Of The People Can Control The Government? The United States
Many people living in the U. S. don’t realize how truly undemocratic our current system of government is.
RNA Vaccines Work. Let’s Make Them For The Flu
RNA vaccine technology just gave us two Covid-19 vaccines. Now we need to use this for influenza–and for many other vaccines.
Should We Pay People To Get Vaccinated? Well, Maybe
Should we pay people to get vaccinated? Well maybe so, but it depends on how much we’re paying.
A Meditation On The Year To Come
A brief meditation on hopes for a better year in 2021.
It’s Too Late: Closing The Barn Door After The Virus Has Escaped
For the past two or three weeks, the world has been fretting over a new Covid-19 virus variant in the UK, and imposing new travel restrictions to keep it out of other countries. But what if the variant is already everywhere?
These Covid-19 Vaccines Are Really Good
We now have two remarkably effective vaccines. Both of them are RNA vaccines, a technology that has never been used before now. Their success is a huge win for everyone.
Prestige Journal Publisher, Nature, Slaps Scientists In The Face
When I tell non-scientists how academic publishing works, they are flabbergasted.
Masks Work. Get Over It.
Social media was abuzz this week over a new study out of Denmark about the effectiveness of masks. The study seemed to cast doubt on whether masks really work. A closer look shows that these doubts are unfounded.
Alzheimer’s Treatment Fails, Then Works, Then Fails Again. What’s Up?
A new Alzheimer’s treatment failed in trials a year ago, but then Biogen re-did their analysis and claimed it works after all. What to believe? It looks like they did some cherry-picking.
The Bad Scientist On The White House Covid-19 Task Force
The newest advisor on the US coronavirus task force is giving out very, very bad advice.
