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A Toothsome Tale of Teeth
Why are diseases of the mouth not given the same amount of priority as others?
Subject: Zika, OMG
If you were emailing your friends about the Zika outbreak as it unfolded, it might looked something like this.
Pokémon Go: The Very Best, And The Very Worst
You can catch 'em all and be the very best that no one ever was, but this game has its fair share of downsides.
The Antibiotic Resistance Movement
It's the end of the modern antibiotic era. Is this an Independence Day-type situation, or can we still undo the damage that's been done?
The Mean Reds
In the developing world, something as natural as menstruation still elicits ignorant reactions, and causes girls to drop out of school—perpetuating the cycle of disempowerment and poverty.
Raising Geese Over Daughters
It is more profitable to raise geese than daughters, or so says a Chinese proverb. How far have we really come in terms of gender equality and parity?
Whither The Water?
It may not be the sexiest of topics, but a lack of access to clean water kills over 2,000 children a day.
My Theory of Everything
We now know that black holes can bend gravitational waves, but what can explain the bending of space and time when a loved one is lost?
Of Cats And Cancers
In life as in quantum physics, we sometimes exist in a state of superposition. What happens when the wave function collapses?
Of Celebrity, Stigma And HIV
What do celebrities and pop culture have to do with our perception of AIDS? More than we'd care to admit, sometimes.