Geoffrey Kabat
Geoffrey Kabat is an epidemiologist and author, most recently, of Getting Risk Right: Understanding the Science of Elusive Health Risks. He is on the Board of Directors for the Genetic Literacy Project.
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NASA’s Building Blocks of Life on Mars: Keep Calm and Carry On.
Building blocks of life are not life or even really close, but they are hopeful signs. NASA has announced that the Curiosity rover has found signs of the building blocks of life, as we know it,…
COVID-19: Myths And Reality About Weather And Seasonality
You've probably gotten a summer cold, perhaps even the flu, even though the weather is warm.
SARS-CoV-2, the 2019 form of coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, is in the same family as the…
Will Position-Specific Football Helmets Reduce NFL Concussions?
By Chris Gorski, Inside Science -- Hard-shelled football helmets first emerged nearly 80 years ago to protect against catastrophic head injuries like skull fractures and brain hemorrhages, and they…
Culture Wars
Count the times the word “culture” came out of reporters’ mouths last week, and you’d think they were anthropologists. Usually in this context: “The culture of white supremacy has gone fully…