

HOW TO MAKE THINGS WORSE
I’m not in Ottawa and have no idea what happened or is happening with this 'trucker convoy' thing. I don't know who’s involved or not,...
Feb 2, 202210 min read


CHOOSE YOUR OWN REALITY
[A SOCIALLY DISTANCED PANDEMIC PUB QUIZ] 1) COVID-19 will: A) Soon be forgotten B) Decide to disregard natural and anthropogenic...
Jan 23, 202217 min read


TUBERCULOSIS
I know very little about past outbreaks and pandemics (other than a few half-anecdotes about some notable events like the 1854 Broad...
Jan 20, 20222 min read


"92% EFFICACY"
I was having an argument with someone about how we report our COVID cases, hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and deaths. My issue wasn’t...
Oct 22, 20216 min read


WHAT AM I MISSING?
We act as though seeking or divulging one’s vaccine status is simple and no big deal. I feel like it’s very complicated, more like a...
Aug 26, 20215 min read


VACCINE EQUITY?
Editorials and Twitter threads have arrived weekly on the issue of global vaccine equity. They’re easy to find. Every major news source...
Aug 1, 20216 min read


I'LL GIVE YOU TEN REASONS
As I’ve said all pandemic, I’m in support of very strict, even unpleasant, public health measures for combating COVID. But such measures...
Jul 22, 20216 min read


WILL WE EVER HAVE A COVID VACCINE?
I’ve had nearly every common and exotic shot and oral immunization available. In my youth I was given all the typical ones nearly every...
Dec 29, 202014 min read


THE VIDS: AN ORIGIN STORY
On Friday March 30, 1979 there was a significant anthrax outbreak among the population of Sverdlovsk. Local officials and scientists...
Mar 23, 20201 min read