Before technical difficulties got the best of us today, the OSSers had a whole lot to talk about. The Spanish Flu and herd immunity, Burger King's new methane-reduced burgers, low-dose radiation...
President Trump recently claimed that the U.S. is doing very well in the battle against COVID-19 because the death rate from the disease is declining. This was said in support of his agenda of ...
Against what does a vaccine need to be tested in the context of a clinical trial? The answer that pops immediately to mind is 鈥渁 placebo.鈥� In the medical sciences, things get compared to placebos...
The 不良研究所 Office for Science and Society returned with another 鈥淐OVID and More" this week. Some of the topics discussed included vaccine progress and sentiment, the sensitivity and specificity of...
As the NBA resumes its basketball season in Florida, sports journalists are pointing out that players will have the option to wear a $300 ring fitted with the latest technology to act as an early...
Joe Schwarcz, Jonathan Jarry, and Emily Shore discuss a whole host of topics (some COVID, some not) on this week's "COVID and More". "Flushable" wipes, essential oils, design of a toilet seat,...
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