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Follow-up on Journalist Matthew Mientka 16 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
Last week, I wrote a post in response to an article by a journalist named Matthew Mientka. His article was an illustration of sloppy, lazy journalism (though I suppose to be charitable, he may also ha...
A Snapshot of the Deep Pockets of the Anti-Vaccine Movement 15 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Research is expensive. Lab techs, study coordinators, grad students and post-docs have their salaries (often a pittance compared to the importance of their work and the skills required); primary inves...
Matthew Mientka, MMR, Autism and Lazy Journalism 9 Aug 2013 | 06:05 pm
I try to be a patient person. In general, I give people the benefit of the doubt, assume that they are well-intentioned. And for the most part, I think people do try to do what is right. But every now...
Jenny McCarthy, Censorship and Free Speech 26 Jul 2013 | 04:00 pm
Most of you have probably heard by now that anti-vaccine activist Jenny McCarthy has been picked to be a host on ABC's The View. Following the announcement, there was a media uproar lambasting the dec...
Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt: Making It Easier to Get Sick at Hospitals 15 Jul 2013 | 04:00 pm
I know I've been remiss in writing new posts lately. "Real" life has intruded and kept my time limited and my mind a bit preoccupied. But I'm back, and what better way to come back from a lag than to ...
Just a Plane Ride Away 21 Jun 2013 | 04:00 pm
He boarded the plane, heading from India back to his home in North Carolina. Around his late twenties or early thirties, he settled in for the long, trans-oceanic flight toward the end of March. He wa...
I Need Some Serenity 18 Jun 2013 | 04:10 pm
After yesterday's post, I thought the blog could use something a bit lighter. With that in mind, I present to you, LEGO Serenity: Isn't she shiny? This was a gift I received recently, combining two ...
Struggling to Understand the Murder of Alex Spourdalakis 17 Jun 2013 | 04:00 pm
Ever since I heard the news early last week that a 14-year-old autistic boy was found dead, I've been struggling to put into words how I feel and my thoughts on the issue. I got the news in rapid succ...
Academic Earth Takes On an Anti-vaccine Myth 10 Jun 2013 | 04:00 pm
Images can often speak more to us than simple words on a page (or monitor). While words do carry subtext, we frequently need to use many more words, and take up more space, to get even basic ideas acr...
Wisconsin Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt Befriends the Flu 29 May 2013 | 10:00 pm
One of the greatest refuges of those opposed to sound science and science-based policy is the legislature. After all, if you have no scientific basis to your position, change the laws to support your ...
