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Novelty Means Severity: The Key To the Pandemic
Nothing in a pandemic makes sense except in the light of novelty: A guest essay.
May 18, 2021 • 
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Who should worry about H5N1?
Ideally, not the public, ever. But there's much that needs to be done, now, to keep it that way.
Feb 4, 2023 • 
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On the Alex Jones Verdict: The Very, Very Lucrative World of Lying
My latest piece for the New York Times returns to a key question: how should we grapple with the current historic transformation of the public sphere?
Oct 16, 2022 • 
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Long Covid, The Long History Version
It's the tip of a long-term scandal in how we approach complex chronic conditions and post-viral syndromes
Aug 25, 2022 • 
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Reprint: In Memory of My Grandmother
(This is a reprint of a newsletter I wrote after my grandmother passed away in 2019).
Jun 19, 2022 • 
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A move, some news, and a new essay on privacy and technology in a post-Roe America
I've changed institutions! And more!
May 19, 2022 • 
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Sorry! Correction! 3/12
Apologies for cluttering your inbox.
Mar 12, 2022 • 
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Open Thread 3/12/22: Guns of August Edition
Also March of Folly
Mar 12, 2022 • 
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