Insight

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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October 2022

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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August 2022

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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June 2022

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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May 2022

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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March 2022

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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January 2022

Open Thread: Here's Hoping We Don't Need Luck As Much in 2022, 1/5/2022 edition.

It’s a new year!

Jan 5, 2022 • 

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December 2021

Convergent Evidence, Omicron Edition. Open Thread 26/12/2021

Why I believe many of the worst-case scenarios are now off the table

Dec 26, 2021 • 

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Still Not Sure Edition: Open Thread 12/19

This time, why we are still not sure.

Dec 19, 2021 • 

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Omicron Scenarios Open Thread 11/12

Some clarity, some cautious optimism, still more to go

Dec 12, 2021 • 

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Waiting for Omicron, Open Thread 12/5/2021

It’s still wait-and-see time for many key characteristics of the Omicron variant.

Dec 5, 2021 • 

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