The second installment of PBS NewsHour’s series on the antibiotics crisis delves into why the pharmaceutical industry has little incentive to develop new ones. In brief, the wise approach to new antibiotics is to develop them but hold them in … Continue reading
The medical system in encountering more and more drug-resistant disease pathogens, so-called “superbugs,” and we’re not developing new antibiotics anywhere near fast enough to fight them. One major reason is the massive overuse of antibiotics, which are too often prescribed … Continue reading
In this TED Talk from 2012 Hans Rosling show data that suggest that the world’s population will not continue to explode but will likely stabilize at about 10 billion (as the United Nations estimates). This is a modest increase from … Continue reading
Fear not, no spoilers or even a review below, just one incredibly picky gripe. Sunday night I watched the third episode of season 7 of Game of Thrones, and one of the main actors, as well as one of the … Continue reading
This is from July 21 but it’s still relevant. Mark Shields is a moderate liberal and David Brooks is a moderate conservative, which means among other things that they can talk to each other without yelling. I have my disagreements … Continue reading
This is a best-of compilation of Rahat’s robot driver pranks. Rahat is a magician who has made a long series of videos in which he hides behind a fake seatback to drive his car while the driver’s seat is apparently … Continue reading
You may have seen the flash mob performing the Ode to Joy from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in the Plaza San Roc in Sabadell, Catalonia (in Spain). If you haven’t, you can find it here, and it’s definitely worth seeing, both … Continue reading
Another video from IU professor of pediatrics Aaron Carroll cites research that marathons and similar traffic-disrupting events lead to increased death rates among older people who are delayed in getting to a hospital. Link: https://youtu.be/owtEDcxW8ik It seems likely that rush … Continue reading
The world’s growing population is a legitimate concern because it will strain numerous resources, including food, fresh water, and energy. However, in this 10-minute video below from 2010, the late Hans Rosling argues that there is good reason to think … Continue reading
This from John Oliver on HBO’s Last Week Tonight from June 11 is genuinely hilarious but also very informative on just how complicated and confused Brexit is. (Bear in mind that this is HBO, so the language may not be … Continue reading