February 9 – 13, 2015
Christie shares select experiences on social media and enjoys vicariously experiencing others’ exhilarating moments, but web video will never replace good-old immersive, unmediated life.
Parents considering whether to immunize their children face the Prisoner’s Dilemma, says Erik, and decision theory can help explain the appalling presence of measles in a nation that enjoys modern medicine.
Cassie tours a biosafety level 3 laboratory and explores the risks and benefits of engineering (for study) extra-virulent strains of the diseases that threaten us.
Does the Earth belong to us – to be used wisely and protected as a resource – or should that protection acknowledge that our species is a destructive parasite? Michelle finds support for both views in the annals of conservation science.
A mysterious disappearance in Northern Canada has locals prowling the woods for signs of a pink hat.