Zika virus is fascinating and terrifying to me. Having played Plague a lot, which is a pandemic simulation game based current science, Zika sounds like a plague I would design. If it was a virus I was playing, right about now I would be mutating new ways to transmit the virus to dramatically increase the …

I had the privilege of listening to a talk by a historian who was lead author on a Brief amici curiae filed in a current case concerning abortion rights that is set to be heard before SCOTUS. It was really interesting to consider how historians can provide insight and background to the courts. The opening …

Because that makes all the sense…Latin American countries recommend women delay pregnancy, criminalize abortion In response to an increase in cases of the Zika virus, multiple Latin American countries have issued recommendations that women delay getting pregnant until the outbreak is under control. The mosquito-borne virus is related to similar infections like dengue, yellow fever …

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I’ve anonymized this conversation I had today, it was just too good not to share.How not to have a constructive Facebook conversation Person: (shares link to post on ideological blog explaining perceived massive injustice) cross-posted on Facebook

Let’s be clear. No one in that community wants Bundy and his like there. This is an extremists agenda looking for anything to validate their ideology. So let’s not confuse the finer points of the rancher’s case with the actions of these extremists. As a seperate topic entirely I would be happy to discuss federal …

I felt it!M4.9 – 19km NNE of Victoria, Canada USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards cross-posted on Facebook