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Opinion , Science , Skepticism

A conversation with vaccine hesitancy

by drricky June 24, 2021 No Comments

Excerpted.  [VaccineHesitantFriend]: I completely understand that. We are lucky to be here in the US. And I’m doing my part by not getting the vaccine, so those other countries can have it. Sorry I don’t put anything into my body without fully understanding it, and not going to start now. That’s my personal choice, not […]

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Podcasts

Podcast: Blindspot

by drricky June 2, 2021 No Comments

The Tulsa race massacre was 100 years ago. A podcast explores that story. Blindspot: Tulsa Burning. 

Volleyball

The march of technology

by drricky May 26, 2021 No Comments

Apple has come a long way in the area of digital photography. Way in the past, I had a chance to use their first foray into an all digital camera, the Apple QuickTake 200. We marveled at a future that wouldn’t need film, and instant gratification on the images. Little did we know how far […]

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Opinion

On feeling safe

by drricky July 19, 2020 No Comments

On feeling safe Recently, I saw an advertisement for a beach volleyball tournament in Texas, a state that is at the moment undergoing a major COVID-19 outbreak. The advertisement made specific mention about keeping participants safe, so I inquired about what specific measures were being taken. The reply I received included the mention that players […]

Opinion , Politics

The blue finger of democracy

by drricky July 4, 2020 No Comments

In 2005, when elections were restored to Iraq, voters marked their participation by dipping their index finger in blue ink. Texas forbade the use of mail-in ballots for elections beyond a certain set of strictures, so most are forced to vote in person at a time when COVID–19 cases are increasing at an alarming rate […]

Data Visualization , Opinion , Science

COVID-19 Tests

by drricky May 25, 2020 No Comments

Before May 14, 2020, Texas reporting of coronavirus test mixed results from two different kinds of tests: the PCR tests and the antibody tests. The PCR test looks for the presence of the genetic material of SARS-COV-2, it answers the question: “Is the patient infected and contagious?” The other kind, the antibody test, looks for […]

Science

Thelytoky in the honeybee

by drricky May 8, 2020 No Comments

A Single Gene Causes Thelytokous Parthenogenesis, the Defining Feature of the Cape Honeybee Apis mellifera capensis, by Yagound et al, 2020 That means virgin birth. A single gene controls the switch from sexual to asexual modes of reproduction The scientists used an impressive combination of classical backcrossing and genomic data to pinpoint the gene, and […]

News , Science , Skepticism

Remdesivir Hopes

by drricky May 1, 2020 No Comments

Remdesivir is an experimental antiviral drug made by the company Gilead. Designed to act against the RNA driven RNA polymerase enzyme in RNA viruses, it was initially tested on Ebola. Since coronaviruses are also RNA viruses, Remdesivir is expected to work on them, too. Published in The Lancet: Clinical trial of remdesivir in adults with […]

Opinion , Podcasts

Podcast suggestion: Invisible Women

by drricky July 27, 2019 No Comments

99% Invisible is always a thoughtprovoking podcast on how design affects the world around us – but this episode is particularly important. We take design for granted, and only notice when it doesn’t work explicitly. But in all the subtle ways, design decisions are a product of the culture the designers live in.  

Art , Podcasts

Podcast suggestion: Tell Me I’m Fat

by drricky April 17, 2019 No Comments

An episode of This American Life called Tell Me I’m Fat. It’s riveting and self reflecting of the subtle biases we take for granted, just by judging people’s appearances. It can ruin lives. Please have a listen.

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