public health

This article was originally published at Geopolitical Futures. The original is here.

Let's be honest. As we approach late autumn and then winter in the northern hemisphere, nobody knows what's going to happen. We may see another surge in coronavirus cases, or we may not.

Of all the things we have lost this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic – from the people we love to the jobs that put food on the table – one of the more pernicious is the loss of faith and confidence that Americans have in their public health inst

As we debate the pros and cons of reopening public schools in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are multiple factors that must be considered prior to making a decision.

One of the most depressing features of American life in 2020 is the fact that everything has become politicized.

What's the best way for young people to avoid having babies and acquiring undesirable microbial species in their nether regions? Abstinence. It works every single time. Young people should wait until they're married.

This article was originally published at Geopolitical Futures. The original is here.

This article was originally published at Geopolitical Futures. The original is here.

Two independent groups have arrived at the conclusion that the COVID-19 lockdown is doing more harm than good. Specifically, the lockdown is taking more life than it's saving. How is it possible to make a determination like that?

A few years ago, I gave a talk at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland titled "Science Communication in an Age of Fake News." The focus of the talk was on revealing the high prevalence of junk science, particularly in the media, and ways in w