Insights
You May Not Challenge This Opinion
(BTW, thanks to everyone who emailed after my note Tuesday to ask: “But are you going to the game? You left me hanging!” Yes, I’m still going, although I’d prefer DC United required a vaccine passport
A Number Isn’t an Answer
I’m a season ticket holder for the Major League Soccer club DC United. After a couple of horrible, painful years, the team has a new young coach and (this just in) the second female general manager
Do We Want COVID Knowledge without Heat?
At one point last spring I was reading about 75 sites and streams a day to keep up with news and science about COVID-19. Today, I usually look at just one: COVID Act Now’s Daily Download
Your Idea’s Opponents Are Its Best Friends
Which new idea will get noticed first? a) The idea its obvious opponents don’t even know about; or b) The idea its obvious opponents can’t stop talking about. Obviously, b). And — just as obviously —
Your School Newsletter
Ev Williams — once of Twitter, now of Medium — made a stir in media circles last week when he declared that “Today, credibility and affinity are primarily built by people—individual voices—rather than brands.” This as
My Conversation with Amy Dickman
It’s the latest episode of Science+Story the Podcast— and a fantastic conversation with this lion conservation scientist on getting death threats from trophy hunting opponents (including celebrities) and the false choice between evidence & emotion in