Cancer in medieval Britain (University of Cambridge)
New research with scans suggests a higher incidence of cancer in medieval Britain.
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05, 2023
16
05, 2023
The genome’s philosophical turn (David Cox, BBC Future)
New debate over the degree that genetics shape our choices.
6
05, 2023
The plague of loneliness (Vivek H. Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States)
Whither / wither the humanities in our social isolation?
28
04, 2023
The humanities’ advantage (Higher Education Policy Institute)
A new report argues for renewed support for the humanities in Britain.
26
04, 2023
Writing for health
That writing fosters our health in inverse proportion to our use of chatbots.
28
01, 2023
On humanity in the sciences
A leading biochemist speaks of science's need to return to humility and the humanities.
3
11, 2022
Pride, work, and health
On being, and not being, indispensable.
25
10, 2022
Bubonic plague and genetic change (Michaeleen Doucleff, NPR)
How the second plague pandemic influenced the genome of its survivors.
20
08, 2022
The doctor retires
Poetic reflections on the meaning of medicine.
12
08, 2022
The Healing Place of Trees in Art
Finding health in the art of nature.