April 15-19
Can a country have post-traumatic stress disorder? This week, guest poster Amy Maxmen reported back from two weeks in Sierra Leone, where survivors and perpetrators eke out an uneasy truce after a ten year war.
Cassie realised in the aftermath of the Boston bombings that no matter how fast Twitter and CNN can get you the news or how close to the ground they can get you, no technology can shake that feeling of helplessness like turning off the TV.
Michelle observed that the money spent to save a single animal could have saved an entire herd – and explained why that’s just fine.
Forget everything you knew about hot flashes: Ann explained why estrogen’s got nothing to do with it.
And Cameron introduced us to the concept of state microbes. What’s Oregon’s? Hint: beer.