Alan S Kolok
Science Good News #24. Lead.
If you are going to write an essay on lead, where would you begin? You could begin in Flint Michigan, and the story of that city’s...
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Alan S Kolok
Sep 2, 20212 min read
Good Science News #23 The checkered flag.
On Monday August 23rd, the Food and Drug Administration formally approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. The vaccine...
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Alan S Kolok
Aug 14, 20212 min read
August 14. Good Science News #22. Deep Green.
Last week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued released a report indicating that the earth will see a 1.5 degree...
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Alan S Kolok
Aug 1, 20213 min read
August 1. Science Good News #21.Playing poker with the devil.
In high school I played poker with my friends. We played for money. Bad idea. At the time I worked a crappy, low paying job. So when I...
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Alan S Kolok
Jul 4, 20212 min read
July 4. Good Science News #20 Malaria vaccine: Fighting fire with fire.
The malaria parasite, also known as a plasmodium, has a complicated life-history. Starting at the business end of a mosquito, the cycle...
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Alan S Kolok
Jul 3, 20212 min read
July 3 Good Science News #19 China gets the bite on malaria.
It’s summer. Time for outdoor activities, picnics, family outings, going to the beach, maybe doing some camping. And it is time for...
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Alan S Kolok
Jun 27, 20212 min read
June 27 Good Science News #18. Vaccination: What have we learned?
According to a recent article published in the international journal, Nature, on December 8, 2020, a 90 year old British woman received...
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Alan S Kolok
Jun 5, 20212 min read
Saturday June 5 Good Science News #17 The Brood
Our dog, Sammy is a rescue from Mexico. She is a pretty good dog and, for the most part, well trained. But she lived on her own as a...
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Alan S Kolok
May 30, 20212 min read
Saturday May 30 Science Good News #16. Who’s a good boy?
After a week out of town on leave, I returned home and picked up Sammy, our dog, from the kennel. Sammy is a Mexican rescue, and looks,...
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