Two Years of COVID and Counting, Medicine Still Does Not Value Black Lives
When we throw up the white flag with our approach to COVID, we are simply saying that racism is a public health crisis but we don’t care.
Posible, probable, por supuesto: la evolución de la certeza en el reportaje de COVID-19
El reportaje de COVID-19 demuestra cómo la retórica puede cambiar profundamente la percepción de un hecho científico por parte del lector.
Might, Maybe, Must: The Evolution of Certainty in COVID-19 Reporting
COVID-19 reporting is a clear example of how rhetoric can deeply change a reader’s perception of scientific fact.
The Only Perk of My Job Was Being Able to Watch My Friend Die
I didn’t tell my friend about the psychologist; he already felt like an inconvenience - I didn’t want to make it worse.
Where Have All the Frogs Gone?
“Eventually, there will be a fungal disease that will become very problematic for humans.”
443 Days Later, This Postdoc Gets To See Her Daughter and Go Back to Her Lab
She ate breakfast as her husband prepared dinner on the other end of the line, on the other end of the day, on the other end of the world.
In the Eye of the Storm
As the months wore on, I began to dread going to work but I didn’t know how to take a break.
I didn’t know that quitting was an option.
Wealthy Countries: Keep the COVID Vaccines You Definitely Need, Donate the Rest!
The solution to this problem is seemingly simple, but is convoluted by politics: Keep what you will definitely need, donate the rest!
My Little Sister Has No Idea She Saved My Life
The bonds that took shape in our youth solidify and create roots from which we are able to grow, but return to draw life from.
Part Essential Worker, Part Salesman, All Fatigue and Frustration
David Baker's thankless job selling phones at a store gets even more grueling when the pandemic rolls over into its second year.
Opinion: We Need To Distinguish Between Vaccine Hesitancy and Anti-Vax
People who are hesitant have doubts that require answers, and scientists are perfectly placed to provide them with these.
Why You Should Add “Talk About Death” To Your 2021 Resolutions
"I would like everyone to have a good death but we can’t achieve that unless we as a society stop whispering and start talking about it."
“My Body is a Mystery to Me”: Vulvodynia in the Pandemic
The pain increases the anxiety, and the anxiety increases the pain in a vicious cycle.
「我的身體對我來說就像一個謎」— 從新冠肺炎到外陰部痛症
身體越痛、心裡越擔心；心理越擔心、身體就越痛，形成了一個惡性的循環。
COVID-19: A Force Multiplier for Poverty and Homelessness?
In a way, the COVID-19 pandemic is making homelessness more visible—forcing people out of shelters and causing them to opt to sleep outside.
The Three Versions of Me During COVID-19
One small caveat exists: I am a microbiologist who deals with infectious material for a living.
And There Was No Village
In the weeks before, the village I was promised that came with bearing and raising a child was destroyed.
Creating Childhood Fun in the Time of COVID-19
Humans, we love making things with our hands. It is one of our defining characteristics as a species.
The Ties That Bind and Suffocate
In general, it's difficult to argue about emotionally laden topics, especially with people you love.
From Red to Purple to Fuchsia
With everyone strapped on their imaginary seat belts, the machine would turn on in three.
Two.
One.
Call Me a Cat Person (Really!)
By the way, most cats don’t have last names, but our Sesame does, and it’s Cat, just like me!
What It Means to Be a Black, Indigenous, Latino
There is nothing more fragile in this world than a fragile White man—and that is, tragically, most of them.
Deshaciendo la narrativa típica de un estudiante Ivy League
No puede ser, esto está mal. Era dirigido a otra Nicole. Ya mismo me llega otro email diciendo que fue un error.
Home is Wherever I Am
It became clear to me that home was not something permanent, no matter how desperately I wanted that to be true.
Love in a Pandemic—the Scientist and the Serviceman
In a million years, I could have never guessed that a career military man would be a match for me.
Chickens Are Keeping Me Sane
I put one dozen eggs in my cart and again wondered if I was staring down the barrel of a desolate eggless future. I needed a solution.
I Don’t Want to be Cassandra
“It’s just the flu,” they would tell me. These were people who had received higher education, some of whom even work in local hospitals.
Avevo Appena Fatto Ritorno a Casa Quando il Mio Paese fu Messo in Isolamento
Passavo da una notizia all'altra, da un'app all'altra, in un circolo vizioso e inarrestabile.
I Just Came Back Home When My Country Was Placed on Lockdown
I shifted from one news to another, from one app to another in an unstoppable vicious circle.
I was Regaining Control of My Life. Then COVID-19 Came.
Coming to grips with the loss of control is difficult for me, but I was making progress. Then, COVID-19 hit.
I'm Writing to Continue My Father's Legacy
When I got back to my car, I had a voicemail from my mom: “Call me back when you get this. Your dad is in the hospital.”
Blowing Away the Ivy Narrative
No way, this is a mistake. This email is probably directed to another Nicole. I’ll get a second email soon saying it was a mistake.