Why you fear science and robots | Fear of the unknown
"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown" – H.P. Lovecraft (1927). The thing about fearing…
"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown" – H.P. Lovecraft (1927). The thing about fearing…
Did you know that US intelligence has listed gene-editing technologies like CRISPR-Cas as weapons of mass destruction threats in the Worldwide Threat Assessment? The technology we’ve welcomed as our disease-fighting,…
I was about to write another post for today, but people keep requesting the answer to one question above all this week. You want to know how to diagnose virus…
So much information about who’s affected by the coronavirus and COVID-19 that you ultimately feel like you know even less. Let's divide the situation with the new coronavirus by age…
“Is it true that Big Pharma hides the cure for cancer?”, "Do conspirators keep the cure for cancer secret?" You cannot imagine how often I answer these questions once I…
In a world where walls seem to be the next big thing, science shows us this might not be the answer. It seems that our cells have a new superpower:…
This post will try to rip apart some misconceptions around the basic reproduction number of an infection defined as R0 and, more precisely, the R0 of COVID-19, the new Coronavirus…
We know it’s too late to say it, but what the heck! Happy new year, fam! Lovers, haters, and in between, all of you. “Why the sudden good mood?” you…
The German news site n-tv.de interviewed me about a week ago about the possibilities and risks of the CRISPR gene-editing technology. The reason for this piece was the first anniversary…
Using anecdotes in a scientific context may be a double-edged sword. Still, we need captivating strategies to replace pseudoscientific stories with better ones without losing accuracy and trust. The time…