Public Health and Analogies in the COVID-19 Era

Public Health and Analogies in the COVID-19 Era

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, public health officials and others have used concepts such as "waves" to convey information about the spread of disease. In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Louise Archer, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Laboratory of Quantitative Global Change Ecology at the University of Toronto, Scarborough, who wrote in BioScience about disease analogies. She and her coauthors found that some analogies are more useful than others -- for instance, wave analogies may instill a sense of inevitability and depress disease mitigation, whereas firefighting analogies may encourage action while simultaneously contributing to a more nuanced understanding of disease dynamics.

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Using Metacommunities for Better Biological Assessments

Using Metacommunities for Better Biological Assessments

Evaluating shifts in the health of dynamic ecosystems is often difficult—for instance, rivers with intermittent flows and populations with varied dispersal characteristics might look very different fr...

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In Their Own Words: Judith Weis

In Their Own Words: Judith Weis

This episode is the next in our oral history series, In Their Own Words. These pieces chronicle the stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fields, particularly within the bio...

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In Their Own Words: Gregory Anderson

In Their Own Words: Gregory Anderson

This episode is the next in our oral history series, In Their Own Words. These pieces chronicle the stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fields, particularly within the bio...

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Lessons from the Baltimore Ecosystem Study

Lessons from the Baltimore Ecosystem Study

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Addressing COVID-19 Supply Shortages with 3D Printing

Addressing COVID-19 Supply Shortages with 3D Printing

Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, efforts to provide adequate testing and healthcare have at times been stymied by shortages of medical supplies. To help address one such shortage, a team at the Univers...

8 Mai 202014min

Race and STEM Diversity

Race and STEM Diversity

Despite ongoing efforts to increase DEI among STEM faculty, participation rates of faculty members of color remain lower in STEM fields than in other academic disciplines.In this episode of BioScience...

27 Apr 202028min

Impact Series: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Testing, Next Steps, and the Role of Small Business

Impact Series: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Testing, Next Steps, and the Role of Small Business

Public health officials have argued that thorough and accurate testing for SARS-CoV-2 is essential for gaining a foothold in the fight against the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. To date, however, a lack of...

13 Apr 202035min

In Their Own Words: Joel Cracraft

In Their Own Words: Joel Cracraft

This episode is the fourth in our oral history series, In Their Own Words. These pieces chronicle the stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fields, particularly within the b...

8 Apr 202043min

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