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Science Corner: Slowing Down to Build Trust

April 14, 2021 by Andy Walsh 1 Comment

The votes are in, the bracket is complete, and we have a most pressing science & faith question: How much should science inform religious practice? If I thought my seedings had any meaning, this would be a Cinderella story, the lowest seed in the Theology & Religion going on to take it all. Now that the results are known, I'll work on getting you some answers to the last quartet of questions, so stay tuned for those. In the mean time, I had planned on bringing you some science news about honeybee communication. But in … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Slowing Down to Build Trust

Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: COVID-19, public health, science, science corner, vaccination

Science Corner: Immunization is a Team Sport

April 7, 2021 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

The Most Pressing Science & Faith Question tournament has reached the final round; scroll down or click here to vote between now and midnight EDT on Sunday (April 11). We're going to take a break from answering these questions while I line up other folks to offer their perspectives. This week, I'd like to address some omissions from the bracket. Arguably, the most pressing science & faith questions of the moment have to do with religiously motivated COVID-19 vaccine refusal. I left out pandemic topics in part because I … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Immunization is a Team Sport

Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: American Evangelicalism, Most Pressing Science & Faith Question, public health, science, science corner, vaccination

Science Corner: Recognizing the Discovery of Hepatitis C

October 7, 2020 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

Having spent a little time looking at the Ig Nobel prizes, let's give some attention to this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, awarded equally to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice "for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus." Hepatitis C is primarily transmitted by direct blood contact, such as a blood transfusion or sharing of needles for intravenous drug use. Knowing that the virus exists, how it is transmitted, and how to detect it has significantly increased the safety of our blood … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Recognizing the Discovery of Hepatitis C

Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: Nobel Prize, public health, science, science corner, virus

Science Corner: Loving One’s Neighborhood

March 4, 2020 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

Computer monitor showing multiple trendlines and other data

Since my job is in the public health sphere, and since I have training on the biology of infectious diseases, it seemed like I should comment on the coronavirus outbreak. At the same time, I wasn't sure I had anything to add. I don't have special access to case counts the rest of you don't; my recommendations aren't any different than what you'd find on the CDC website or in reporting like this segment from CBS Sunday Morning. What I do have, I suppose, is a little insight into our public health system which I thought … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Loving One’s Neighborhood

Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: coronavirus, epidemiology, public health, science, science corner

Science Corner: Governing By Osmosis

August 24, 2016 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

Osmosis has long been part of our metaphorical repertoire for describing the spread of knowledge. The implied passivity no doubt rankles some teachers, and the reappropriation of a fairly precise term for such nebulous purposes confounds some scientists. Diffusion is a more generic and so perhaps more appropriate concept to be used analogically, which is exactly the approach used for modeling how health policies spread through society. The general notion of policy adoption as a diffusion process actually seems to be … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Governing By Osmosis

Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: diffusion, healthcare policy, policy diffusion, public health, science, science corner

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