The first half of this week will be spent reading articles from The New Yorker magazine's Annal of Medicine & Annals of Science sections.
Why read articles from The New Yorker?
The New Yorker articles are available to the majority of the public, are well written, well researched narrative essays which have a solid science background. The articles fuse the scientific and emotional sides of debates or issues and therefore provide a unique perspective.
What are we reading?
An Error in the Code: What can a rare human disorder tell us about human behavior.
Individuals with Lesch-Nyhan acutely feel pain but can't stop self mutilating, it is as if their hands and mouths don't belong to them.
Darwin's Surprise: Why are evolutionary biologists bringing back extinct deadly viruses?
"John Coffin 'understand[s] that the idea of bringing something dead back to life is fundamentally frightening,' he went on. 'It’s a power that science has come to possess and it makes us queasy, and it should. But there are many viruses that are more dangerous than these—more infectious, far riskier to work with, and less potentially useful.' Thanks to steady advances in computing power and DNA technology, a talented undergraduate with a decent laptop and access to any university biology lab can assemble a virus with ease." Continue reading...
Homework: Study for a quiz on Thursday on Chapters 13 & 14
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