Category Archives: FYI

How science helps fuel a culture of misinformation We tend to blame the glut of disinformation in science on social media and the news, but the problem often starts with the scientific enterprise itself. (Nieman Lab)

Days before lawyers allied with Donald Trump gave a news conference promoting election conspiracy theories, his campaign had determined that many of those claims were false, court filings reveal.  (New York Times)

LA Explosion that Injured 11 Firefighters Was Due to Marijuana Processing More than 240 firefighters had responded to the fire, which spread to several nearby

Heart Conditions Prove Especially Dangerous for Covid-19 Patients Doctors surprised by the number of coronavirus victims who suffer complications, deaths related to the cardiovascular system.  (Wall Street Journal)

Survived Solitary Confinement.  You Can Survive Self-Isolating. Great article by Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter imprisoned by Iran for 544 days, including solitary confinement.  (Washington Post)    

New Study Confirms Value of Family Meals A new study published in The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB) shows that more frequent family meals were associated with better dietary and family