A viral year
Just before the end of the year, any self-respecting blog is supposed to look back and do a recap. Not necessarily believing in that but falling victim of this tradition, I’d like to share the medical...
View ArticleOn reflection
I have written this post intermittently while recovering from my worst case of flu in years. A really nasty and arrogant bug that took a serious toll on my health for almost 2 weeks. First insomniac...
View ArticleThe Plague of Thebes… 2,505 years on
Around 5 years ago, I started researching the science behind Oedipus Rex, Sophocles’ monumental play and arguably one of the most well known literary stories globally. In his tragedy, Sophocles...
View ArticleFrom science to fiction and back: reflecting on Andromeda strain scenarios
Science fiction has drawn heavily from advances (or anticipated advances), promises and pitfalls of science. Writers keep creating possible future worlds and, in describing their make-up, often cover...
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