Kuba PilchinKuba reads28. Why the pandemic is only really over when it’s over for everyone and how the mass incarceration…It’s the second Christmas since COVID-19 pandemic erupted, swallowing the world in lockdowns, distancing and omnipresent masking. Many…Dec 27, 2021Dec 27, 2021
Kuba PilchinKuba reads27. Why there are good reasons to believe COVID came from other animals and one of the unexpected…SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19 disease, the main villain of the pandemic that took lives of millions around the world. Since the…Oct 8, 2021Oct 8, 2021
Kuba PilchinKuba reads26. Face masks really do work and why previously-infected people need to get vaccinated.I have written previously about research showing that face masks do appear to work to prevent viruses from entering our bodies (see #5) and…Jul 15, 2021Jul 15, 2021
Kuba PilchinKuba reads25. Poverty and mental diseases’ vicious circle and how police officers’ race affects interactions…It is perhaps expected that low socioeconomic status can lead to poor mental health. When one has to worry not only about their goals and…Apr 24, 2021Apr 24, 2021
Kuba PilchinKuba reads24. How health mindsets affect Americans’ actual health and which windows to open to minimize…Health mindsets used to be a rather obscure topic for me, borderline hard to comprehend. What do I think of when you ask me about health…Jan 26, 2021Jan 26, 2021
Kuba PilchinKuba reads23. How systemic racism affects nature and will we drown in plastic waste soon?Systemic racism — a set of policies, deeply ingrained in and defining how the system works, that deepen racial inequity. People suffer…Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020
Kuba PilchinKuba reads22. Who should decide what level of human genome editing society is comfortable with and does it…Genome editing has been around for many years, and the cost of precise surgeries on the DNA has become accessible for plenty of…Oct 19, 2020Oct 19, 2020
Kuba PilchinKuba reads21. How when life stops, some sciences flourish and where are we headed with sustainable…As SARS-CoV-2 wreaks havoc around the world, killing millions and destroying lives of many more, scientific research takes its own hit as…Oct 3, 2020Oct 3, 2020
Kuba PilchinKuba reads20. Who should get COVID vaccines first and why late is much better than never to act on climate…I think it’s fair to say we are all looking forward to getting a COVID vaccine, if we are lucky to discover one. I know there are some…Sep 26, 2020Sep 26, 2020
Kuba PilchinKuba reads19. Why you should worry about what we feed animals and thoughts on ocean as a source of solutions…Antibiotics. If you live in a country with average income of $8 per day or more (what many would refer to as a “developed” country), you…Sep 19, 2020Sep 19, 2020