Antibacterial compounds are no longer in your hand soap, but they’re in your floors, your walls, and in your body.

In the wake of a cascade of sexual-harassment accusations, some suggested next steps for a beloved science-writing conference — (Cross-posted from Wired Science Blogs.) I mean this post to address the convulsions in the science-writing community that arose this past week in the wake of the problems faced by writer Danielle N. Lee, PhD, regarding the disappearance and reappearance of a post at her Scientific American blog. …

I got back to my room late, after a long dinner with a friend. I’d been teaching all week at the University of Wisconsin in Madison; I’d spoken to three classes and three groups in a 12-hour day, and I was wrung out and ready to sleep. But I picked…