by Andrew Maynard | Oct 5, 2014 | Ebola, Health
The University of Michigan School of Public Health has posted a number of resources on the current ebola outbreak on its website, including a series of interviews with experts on risks and concerns. These are well worth checking out for clear and informed information...
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 2, 2014 | Communication, Emerging Technology, Science Communication, Synthetic Biology
Back in August, I gave a talk on colored poop and other “tales of technological derring do” at the Ann Arbor We Make Health Fest. Videos and photos from the day are now available over on the Health By Design website. Here’s my talk – it draws...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 27, 2014 | Public Health, Risk
Visualizing risk, NHS style It maybe because I hang out too much in the US these days, but I’ve only just come across this rather excellent Atlas of Risk from the UK National Health Service: Visualizing causes of death The Atlas uses a highly intuitive...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 23, 2014 | Communication, Science Communication
Anyone can blog about science. But it takes effort and diligence to blog well. When I was teaching the Mind The Science Gap blogging course at the University of Michigan, it became clear early on that, no matter how enthusiastic or knowledgeable you are, there...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 15, 2014 | Communication
Following up on my previous analysis of university news releases and whether they link to the papers they highlight, I’ve extended extend the analysis to 30 of the top universities in the US as ranked by US News and World Report. Here are the rankings, based on...
