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Jan. 9, 2024

Science Wants to Explain Itself to You

It was around February of 2022 when I called my brother in Germany and discovered he had acquired a case of COVID with relatively mild symptoms. During the call, he began lecturing me about how the CT Value (cycle threshold value) of the COVID PCR t…

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June 29, 2023

The Fascinating World of SciComm: How Infectious Diseases are Communicated to the Public

In this blog post, we delve into the fascinating field of science communication (SciComm) and explore how it plays a crucial role in educating the public about infectious diseases. We investigate the various methods and approaches scientists, journa…

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