🧬 Science & Technology

Field Notes: October 2025

A roundup on AI, antibiotic resistance, screwworm, and digital pathology

Oct 8 •

Can AI Read an EKG Better Than Your Doctor?

What ChatGPT's medical errors tell us about large language models (LLMs)

Sep 2 •

In Defense of Research

About that LMU accreditation lawsuit...

Jun 26 •

AI Slop Comes for Science

Balancing breakthroughs with BS

Jun 18 •

Education in the Crosshairs

This administration is trying to cripple our universities

Mar 19 •

February Avian Influenza (H5N1) Round-Up

Updates on "bird flu" in cats, monkeys, and veterinarians

Feb 19 •

What's the Point of Foreign Assistance?

Why should we even care about funding cuts to USAID?

Feb 7 •

Book Review: Lessons in Chemistry

Molecules and motherhood collide in this tragicomic novel

Jan 31 •

The War on Science Has Begun

Freezing grant panels, hiring, travel, and press releases is just the beginning

Jan 23 •

Let's Talk About "Pre-Prints"

How should we interpret early, unvetted research?

Jan 9 •

Bird Flu is Back in the News

Updates on the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak

Dec 19, 2024 •

Forgotten Medical Scourges

How science triumphed over plagues

Dec 13, 2024 •

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