DNA is just a Molecule
Archeologist Anna Källén questions the role of a DNA in understanding the remote past.
Chronicity – The Third Fragment
The constant-ness of a condition. What it means for something to be ever-changing and ever-present at the same time.
Further Adventures of the Family from One End Street by Eve Garnett
A measles outbreak in the Ruggles family sends children to the isolation hospital and recuperation in the English countryside
Kramer/Fauci: What Gets Lost in the Bubbles
A historic exchange, but an incomplete history.
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
A central theme of the novel is how people cope with the unpredictability of life.
Even the Gods Cannot Save Odysseus from PTSD
The story of The Odyssey is many things, not the least of which is a story of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
Atwood's retelling of Shakespeare's The Tempest unfolds in an unlikely setting.
Against Medical Nihilism Through Perseverance and Humility with Dr Ross Upshur
Medical nihilism questions medicine’s uncertainty, treatment breakthroughs, and how we make thoughtful health care decisions.
The Buried City: Unearthing the Real Pompeii by Gabriel Zuchtriegl
Pompeii reminds us that mass casualties are a terrifying yet constant feature of human existence
Aging as Destiny
A provocative novel about aging, mortality, agency, risk, and the uncertain bargains we make with destiny.