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Category Archives: health
Signs of the times
Reflections on the state of the world, on a bus journey from Miami to Atlanta. Miami bus station sits in the shadow of the city’s sprawling, palatial airport. The taxi driver who brought me here said he would never take … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, coronavirus, CoViD-19, inequality, travel, USA
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Evidence for zombies
Last Friday I came home from Edinburgh, head buzzing with ideas after a 2-day meeting on evidence in development and global health. ‘How is evidence defined?’ the speakers from universities and NGOs asked. ‘How is it generated and used?’ Or … Continue reading
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Fighting for life and sight in Ethiopia
ABEL WAS BORN with one eye larger than the other. The difference wasn’t striking, but it caught the attention of the doctor who delivered him, and Abel’s father Getahun sought advice on what might have caused it. “There’s nothing wrong … Continue reading
The EPA: A victim of its own success?
William Ruckelshaus was the first director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In a recent interview he reflected on what’s changed during the 43 years since the agency was established — and in particular since the passing of landmark … Continue reading
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Top ten books of 2013
These are the books that marked the year for me.* Each resonated in one way or another with things I’ve learned as a researcher in Ethiopia and Congo, and as a dad. 1. The landgrabbers: The new fight over … Continue reading
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A Human View 