Twenty-five years ago, New York Times reporter Jeffrey Schmalz ended up in the middle of one of the biggest stories of our time: He had AIDS. His writing about the disease changed journalism and himself.
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Twenty-five years ago, New York Times reporter Jeffrey Schmalz ended up in the middle of one of the biggest stories of our time: He had AIDS. His writing about the disease changed journalism and himself.
It still seems hard to believe, but for one disease, poop -- yes, human poop -- is nothing short a miracle cure. Microbiologist Christina Agapakis takes a look at Fecal Microbiota Transplants or FMT and what happens when you take the really complex gut microbiome from a healthy person and transplant it into the gut of a sick person. For patients suffering from a one of the most common and deadly hospital acquired infections, Clostridium Difficile, or C Diff, one poop transplant can cure them, sometimes within hours. But, why?
A pilot for a series PRI and Amazon (Kindle Marketing Team with Amazon Publishing) were contemplated. First episode is hosted by Al Letson. The theme is apocalyptic fiction. David Gordon, author of The Serialist and White Tiger on Snow Mountain joins Al as he talked with novelist Peter Heller (The Dog Stars, The Painter) and Annalee Newitz, founding editor of io9, a blog about science and futurism.
For Tricycle Magazine, Amy Gross interviews science journalist Katy Butler on her Buddhist practice and her book, Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death.
Gold can certainly play a part in bulletproofing your portfolio, but it shouldn't be the end-all, be-all. That said there are plenty of gold bugs out there, hoarding sizable chunks of the precious metal. Actual gold, not just gold-related funds. New York Times Wealth Matters columnist Paul Sullivan has that story.