Fever in 2021? Isolation. Fever in 1884? Immolation. Ethan Friedrich / May 17, 2021 Whether at the point of a gun or down the lens of a futuristic thermal camera, temperature scans are an all-too-common… Read More »Fever in 2021? Isolation. Fever in 1884? Immolation.
The media visibility of COVID-19 mortality Lee Mordechai / April 13, 2020 The current pandemic, like other disasters, reveals much about the workings of different societies. Mortality – the most significant (and easily quantifiable) measure… Read More »COVID-19 mortality
Responses to a Pandemic: Past and Present Abigail Agresta / April 9, 2020 “…Some people were of the opinion that a sober and abstemious mode of living considerably reduced the risk of infection. They therefore… Read More »Responses to a Pandemic: Past and Present
Quarantine in the 19th Century Mediterranean and Self-Isolation Today Alex Chase-Levenson / April 3, 2020 Quarantines, in response to epidemic disease, were first set up in the wake of the Black Death and the… Read More »Quarantine in the 19th Century Mediterranean and Self-Isolation Today
Gardening, Baking, and Cooking Merle Eisenberg / March 30, 2020 I wanted to start off on a lighter note for this first blog post as a way to introduce you to all sorts of things… Read More »Gardening, Baking, and Cooking