Science and Society
by Judi L. Nath, Ph.D.
Tired, Tired, Tired of Swimming
Tired. That’s the word many of us use to describe how we’re feeling these days. It’s been a daily 5-alarm fire for more years than we care to count. Every day we wake up, doom scroll, and if we happen to miss a day, that’s no big deal because the news of the new day...
Here’s an Editorial I Wrote for the Sandusky Register
Here's the text, and the link to the article is below. It was published April 9, 2022. Dear Ohioans, it is time to hold our legislators accountable. While the people of the world are focused on the war in Ukraine and measures to keep the coronavirus...
People and Dogs
The more people I know, the more I love my dog. We've likely heard some variation of this phrase, and in fact, these very words frame a photo of a beloved canine. As we move into year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, which began on December 12, 2019, with a...
Censoring and Scrubbing
I’m tired. Tired of the constant conflict. Tired of the indoctrinated idiocy. Tired of stupid soundbites. Tired, tired, tired. While reading Sunday’s newspaper, I was appalled by the number of school board candidates whose focus was on banning topics like...
What’s really at stake in the ‘642 Things to Write About’ uproar in Hudson
Guest Opinion Check out my guest column from The Plain Dealer, October 3, 2021. https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2021/10/whats-really-at-stake-in-the-642-things-to-write-about-uproar-in-hudson-judi-nath.html
Ignorance is Bliss; Willful Ignorance is a Death Kiss: Summer School
Hello Favorite Humans! It’s been awhile since we last communicated because I was convinced that humankind surely would have this pandemic under control once those vaccines started rolling out and sleeves started rolling up. Alas, we seem to have a few...
If Only There Was Something We Could Do
Just over 246 years ago, on April 19, 1775, the Revolutionary War began with “the shot heard round the world.” This same shot created the United States of America. This might also have begun America’s love affair with guns. Before we go any further, note that...
What is the Magic Number in Which You Start Caring?
This past week, the FDA halted distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine “out of an abundance of caution” because 6 women had developed blood clots and one of those six died. The type of blood clot they developed is called a cerebral venous sinus...
Red, Red Wine: Stay Close to Me
Whenever I hear the words, “red wine,” I automatically get an ear worm as the song reminiscent of Bob Marley begins streaming in my head, and reggae music brings that warm fuzzy feeling…long before the wine does. One year ago, I wrote my first blog. Yes, that was...