12 February 2012 – Heather E. Lanthorn

If it doesn’t kill them, it makes them stronger (I)

Gonorrhea increasingly drug-resistant (use drugs right; be careful) Further comment, offering caution about freaking out. Dr. Weil on household disinfectants (use less)

Development effects of piracy in Somalia (as studied by day & night satellite images)

Can I come up with a reason to study the health impacts of piracy? Ideas welcome! “Piracy has created employment and considerable multiplier effects in the Puntland economy, even if a significant proportion of the proceeds is invested in foreign goods or channelled to foreign financiers. The distribution of ransoms follows traditional patterns in Somalia, involving considerable redistribution andContinueContinue reading “Development effects of piracy in Somalia (as studied by day & night satellite images)”

Am I a pirate or a bandit? quick check

Technically, piracy is an act directed at a private sea/aircraft that occurs outside the jurisdiction of any one state (international waters or airspace). Once you have committed such an act, however, you can be declared a pirate for acts within a state that would otherwise be considered kidnapping or banditry. This out-of-state definition means piratesContinueContinue reading “Am I a pirate or a bandit? quick check”

World Cancer Day: PP & SGK

This seems like as good a day as any to write about the PP/Komen controversy (Komtroversy?). And it seems like a reasonable place to start is agenda-setting theory, riffing on Michael Reich’s riff on Kingdon’s agenda-setting streams. My basic understanding is this as follows. Kingdon identifies three agenda-setting streams: problems, policy, and politics. The political streamContinueContinue reading “World Cancer Day: PP & SGK”