News
22 October 2008, 1:16 UTCExample HW1
I've posted a sample HW1 answer on the Examples page. Comments included.
read more...
18 October 2008, 1:11 UTCWebCT Down? -- update 2: I'm back
I'm back online now and will start grading etc. Monday night.
read more...
15 October 2008, 0:43 UTCEdward Jenner and Vaccination
Below is a link to a more detailed history of vaccination, by Stefan Reidel, who is both an MD and a PhD. This particular story is relevant to Weeks 4 and 5. However, there is a general pattern: history gets fuzzy when we look closer.
read more...
15 October 2008, 0:39 UTCFavorites
My favorite news items from previous terms.
Misc:
Computing:
Writing:
Germs:
[permalink]
Name:_____________________
1. Why are there food riots now?
2. According to the Economist and the WFP, why should we avoid distributing food to the countries hardest hit? (When would they encourage "doling out" grain?)
3. What is the relationship between factory farms and antibiotic resistance? Describe at least two reasons antibiotics are used on farms.
4. How did corn come to be "king", according to Pollan? What apparently unrelated products come from corn?
5. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of monoculture farming. If this represents the "dominant technology", how did it get there? What challenges could it face?