Category Archives: science/research
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I helped elect Richard Nixon in 1968.
Posted on May 10, 2016 by nikkimeredith in odds and sods, politics and religion, science/research.I recently had to remind myself of this fact. It was the only way to stop my rant against Susan Sarandon, a Bernie surrogate, after she told Chris Hayes on MSNBC last month that she wasn’t sure she’d vote for Hillary against Donald Trump. My adrenalin oozed a liter or two when she said that […]
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can we please talk about torture? please?
Posted on January 30, 2015 by nikkimeredith in politics and religion, science/research.In mid-December, a few days after Diane Feinstein released the Senate Intelligence Committee report on torture, I was dining out with friends. About an hour into dinner, after we’d talked about grandchildren, books, work, movies, our growing list of age-related maladies, there was a pause in the conversation and I blurted: “Can we talk about […]
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Ebola is real. Our risk is not. Protect front line health-workers.
Posted on October 28, 2014 by nikki in aid work, health and beauty, politics and religion, science/research.As a field epidemiologist, I have responded to disease outbreaks all over Africa during the past 10 years, from cholera to meningitis to Hepatitis E. Any other year, I’d be in Liberia right now, in gumboots with a map and a spreadsheet, trying to track and contain Ebola’s spread alongside my colleagues. Because of a […]
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i will never understand men: hard-wired attraction and the quest for companionship
Posted on June 24, 2014 by nikkimeredith in dating and breakups, friendship, health and beauty, science/research.My last memory of Jacob was on a bright, February day. The air had a crisp, astringent quality. We had just finished our monthly hike in the woods behind my house and we were having lunch at a local café. My dog, Alice, still panting from the hike, was tethered to his chair. He leaned […]
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knocking on doors while black: my neighborhood, my neighbors, my confusion
Posted on April 8, 2014 by nikkimeredith in odds and sods, politics and religion, science/research.Last week, around noon on a weekday, a young African-American man knocked on my front door. He was there to talk me into signing up for AT&T high speed internet. As most people know AT&T and Comcast are fiercely competing for subscribers. He said he could save me a lot of money if I switched. […]
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