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The Public Health Crises Plaguing America's Prisons
How the failure to protect incarcerated people from infections has led to preventable outbreaks—and how public health professionals can make a difference.
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Calculus in Context as a Pyramid of Oranges
The setting is the crowded Mercat de la Boqueria in Barcelona, by reputation one of the best fresh food markets in Europe. Scores of fruit vendors display varieties of apples, pears, peaches, plums, lemons, apricots, cherries, grapes, grapefruit, and oranges...
The Tinkerer and the Math Geek
Allow me to introduce two good friends of mine, the Math Geek and the Tinkerer. Math Geeks are really good at math and love it. Tinkerers are happiest when they are in the shop building things. So which of these two is better equipped for the rigors of...
