By: Destiny Redner Perhaps now more than ever, there is widespread concern about scientific misinformation, miscommunication, and mistrust. It is logical to expect that improving general science literacy will help educators, policymakers, and leaders address these concerns, yet it often remains unclear what science literacy means in a non-scientific context or how it impacts those not professionally associated with academic or scientific institutions 1 . The question we shou

By: Joon Kim Every year on December 1st, individuals across the world embrace the significance of a single red ribbon, worn on clothes, shared on social media, and stuck to public buildings. To many, this red ribbon may appear as just another trend or decoration, yet to the 40.8 million individuals concurrently living with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) as of 2024, a red ribbon holds far more meaning than just that. 1  In fact, December 1st is World Aids Day, a da

By: Ezra Sussman In the 1970s and 1980s in North America the seemingly inevitable event of a child contracting chicken pox was being controlled by parents in the form of “pox parties”. 1  These were events in which a parent would bring their otherwise healthy child to play with a child who was ill with the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) with the hopes that their child would become infected, develop symptoms of chicken pox and then never get it again.  This behaviour has exist