F.D. Flam

Jan 16, 2025 | bloomberg.com | F.D. Flam

There’s a reason we often fail to accomplish anything in staff meetings or settle on a less effective solution. When scientists constructed a puzzle-solving task and pitted teams of people against teams of ants, the insects sometimes proved to be the smarter species. That’s not to denigrate human intelligence — ants are smart, and their feats of coordinated activity are rare in nature. Still, it is fair to say the results were humbling and that ants have something important to teach us.

Jan 5, 2025 | orlandosentinel.com | F.D. Flam

By F.D. Flam Recently, a bungled health warning over black plastic spatulas didn't help faltering trust in science. First, researchers warned us to throw away the ubiquitous utensils because the recycling process might have incorporated toxic contaminants beyond the Environmental Protection Agency's safety limits. Then someone pointed out the researchers had made a big math error. The black plastic warning ... Originally Published:

Dec 28, 2024 | eagletribune.com | F.D. Flam

Every week or so, scientists issue another warning that the H5N1 bird flu is inching closer to exploding into a pandemic. Despite having contended with a pandemic that broke out less than five years ago, the U.S. has no solid plan to handle a new one — nor have our leaders done anything to incorporate the lessons learned from the government’s less-than-ideal handling of COVID-19.

Dec 24, 2024 | phillytrib.com | F.D. Flam

Every week or so, scientists issue another warning that the H5N1 bird flu is inching closer to exploding into a pandemic. Despite having contended with a pandemic that broke out less than five years ago, the U.S. has no solid plan to handle a new one — nor have our leaders done anything to incorporate the lessons learned from the government’s less-than-ideal handling of COVID-19.

Dec 22, 2024 | newstribune.com | F.D. Flam

COMMENTARY: Another pandemic is inevitable; we’re not ready Today at 1:00 a.m. by F.D. Flam, Bloomberg Opinion (TNS) Every week or so, scientists issue another warning the H5N1 bird flu is inching closer to exploding into a pandemic. Despite having contended with a pandemic that broke out less than five years ago, the U.S. Upcoming Events