This upcoming documentary, featuring the first year of life for four babies from around the world, looks like it’s going to be a great one. Just the trailer, above, had me in tears of sentimentality. It’s amazing to see not only how different the external realities are for newborns in different cultures, but also how…
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Raising “Little Citizens of the World”
Photo credit: NYRRC This weekend, we strolled down to the end of our block with Callum and Rory and watched the world stream by. It was the 40th running of the New York City Marathon, and 4th avenue, here in Brooklyn, was one of the main thoroughfares through our borough. As hordes of participants made…
I love that the CDC has an embeddable Swine Flu widget
Little known fact about me: I’m kind of interested in emerging infectious diseases. This isn’t something I mention a lot at parties, but it’s been an enduring interest for many years. I did some reporting on it a while back, including in my science reporting class at journalism school. (LOVED that class!)
In defense of pumping
Every workday, around three times a day, I stand up, grab my computer from my desk and shuffle off into another small office (in WiFi range, luckily). I shut and lock the door behind me, and I get down to business. Most of my co-workers know where I’m going; those who don’t must wonder where…