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Daily Circuit Blog

On the show Tuesday

The rise of libertarians, Caleb Scharf and mental health in schools.
by Emily Kaiser

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Op-ed: U.S. schools are doing it wrong

"Microbiological threats will increase as our traditional techniques of anti-microbial defense lead to greater and greater resistances, and to thwart these we must discover new approaches to medical treatment, which we can afford, and implement in ways that incite compliance and good health."
by Stephanie Curtis

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On the show Friday

Roundtabler's choice, Mary Burke and 'House of Coates'
by Emily Kaiser

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2 of the best novels of 2014

"While Emily St. John Mandel creates a world which is enduring horrible calamity in the form of a virulent flu which wipes out most of humanity, her literary creation is of the community of survivors living on in their new reality."
by Stephanie Curtis

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A great read about growing old

"I am a world-class complainer but find palpable joy arriving with my evening Dewar’s, from Robinson Cano between pitches, from the first pages once again of “Appointment in Samarra” or the last lines of the Elizabeth Bishop poem called 'Poem.'"
by Stephanie Curtis

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Do bacteria control your appetite?

"It seems that the bacteria in our guts don't simply wait for whatever leftovers we have to offer. They actively seek out their preferred meals through tricky deception."
by Stephanie Curtis

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Op-ed pick: Could Ebola start to spread through the air?

"The current Ebola virus’s hyper-evolution is unprecedented; there has been more human-to-human transmission in the past four months than most likely occurred in the last 500 to 1,000 years. "
by Stephanie Curtis

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