We already have thousands and thousands of water refugees, Barlow says, and it may get worse.

Destroying our water sources while demand for clean water skyrockets.

What is the consolation of faith in the face of death?

Death is hard, it’s messy, and it’s inherently painful, and that is why we are sequestering it.

The Right to Die

What drew you to end-of-life care?

Do we mistreat the elderly?

Are Americans particularly afraid of death?

Is there such a thing as a heroic death?

Dying is a part of living. Yet our inability to imagine death is a limiting factor. Confronting death allows us to complete relationships, tell our stories, and make peace with […]

Dying is Hard

Dying well.

The downsides of dying in a hospital.

Why are we so afraid of death?

Is there an ethical limit to prolonging life?

Why is end-of-life care neglected by the medical profession?

Many fear that if budget cuts need to be made, science will suffer, says Randall.

A little scientific method couldn’t hurt.

A time of short-sighted greed.

Restoring the Constitution, Randall says.

The government, Randall says, needs to think in the long term.

We know ourselves best so we generalize outwards, Randall says.

Greed has been a major motivating factor, says Randall.

Randall believes in effective theories.

Randall’s creative process is pretty random, she says.

Randall, a physicist, wishes that science was a part of pop culture. It’s just as important to understand certain basic elements of science as it is to understand certain basic […]

The Harvard physicist explains the design and goals of the 27 kilometer-wide proton-smasher in Switzerland that physicist hope will unlock the secrets of the universe.

Randall hopes people will start asking the broader questions.

Some science is risky, but much of science is not, says Randall.

Start with understanding what percentages mean, Randall says.