Elena KazamiaBring back the dirt?As the covid pandemic is being reigned-in in the United States, an expectant public is re-educated to share germs again. Writing for the…Apr 23, 2021Apr 23, 2021
Elena KazamiaRemembering the futureFour years ago I fell down fifteen steps, backwards, and almost broke my neck. I was sober, it was Sunday lunchtime, and I was wearing…Apr 3, 2020Apr 3, 2020
Elena KazamiaVirusSuddenly the whole world has X-ray vision. I walk into Trader Joe’s, a local supermarket, and the woman in front of me is wiping clean the…Mar 18, 2020Mar 18, 2020
Elena KazamiaAristotle on Safari“Has the semen soul or not?” I underline the sentence in pencil and close the book with a wry smile. Aristotle is not the only one who has…Feb 28, 2020Feb 28, 2020
Elena KazamiaLiquid sleepSleeping is suddenly trendy. Just a decade ago, tracking REM cycles was decidedly un-cool. Sleep was for lethargic sloths, the lazy and…Jan 20, 2019Jan 20, 2019
Elena KazamiaWhy did Life get so Big ?Sometimes it is impossible to understand why something happened. Especially if it only happened once. Especially still, if it happened once…Jul 5, 2018Jul 5, 2018
Elena KazamiaSex lifeSex has been on my mind a lot recently. I am trying to figure out if my diatoms are doing it. I know the ones I am growing in the lab are…May 29, 20181May 29, 20181
Elena KazamiaThe first ménage à troisWho is the most romantic scientist that has ever lived? No, it is not Sir Isaac Newton. Even though he discovered universal attraction. He…Feb 14, 2018Feb 14, 2018
Elena KazamiaAbiogenesisThere is no natural progression from the absence of numbers to “one”. I don’t mean zero. It is possible to get from zero to one; it might…Feb 6, 2018Feb 6, 2018