Matter, Energy, and Life of Michaela A. Castello.

Author: Michaela A. Castello

  • How Tech Can Help Science

    My technical problems often involve physical limitations.

  • Masks and Breathing

    Here’s a nice anecdotal follow-up to those mask objections I wrote about. Remember, even if it did demonstrate that a mask “cut oxygen levels,” that is not the same order of magnitude of problem as spreading a disease like COVID-19. Doctor Runs 22 Miles Wearing Face Mask to Show it Doesn’t Cut Oxygen Levels.

  • Objections to Prevention

    Objections to Prevention

    A rundown of objections to COVID-19 prevention strategies, and why those objections are wrong.

  • Rule In, Rule Out

    Rule In, Rule Out

    Looking at false positives, false negatives, and what that means for COVID-19 testing.

  • If $1000 Was One Pixel

    Wealth inequality fills me with impotent anger. I think most of us have difficulty grasping the sheer vastness of the gap between working people—including those who make pretty hefty salaries—and billionaires, so I am constantly looking for ways to make that comparison more understandable. One of my Friends Andrew (I know a lot of Andrews)…

  • Ne’er Conditioning

    Despite it being a non-negotiable feature of our residences, we seem to have incredibly bad luck with air conditioning. Also, we’re back home.

  • A Lack of Craft

    A Lack of Craft

    Good intentions are no match for poor workmanship.

  • New Ontology

    New Ontology

    After a week or so of orientations and Neurology crash courses, disorienting orientations, collecting badges to four different hospitals, and panicked texts to our chief residents, Adam and I started our lives as Neurology residents today. Adam and I started together in 2018, making him my co-resident and “neurobro” for the duration of this journey.…