Starter bibliographies about science topics and connections that can impact your life. The bibliographies are updated annually.
Topics
Alcohol: drinking–how much is too much? (updated July 2021)
Arabidopsis: model organism in Biology (2020)
Authoritarianism and corruption (updated January 2023)
Autism: what is it linked to? (updated February 2021)
Autoimmune diseases–prevention and control (updated March 2021)
Aversions (coming soon)
Bacteriophages: basic science and applications (2020)
Brown adipose tissue/brown fat (2021)
Caenorhabditis elegans: a model organism in Biology (January 2022)
Cannabis: health benefits and risks (September 2021)
Cell development and determination (September 2022)
Change: Why do we fear it? (November 2021)
Childhood obesity and parents’ influence (updated March 2021)
Climate change and human behavior (2020)
Climate change and human migration (2021)
Corruption and power: the connection (2020)
Crowds: behavior, social change, movement, collective action, social media, context, identity (updated February 2022)
Diels-Alder reaction: a mainstay of organic chemistry (2021)
Electric vehicles: benefits, technology, obstacles (2020)
E-mail and work: enhancing productivity or source of stress? (2021)
Escherichia coli (coming soon)
Extreme weather and climate change: the connections and impacts (updated April 2022)
Facebook and Instagram: effects on well-being and mental health (November 2021)
Face masks/face shields: are they effective in preventing transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases? (updated August 2020)
Facial recognition: technology and privacy (updated January 2022)
False information: how and why does it spread online? (updated November 2021)
Fear — impacts on decision-making and behavior (updated March 2023)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder–a sign of the times? (updated January 2021)
Gun ownership and violence (updated May 2022)
Integrity and honesty: do they really matter? (2020)
Kindness: the benefits (2020)
Long COVID: what it is, impacts, and treatments (December 2021)
Mental illness and gun violence: is there a real connection? (June 2022)
Mental models: misinformation and truth (December 2022)
Microbiome/microbiota: influences on disease and behavior (updated January 2023)
Microplastics: impacts on the environment and human health (August 2021)
Nuclear power and climate change (updated March 2023)
Offshore drilling: environmental effects (updated July 2022)
Opioids, addiction, and overdose (updated July 2021)
Questions? Suggestions for a topic? Please let me know (engelk@grinnell.edu)
