Stereotyped as spreaders of blood-borne viruses such as HIV, gay men are barred from donating blood in many countries regardless of risk-reducing behaviors such as monogamy and condom use. But that might change soon as the UK becomes one of the first countries to lift its blanket ban on blood donation from gay men and to implement individualized risk-based screening of donors, allowing those who engage in safe sex to donate regardless of sexuality. Read full article here
Education
Overcoming Bias
Kai Cheng’s professor had a brilliant scheme. In his first lecture, he promised that each lecture would feature a “Lie of the Day”. But why? It made his students more attentive and analytical, poring over every detail of his lecture and making sense of why things were true. It was such a powerful teaching method that his students digested his most technical lectures quite easily because they tried so hard to catch his lie. The kicker? There was no lie in that first lecture; he had lied about that too! Read full article here
Merv
August 17, 2022
