by Caroline Crocker | Mar 25, 2025 | Science, Teaching
Allergy Season It’s Spring! Yay! Blosson, flowers, warmer weather, baby birds, and…allergies. As a PhD immunologist, I am well-poised to explain–but not to cure–them. Here’s some more really cool science. At least, I think so. Worms vs...
by Caroline Crocker | Mar 18, 2025 | Science, Teaching
Why is an Author Writing about Science? Some of you will know that, in my previous life, I worked as a research scientist and biology professor. What you may not know is that science is really cool IMHO! So, I’ve decided that every Tuesday, I’ll share some...
by Caroline Crocker | Nov 5, 2024 | Science
Over the summer, I had TWO infections as a result of having a pedicure. Did I stop? No. I changed salons to a place where the chairs overlook the “sanitizing stations,” each with a UV sterilizer. The sterilizers were full of instruments carefully enclosed in sealed...
by Caroline Crocker | Apr 22, 2024 | Faith, Science
I can’t count the number of times that I have been assured that it is safe to drink from the common cup. Admittedly, if it were VERY dangerous, our churches would be empty–we’d all be dead. But is it safe? As a microbiologist and immunologist, I...
by Caroline Crocker | Apr 20, 2024 | Science
I’m sure you’re tired of it. After all, COVID-19 is still raging and we hear of people having it on almost a daily basis. Fortunately, most of us have either been vaccinated or had it–so the vast majority of people recover. You might wonder why....
by Caroline Crocker | Apr 18, 2024 | Science
When I first wrote this blog, I had hope. It would only last for a month and then not come back for 17 years. Sigh. Unfortunately, starting next month, it’ll become something of a tradition—every day I will go into the garden and check for cicadas. At first,...
