http://boingboing.net Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 03:45:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2013/01/18/the-science-of-flu-season.html http://boingboing.net/2013/01/18/the-science-of-flu-season.html#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:46:41 +0000 Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/?p=206543 But why? (Consider this an open thread for all your favorite humidifier recommendations.) ]]> http://boingboing.net/2013/01/18/the-science-of-flu-season.html/feed 28 http://boingboing.net/2012/03/07/why-has-this-flu-season-been-s.html http://boingboing.net/2012/03/07/why-has-this-flu-season-been-s.html#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:09:15 +0000 Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/?p=147523 Short answer: We don't know. Despite its ubiquity, there's a lot scientists don't know about the influenza virus. Helen Branswell is a great medical reporter. In this piece for the Winnipeg Free Press she explains why the flu virus makes seemingly simple questions frustratingly difficult to answer. ]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/03/07/why-has-this-flu-season-been-s.html/feed 12