Archive - Because

Welcome to Because: Letters from a Scientist, a newsletter from environmental engineer Siddhartha Roy.

Dec 31, 2020 •

November 2020

What can we learn from misinformation on scientific matters in the water space?

2020 November. For the International Water Association.

Nov 1, 2020 •

September 2020

From Sewage Sludge, a New Perspective on the Flint Water Crisis

2020 September. Siddhartha Roy and Marc Edwards. For Undark (Syndicated: Mother Jones).

Sep 1, 2020 •

March 2019

Flint water crisis shows the danger of a scientific dark age

2019 March. Siddhartha Roy and Marc Edwards. For CNN.

Mar 1, 2019 •

November 2017

Science is a public good in peril - here's how to fix it

2017 November. Siddhartha Roy and Marc Edwards. For Aeon. "Perverse incentives and the misuse of quantitative metrics have undermined the integrity of…

Nov 1, 2017 •

January 2017

The Hand-in-Hand Spread of Mistrust and Misinformation in Flint

2017 January-February. For American Scientist. "The water crisis not only left infrastructure and government agencies in need of cleaning up; the…

Jan 1, 2017 •

February 2016

We helped uncover a public health crisis in Flint, but learned there are costs to doing good science

2016 February. William J. Rhoads, Rebekah Martin and Siddhartha Roy. For The Conversation (syndicated: Scientific American, PBS)

Feb 1, 2016 •

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