Steven W. Thrasher

"Viruses on Film," held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music from March 15 - March 23, will screen a range of films covering outbreaks both imaginary and all too real.

A look at freedom of speech in context of our changing technological landscape, through the lens of the 2016 election, and through the arch of global events.

On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration recommended a change in the discriminatory and unscientific policy that effectively prohibited men who have sex with men from donating blood for life. Those guidelines kept any man who had sex with another man — even just once — since 1977 from donating ...