The 1918 influenza pandemic and how the ordeal played out in Wisconsin illuminates the scale at which the experience of and response to public health emergencies impact both human lives and the economy.

In Wisconsin, the First World War and 1918 flu pandemic came together in a typical yet tragic way.

Solar energy is cheaper, more efficient and more widely available than ever, but its viability was never assured. Technologies that enable the conversion of sunlight into usable electricity are the products of an uncoordinated, decades-long series of events that followed a circuitous and halting path

While the ketogenic diet may be trendy, it’s important to know what it is before jumping onto another health bandwagon.