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Editor\u2019s note: \u00a0I recently undertook a large scale reorganization of this blog. I have been revising the format of photos and reposting hundreds of \u201cTaking Bearings\u201d essays along with reprints from other publications. When this task is complete, I will remove this note. If you are following a broken link to a missing entry, please contact me at \u00a0kleelerner at alumni.harvard.edu<\/a> and I will repost the entry as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Russia: Wagner Group insurrection (updated)<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2023:(June)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Russia and Ukraine edge toward a radiologic abyss<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2023:(June)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Wave Particle Duality<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2023:(June)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Recommended reading and veritas incommodum on nuclear power and the harm done by \u201cactivists.\u201d <\/a>Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2023:(May)<\/span><\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Layers of History<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2023:(May)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “The baton is passed: The shame-stick of anti-science has changed hands.<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2023:(May)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Rosalind Franklin\u2019s contributions to the discovery of DNA\u2019s structure revised<\/a>. ” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2023:(April).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Gun Policy update: Come and Read It.<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2023:(March)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. \u201cSan Antonio, Texas \u2014 Remember the Alamo: Both the Heroic Sacrifice and Historical Uncertainties<\/a>.\u201d Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2023:(March)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Scattershooting with Presidential couplets\u2026<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2023:(February)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “<\/span>The forgotten threat of nuclear winter<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2022:(January)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Reading Caesar<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2022:(November)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Scattershooting on the science supporting, and perils of, vegetarianism and veganism\u00a0<\/a>Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2022:(October)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Briefing points: Explosions and gas leaks in the Baltic Sea<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2022:(September)<\/span><\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Honor due: Queen Elizabeth II<\/a>.”\u00a0Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2022:(September)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Who speaks for Earth? Renewable energy also carries costs and perils<\/a>.”\u00a0Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2022:(August)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant perils part of novel challenges regarding nuclear safety<\/a>.”\u00a0Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2022:(August)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Wikipedia Remains the Wild West.<\/a>”\u00a0Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2022:(July)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Happy Independence Day: In the land of the free, we still must choose to be free<\/a>.”\u00a0Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2022:(July)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “U.S. Border Policies: It\u2019s not just political power that\u2019s at stake, it\u2019s human lives<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2022:(June)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “What does the data tell us about the \u201cgood guy with a gun stopping a bad guy with a gun\u201d scenario<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. 2022:(June)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Hispanic rejection of exploitive identity politics may save us all.<\/a>” \u00a0Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2022:(June)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Policymakers must now assume that Iran has the enriched uranium it needs to build a nuclear weapon<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2022:(June).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Memorial Day Reflections<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2022:(May).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Defense Challenges Multiply \u2013 Part 1<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2022:(May).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Insurrection, Coup d\u2019\u00e9tat, Revolution:\u00a0Know the difference<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2022:(May).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Iran\u2019s nuclear capabilities: \u201cI say it here, it comes out there<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2022:(April).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Putin\u2019s take it or break it strategy in Ukraine and his perilous nuclear options<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2022:(March)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “North Korean missile test reveals both increased capacity and Pyongyang\u2019s smokescreen<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2022:(March)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Russian propaganda and western media cheerleading mask causes, perils, and probable outcomes in Ukraine.<\/a>”\u00a0Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2022:(March).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Iran\u2019s nuclear breakout window narrows<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2022:(March 9).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Honor due: Alamo remembrance days begin<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2022:(February 23).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Navy T-28 Engine Failure: Life lessons linger 40 years after.<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2022:(January).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Murano Glass: A Fusion of Science, Art, and Mystery<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2022:(January).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “COVID is here to stay: Countries must decide how to adapt \u2014 Nature Editorial”<\/a>\u00a0Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2022:(January).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Iran\u2019s nuclear progress renders JCPOA moot<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2022:(January).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner.\u00a0\u201cScientific American does an asinine hit job on E. O. Wilson, calling him a racist\u201d \u2014 Jerry Coyne<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2022:(January).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Myths Have Their Reasons. Isaac Ariail Reed, The Hedgehog Review”<\/a> Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2022:(January).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “The Discredited Steele Dossier: A test of media ethics<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2021:(November).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Afghanistan \u2014 U.S. Withdrawal Debacle: Blood in the water over intelligence reports<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2021:(August).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Haiti Remembered<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2021:(August).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “The 2020 Olympics Golden Moment<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2021:(August).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Hemingway: Burns and Novick\u2019s Portrait of the Artist and the Man<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2021:(April).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Russian military buildup escalates tensions with Ukraine<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2021:(August).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Rest under Texas skies, Larry McMurtry.<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2021:(March).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Remember Goliad!<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2021:(March).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “What Does the End of a Pandemic Look Like?<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2021:(March).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Remember the Alamo, but also remember Joe<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2021:(March).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Pensacola, Fla \u2014 Bravo Zulu Maximus: Chuck Yeager, No Bridge Too Low<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2020:(December).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “We Were a Force For Good<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2020:(October).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “The American Use of the Atomic Bomb to End WWII and Contemporary American Attitudes About the Use of Nuclear Weapons<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2020:(August)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “2019-nCoV Virus Outbreak and Epidemic:\u00a0 Virus Identification, Classification, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Transmission and Epidemic Dynamics<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2020:(January).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “The American Elimination of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani: Strategic Implications, Asymmetrical Threat Risks, and U.S. Congressional Reporting Requirements<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2020:(January).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Move over, M! America now has its first-ever woman DCI<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2018:(May).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “The Bear Gets a BOGO<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2017:(January).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Passages: A Legacy of Trains<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2015:(December)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Guns and Gun Control<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2015:(December).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “French Police Raid Daesh Cell in Saint Denis: Alleged Jihadi and Planner of Terror Attacks in Paris Dead<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2015:(November).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Rosalind Franklin deserves more credit for her role as a collaborator in the discovery of the structure of DNA, but she wasn’t the victim many assume.<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2015:(October).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Dark skies help bind us to the cosmos<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2015:(April).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Chernobyl: The unknown war<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2014:(May).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Pripyat, Ukraine \u2013Pripyat and the Legacy of Chernobyl: Inside the Nuclear Exclusion Zone (Photo Essay)<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2014:(August).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Kiev, Ukraine \u2014 Revolution And Rebellion In Ukraine<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2014:(May).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine \u2014 Construction continues on New Safe Confinement (NSC) Dome<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2014:(May).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Snowden\u2019s Snow Job<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2014:(April).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Fukushima \u2014 Inside the Nuclear Exclusion Zone<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2013:(April).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Madhapur, India \u2014 Desertification creates Displacement Perils: Life around a dying lake<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2013:(March).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. \u00a0“Maasai Mara, Kenya \u2014 Crossing the Sand River into bush country<\/a>.” Taking Bearings.Harvard Blogs 2012:(June).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner.”Lack of clean water and sanitation plagues Nairobi slums.<\/span><\/a>” Taking Bearings.Harvard Blogs 2012:(June)<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “The Plight of the Zabbaleen: Who will be a President for ll the people of Egypt?<\/a>” Taking Bearings.Harvard Blogs 2012:(May).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. \u00a0”\u00a0CAIRO \u2014 Egypt\u2019s Presidential Election Renews Protests in Tahrir Square<\/a>” Taking Bearings.Harvard Blogs 2012:(May).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Don\u2019t Expect Journalism Ethics or the Law to Protect Your Privacy<\/a>\u00a0” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2012:(May).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Cambridge, Mass \u2014 Kissinger Returns to Harvard<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2012:(April).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Paris \u2014 Hemingway\u2019s Paris Shortcut: A Movable Feast\u2019s Elusive Backdoor<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2011:(February).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Viva Le Tour, Viva La France! Cycling B\u00e9doin to Mont Ventoux Summit!<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2011:(February).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Citizenship Demands We Obey and Resist<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2010:(July).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Teaching Memories<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2009:(June).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “WAT THMEY, Cambodia \u2014 Legacy of the Khmer Rouge<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2008:(June).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Chennai, India \u2014 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: Lingering Impacts and Recovery Efforts.<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2007:(June).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Cairo, Egypt \u2014 Women outcast by their families live on the outskirts of Cairo.<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2006:(October).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Athens \u2014 Parthenon stabilization and restoration efforts continue<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2006:(January).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Hurricane Katrina Brings Waves of Destruction to U.S. Gulf Coast.<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2005:(August).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Nanotechnology: the genie is out of the bottle<\/a>.” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2003:(December).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Scientists proclaim great apes in peril<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2003:(December).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “The 2003 Nobel Prizes in Physiology and Medicine, Physics, and Chemistry: How the winners\u2019 work advanced science and medicine<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2003:(October).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Information Age Paradox: Are We Drowning with Oceans of Data at Home and the Workplace?<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2003:(September).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Teaching Science: Can print, television, and Internet resources work together?<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2003:(August).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. \u201cFirenze \u2014 A Fusion of Art and Science<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 2003:(June).<\/p>\n

K. Lee Lerner. “Tumult frees Russian soul from long Soviet nightmare (Editorial)<\/a>” Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs 1991:(December).<\/p>\n

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