Our guest this episode was Debbie Chachra! Listen as we talk about problematizing “making,” the geographic center of the United States, social media hoaxin’ and more at opposablepodcast.com/45.

Taylor

Immersing oneself in the least favored tasks

Debbie

Cards against unnecessary screening procedures

Cancer cell photos on card backs by  Dr. Chris Bakal, Institute for Cancer Research, London

Thanks to Dr. Alan Nazerian, who’s a radiologist in Chicago, for his help with understanding the cancer screening process and the incredibly detailed information he provided. The usual disclaimer applies, which is that I alone am responsible for errors and oversimplifications.

Thanks to my colleague, designer Tim Ferguson Sauder — I went to show him what I made and to ask how best to photograph it, and he volunteered to take the photos posted here.

Sources:

New mammography screening deadlines:
https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/new-mammography-screening-guideline

Rates of breast cancer by age:
https://ww5.komen.org/BreastCancer/GettingOlder.html

The biology of cancer cell shape and why it’s important:
https://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2017/02/01/the-biology-of-cancer-cell-shape-and-why-its-important/

Playing card template:
https://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/122296.aspx

Rob

Ride or Die (PDF zine)