Month: November 2025

Book Review: ‘Hormonal Theory: A Rebellious Glossary’

Book Review: ‘Hormonal Theory: A Rebellious Glossary’


Hormonal Theory: A Rebellious Glossary by Andrea Ford, Roslyn Malcolm, Sonja Erikainen, Lisa Raeder, and Celia Roberts (eds.) (Bloomsbury: 2024) Far beyond fitness tips about “boosting testosterone” for muscle growth or the tired cliché of attributing women’s moods to menstruation, a wide range of lesser-known hormones has entered public discourse and social media. From productivity […]
Book Review: The Technological non-Fix of Crowdfunding: A Private Health Solution to a Public Health Problem

Book Review: The Technological non-Fix of Crowdfunding: A Private Health Solution to a Public Health Problem


Crowded Out: The True Costs of Crowdfunding Healthcare by Nora Kenworthy (MIT Press: 2024) One chilly winter day, I (the author of this review) was standing in line at my university’s coffee shop for a hot drink when I saw a poster printed out amongst the ads for ongoing campus activities of a student asking […]