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Radhika Viswanathan

Radhika Viswanathan

Science and Health Intern

Radhika is a science and health intern at Vox.com. She recently graduated from Brooklyn College and will be starting medical school at SUNY Downstate this fall.

Latest articles by Radhika Viswanathan

Money
Why Starbucks, Disney, and the EU are all shunning plastic strawsWhy Starbucks, Disney, and the EU are all shunning plastic straws
Money

Banning plastic straws won’t save the ocean. But we should do it anyway.

By Radhika Viswanathan
Money
The problem with all the plastic that’s leaching into your foodThe problem with all the plastic that’s leaching into your food
Money

There’s mounting evidence that it’s a health hazard.

By Julia Belluz and Radhika Viswanathan
Science
There’s a surprisingly rich debate about how to define deathThere’s a surprisingly rich debate about how to define death
Science

The story of Jahi McMath, a teenage girl who died this summer, shows how painful a lack of consensus can be for families.

By Radhika Viswanathan
Explainers
3 biological parents, 1 child, and an international controversy3 biological parents, 1 child, and an international controversy
Explainers

The story of mitochondrial replacement therapy shows how ethically tricky genetic manipulation is becoming.

By Radhika Viswanathan
Climate
Overfishing is decimating sharks. This map shows where they cross paths with fishing boats.Overfishing is decimating sharks. This map shows where they cross paths with fishing boats.
Climate

This Shark Week, you can track the journey of 45 sharks across the Atlantic Ocean.

By Radhika Viswanathan
Science
The rescue of the 12 Thai boys who were trapped in a cave, explainedThe rescue of the 12 Thai boys who were trapped in a cave, explained
Science

All of the boys and their coach were brought out of the cave on stretchers in an extraordinary mission.

By Radhika Viswanathan
Science
Thai boys speak publicly for the first time: “This experience taught me to be more patient”Thai boys speak publicly for the first time: “This experience taught me to be more patient”
Science

The 12 Thai boys who were trapped in a cave are out of the hospital and have begun to share details of their experience.

By Radhika Viswanathan
Science
“This is madness”: A rescue diver on what it was like to save the Thai boys in the cave“This is madness”: A rescue diver on what it was like to save the Thai boys in the cave
Science

The divers searching for the boys almost gave up. Then, they had a near-perfect rescue mission.

By Radhika Viswanathan
Science
Video: Thai boys didn’t swim out of the cave; they were rescued on stretchersVideo: Thai boys didn’t swim out of the cave; they were rescued on stretchers
Science

New information suggests the 12 Thai boys trapped in a cave were medicated and carried out on stretchers during the rescue operation.

By Radhika Viswanathan
Science
Elon Musk’s plan to bring a mini-submarine to rescue the Thai boysElon Musk’s plan to bring a mini-submarine to rescue the Thai boys
Science

Musk tried to join the rescue efforts by building a sub. It wasn’t used, so he left it in Thailand.

By Radhika Viswanathan