D. MUTHULINGAM, MD

Physician, Writer, Bon Vivant

I am an infectious disease physician and writer. I write and speak about science communication, health equity, care work, labor rights, the ecology and cultural history of infectious diseases (including at the intersection of incarceration and addiction medicine), cultural criticism, narrative, and speculative fiction.

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Sex, Ambition and Acquisition

Content Warning: NSFW, sexy stuff, capitalist discontent 1. Microsoft Bing AI’s Shadow Self (word count: 504) From tv tropes A tech...

On the Banality of Story: the perils and pitfalls of narrative

This is a first installment in an exploratory series on storytelling in medicine, science, life. Drop a line if this interests you. “We...

Reading Hard Things: On losing the Trauma Plot

Should we read "difficult art"? What if we are tired? You can receive posts directly in your email by subscribing. Content warning:...