ethics

The notion of human medical experimentation elicits visceral repulsion.

Join host Cameron English, Dr. Josh Bloom and Dr. Barbara Billauer as they break down these stories on Episode 56 of the Science Dispatch podcast:        

A few weeks ago, our Board of Scientific Advisor Susan Goldhaber wrote about a better way to determine the toxicity of compounds than using animal studies. A scient

A chimera refers to a single organism with cells from different individuals, meaning 

"Clinical trial" is just a nice-sounding term for "human experiment." We don't like to use that term because it carries a lot of baggage, like the torturous and murderous "experiments" conducted by Nazi doctor Josef Mengele.

Despite popular belief, there has been news and stories on issues other than Covid-19 and the market. If for no other reason, here are momentary distractions for that ill-defined discomfort you are experiencing.   

I wrote an article several months ago about a controversial study suggesting that red meat wasn’t all that bad. You can find it here.

There is always talk of the “life-work” balance which assumes that these are, in fact, separate activities. That assumption is also in play when we look at our behavior in those two settings.

There is a stinking, pathetic double standard at the heart of scientific publishing, as well as science communication in general:

The Gray Lady has gotten raunchy in her old age.