science policy

Big Pharma is tough to love.

One of these beliefs is not like the other: The moon landing was faked. 9/11 was an inside job. Vaccines cause autism.

I recently testified to the USDA about food labels for products made using animal cell culture techniques. The testimony is below.

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

If somebody invented a device that could save the lives of millions of smokers, should society encourage its use?

Do you use plastic bags? Do you drink from plastic straws?

Europeans are a scientific mess in 2018.

A hot rock massage and herbal tea might make you feel nice, but they don't actually cure anything. Pointing that out in China, however, might land a person in jail.

It's repeated so often, that it's become conventional wisdom.

Remember the Occupy movement? It began in 2011 and fizzled out a few years later. Why?