The purpose: to research highly contagious diseases affecting animals and humans, such as foot and mouth disease.
Policy & Ethics
President Eisenhower surrounded himself with brilliant academics; he knew that science ended World War II without costing another million American lives. There was a sense that science would soon solve all the world’s problems.
Supposedly designed to foster safety, the draft EU regulation is said to protect the poor who might otherwise feel com
Join host Cameron English, Dr. Chuck Dinerstein and Dr. Barbara Pfeffer Billauer as they break down these stories on Episode 51 of the Science Dispatch podcast:
One recent provocative article advocates that the availability of new baby-making technologies should catalyze revisiting whether “biologism” – the prioritization o
In November 2020, voters in Oregon approved Measure 110, which effectively decriminalized the possession of federally i
Join host Cameron English, Dr. Chuck Dinerstein and Dr. Barbara Pfeffer Billauer as they break down these stories on Episode 50 of the Science Dispatch podcast:
Which is worse? A or B?
A: "You've come a long way, baby
To get where you've got to today
You've got your own cigarette now, baby
You've come a long, long way."
Laws based on roadside saliva tests for drug-impaired driving, especially for marijuana, are quietly being implemented in state legislatures across the