Policy & Ethics

“It’s natural to think of scientists as truth seekers, people driven by an intense curiosity to understand the natural world.

In a generational policy change, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed to repeal the “Endangerment Finding”, the determination that underpins the government’s legal authority to regulate greenhouse gases and, in turn, is the underpinn

In my conversation with Bill Wirtz, I explored the consequences of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to “rein in” the influence of the pharmaceutical industry by downsizing key health agencies, such as the FDA, NIH, and CDC.

"Scholarly bullshit is defined as scholarship that is so pointless and unnecessary that even the scholar producing it cannot justify its existence,” Kirchherr defined in a

Join Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein on Episode 125 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss:

A new accreditation body, claiming to prioritize student outcomes and transparency, has emerged amidst a U.S. healthcare provider shortage.

NJ Charity Care Program

At last report, a Delaware court had   concocted an idiosyncratic standard to enable permit admission of the plaintiffs’ scientific evidence in 75,000 Zantac ca

Join Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein on Episode 124 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss:

The secrets of our genes can be mined or misused. Our challenge is to sift through the data, utilize the tools, knowledge, and wisdom of what we can handle, and resist the temptation of tangling with the remainder.