Policy & Ethics

Where science meets society: regulatory decisions, research ethics, public health policy, and the debates around how scientific knowledge is applied, funded, and communicated.

So important (and likely) a question was this that mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turning devised the Turing test to determine if a machine's ability to exhibit intelligen
  “Kill Your Gas Stove. It’s bad for you, and the environment. If you can afford to avoid it, you probably should." 
Today the Biden Administration declared that fentanyl laced with xylazine (“tranq”) is an “emerging threat.” In Februar
As a part of my public advocacy on behalf of chronic pain patients, I “talk” with a lot of people on social media.  Many are desperately searching for a doctor who will treat their pain.  Many doctors have been terrorized by a DEA that h
Join host Cameron English as he sits down with Dr. Chuck Dinerstein to break down these stories on Episode 39 of the Science Dispatch podcast:
Bioeconomy refers to that portion of the economy, products, services, and processes derived from biological resources (e.g., plants and microorganisms).
ADHD is a syndrome, a constellation of symptoms grouped to define a spectrum of disorders involving attention to “detail, organization skills, memory, a
The company responsible for both alarms, Valisure, is a private Connecticut laboratory.