Policy & Ethics

Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it. And I'm not talking about ancient history. I'm talking about 18 years ago.

Pop quiz: What do the New York Times, Jeffrey "the yogic flying instructor" Smith, and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have in common?

In the last few weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO), released its first guidelines to digital healthcare. It is modest in its recommendations, building on where we currently are to where we might go.

At the turn of time moving from the 19thto the 20thcentury, drinking water was hard to find given that indoor plumbing was not the norm and that the embryonic water infrastructure was primarily concerned with fire fighting an

“Ben, I just want to say one word to you, just one word. Are you listening? Plastics”

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The Endangered Species Act of 1973 protected wildlife by assuring that societal action would not

Imagine wandering through the grocery store, and your eye catches a flashy label on a bottle of orange juice: "Does not contain CYANIDE." What would you think?

California is a trendsetter.  

In many ways, science is easier than public policy. The reason is because the former is simply a matter of uncovering facts, while the latter involves not just facts but legal, ethical, and financial considerations as well.