To be genetically illiterate in the genomic age
What if I told you that the source code, or genomes, for many living organisms is available for free online? Would it surprise you? As of today, all genomes created […]
Category Archives: Politics & Policy
Lost in Translation
The year is 2019; the place, your local grocery store. You, the unwary consumer, wander the aisles on your weekly shopping excursion. Reaching for the milk, you hesitate; “non-GMO” is […]
Men control the reproductive rights of plants too
When confronted with the imprecise notion of “sustainability” in agriculture, most people’s thoughts drift to ideas of ecologically-mindful land management practices. I’ll dub these concepts “the classics”: rotate your crops, […]
Science Behind Bars: A Bioethics Case Study
The “salt wars” have been raging for decades, with medical science still embroiled over whether there is a direct link between sodium consumption and heart disease. Last year, a group […]
Oil Wells in the River of Grass
“Here are no lofty peaks seeking the sky, no mighty glaciers or rushing streams wearing away the uplifted land. Here is land, tranquil in its quiet beauty, serving not as […]
Genetic Privacy
As dust settles in the wake of the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal, people around the world are rapidly awakening to the power and value of their personal data. Information […]
Crowd-funded Dams
Infrastructure development is a major issue in many countries of the developing world. Countries with developing economies often suffer from a negative balance of trade and weak institutions, […]
A Warmer Climate Means Stronger Hurricanes
The start of the 2018 hurricane season and recent presidential controversy have brought hurricanes back into the public eye. The first major hurricane of the 2018 season, Hurricane Florence, made […]
Social Insurance: Holes in the Safety Net
This article is part of an opinion editorial series on topics under the umbrella of Social Insurance. Topics have been chosen based on common gaps in knowledge of Social Insurance. […]
Your Latest [Artificial] Intelligence Report
With the technology introduction of the personal assistant Siri and the promise of a completely self-driving car from Tesla soon, artificial intelligence (AI) is radically changing the modern world. AI […]
