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Transparent Solar Panels, Gravity Waves, a Wooden Satellite, Women Taking Testosterone
This week on Mornings with Carmen, we talked about how scientists are trying to develop transparent solar panels, gravity waves in the upper atmosphere due to Hurricane Helene, whether wood can withstand space conditions, and why more middle-aged women are asking for...
The Cooling Atlantic Ocean, Man-Made Meteor Shower, and Medicalizing Mental Illness
This week's Mornings with Carmen, we talked about why the Atlantic Ocean is suddenly cooling, whether NASA accidentally caused a meteor shower, and the problems with medicalizing mental illness. The Atlantic Ocean Is Cooling, Sort Of NOAA (National Oceanic Atmospheric...
Excerpt from After Dinner Conversation: Research Ethics Anthology
From the Editor I made a prototype of a molecular sensor once. It was my graduate thesis project and took about two-and-a-half years. In the day-to-day tedium of baby-sitting reactions, serving as a teaching assistant, and managing my life outside of the lab, it never...
The Moon’s South Pole, Euthanasia Trends, and the Singularity
Today on Mornings with Carmen, we talked about making tires that will not fall apart in the harsh conditions at the Moon's south pole, the latest Gallup pole numbers on American's views on euthanasia, and if the Singularity is nearer. Designing tires that will work at...
Mars Rover, Jelly Batteries, and Predatory Telehealth
This week on Mornings with Carmen, we talked about the Mars Curiosity rover's unexpected findings, jelly-like batteries that actually work, and how online companies, claiming to be health providers, prey on young men's worst fears. Mars: Curiosity Rover finds...
Conference Recap, Canada and Assisted Suicide
This week on Mornings with Carmen, we talked about The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity's summer conference and a doctor in Canada who has helped more than 400 people die by assisted suicide. Conference Recap The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity’s...
Exploding Stars, Southern Baptists and IVF, and the West Coast Heat Dome
This week's on Mornings with Carmen, we discussed an exploding star that will be visible this summer, the Southern Baptist Convention's position on IVF, and the heat dome that is sitting over California, Oregon, and Washington. We could see an exploding star As if...
When Helping Hurts: Medical Care, End-of-Life, and the News
In August, during my Science in the News spot on Mornings with Carmen, we talked about medical care for the frail elderly and The New Yorker article by Sunita Puri, author and palliative care and hospice physician, on the moral distress physicians experience...
How to Practice Discernment When Reading About Climate Change
This summer's heat wave across the U.S. Southwest, Mexico, parts of Europe, and China would have been virtually impossible without "human-driven climate change," according to a study published by researchers at World Weather Attribution. The study was released without...
June 2022: Articles, Recommendations, and Other Interesting Stuff
Big Projects I took some time off from my regular writing at Mind Matters News on China and technology so I could finish a couple of long-term projects. The first was a special report on the ethics of fetal tissue research, published on The Center for Bioethics &...
December 2021: Articles, Recommendations, and Other Stuff
Beginning Again in the New Year NFL quarter back Philip Rivers had a Latin phrase printed on hats, shirts, and the walls of the Chargers’ locker room: Nunc Coepi. Last year Rivers retired after playing seventeen seasons in the NFL. His favorite phrase Nunc Coepi means...
November 2021: Articles, Recommendations, and Other Stuff
This Fall update comes out a little late as I am working on updating my website. I've made my publications page much more user-friendly, and in the coming months, I am going to add some creative pages for those, like me, who would like a little more art, nature, and...