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DISCERNING TODAY'S SCIENCE HEADLINES
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...