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Janet D. Stemwedel (whose nom de blog is Dr. Free-Ride) is an associate professor of philosophy at San Jose State University. Before becoming a philosopher, she earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. Email her at dr.freeride@gmail.com.
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Category: Doing science for the government
Can a scientist who has made an ethical misstep be rehabilitated and reintegrated as a productive member of the scientific community? Or is your first ethical blunder grounds for permanent expulsion from the community?
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 3:33 PM • 19 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Current events
There are days when I imagine that I'll run out of news reports of scientists caught behaving badly to blog about. Then, I check my inbox. Today, my inbox featured a news item in The Scientist about two medical...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 2:23 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Doing science for the government
Why should scientists get more protection from their past choices than drunk college kids on Facebook?
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 8:39 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Current events
You may have heard that the Obama administration has proposed new rules for federal funding of embryonic stem cell (ESC) research. (The proposed rules are available in draft form through the end of the public comment period; the NIH expects...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 3:13 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Current events
It seems that some people respond to public concern about swine flu and its spread by trying to sell you stuff. This stuff is not limited to face masks and duct tape, but includes products advertised to prevent, diagnose, or...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 6:03 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Current events
If someone will be left out, what's a fair way to decide who?
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 1:44 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Current events
In my last post, I looked at some of the ethical considerations an individual might make during a flu epidemic. My focus was squarely on the individual's decisions: whether to stay in bed or seek medical care, whether to seek...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 12:59 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Communication
Are the existing regulations on animal use too loose, or too strict? (Can we answer the question without knowing what the regulations actually require?)
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 6:54 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Doing science for the government
In my last post, I started wading into the question of what kinds of ethical questions arise from clinical trials on "alternative" medical treatments, especially clinical trials supported by the National Center on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). The ethical...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 9:09 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Doing science for the government
A little while ago, PalMD put up a post at Whitecoat Underground about the current state of the National Center on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), especially at a moment in history when the federal government is spending loads of...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 2:25 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
