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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: Academia
One of the most interesting sessions at the NSF IGERT 2010 Project Meeting was a panel of men and women who participated in the IGERT program as students and are now working in a variety of different careers. The point...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 8:46 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Academia
About three weeks ago, I was in Washington, D.C. for the NSF IGERT 2010 Project Meeting. I was invited to speak on a panel on Digital Science (with co-panelists Chris Impey, Moshe Pritzker, and Jean-Claude Bradley, who blogged about it),...
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Category: Academia
Recently in my inbox, I found a request for advice unlike any I'd received before. Given the detail in the request, I don't trust myself to paraphrase it. As you'll see, I've redacted the names of the people, university, and...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 4:31 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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?
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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
