Globalizing science:
In an earlier post, I looked at a research study by Nelson et al. [1] on how the cognitive development of young abandoned children in Romania was affected by being raised in institutional versus foster care conditions. Specifically, I examined...
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Posted on January 11, 2008 2:43 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Could research on abandoned children be ethical? What if it leaves them in an institution?
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Posted on January 10, 2008 12:35 AM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The One Laptop Per Child program's Give One Get One promotion (which I blogged about back in November) has been extended through the end of December 31 (today!!). If you're in the U.S. or Canada, for $399 ($200 of which...
Posted on December 31, 2007 4:03 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
I just found out about something cool for which the window of opportunity closes in eleven days: Through November 26, the One Laptop Per Child project has a Give One Get One deal (in the U.S. and Canada) wherein you...
Posted on November 16, 2007 12:41 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
In the July 16 issue of Chemical & Engineering News (secure behind a paywall), the article "FBI Reaches Out to Campuses" [1] caught my attention. The gist of it is that academic scientists are increasingly the targets of foreign espionage,...
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Posted on July 24, 2007 5:05 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Almost a year ago, I learned about the case of the Tripoli six, five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian physician in Libya sentenced to death for infecting hundreds of children with HIV despite the fact that the best scientific evidence...
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Posted on July 24, 2007 12:29 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Only a few days out from the 19 December verdict in the Tripoli 6 case, it's hard not to come to the conclusion that the Bush administration honestly couldn't be bothered that Libya shows every sign of being ready to...
Posted on December 16, 2006 11:19 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
You may remember the plight of the Tripoli Six (also known as the Benghazi Six), the physician and five nurses on trial in Libya for infecting 400 children in the hospital where they were working with HIV even though there...
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Posted on December 6, 2006 2:30 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
As Revere notes, the trial of the Tripoli six is scheduled to resume on October 31. This means the time for serious action is now. As Mike Dunford points out, If you want to do something more than just get...
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Posted on October 14, 2006 3:52 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
In a post months and months ago, I wrote the following*: I've heard vague claims that there are some cultures in which "plagiarism" as defined by U.S. standards is not viewed as an ethical breach at all, and that this...
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Posted on October 9, 2006 1:08 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
In Tripoli, Libya, five nurses and a physician are in danger of being executed by firing squad if the international scientific community doesn't raise its voice. As reported by Nature: The six are charged with deliberately infecting more than 400...
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Posted on September 20, 2006 10:47 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Every now and then, I take a moment to read my unsolicited commercial email before binning it. (Note to eMarketers: This moment is generally used to mock and deride the goods and/or services offered in the unsolicited commercial email. Take...
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Posted on January 24, 2006 11:47 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Janet D. Stemwedel (whose nom de blog is Dr. Free-Ride) is an assistant 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.
