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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: Communication
In a recent post, I issued an invitation: I am always up for a dialogue on the issue of our moral relation to animals and on the ethical use of animals in scientific research. If folks inclined towards the animal...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 8:01 PM • 44 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Ethical research
This, in turn, means that members of the public who strongly disagree with your stand may decide to track you down and let you know they disagree with you. Apparently, this may become an issue for those who signed the...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 7:33 PM • 260 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Biology
I don't usually go looking for a fight, but there are some cases where I'll make an exception. You know, of course that I'm a big fan of DonorsChoose. And you'll recall that PETA's tactics make them a problematic organization...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 9:40 PM • 30 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Communication
On my earlier post, "Dialogue, not debate", commenter dave c-h posed some interesting questions: Is there an ethical point at which engagement is functionally equivalent to assent? In other words, is there a point at which dialogue should be replaced...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 4:53 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Communication
At the end of last week, I made a quick trip to UCLA to visit with some researchers who, despite having been targets of violence and intimidation, are looking for ways to engage with the public about research with animals....
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 3:34 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Biology
The other day, while surfing the web, my better half came upon this semi-official looking symbol for psychohazards: The verbiage underneath the symbol seem to indicate conditions that might have serious consequences for one's picture of the world and its...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 4:13 PM • 14 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: Announcements
Today Americans for Medical Progress has announced three recipients for academic year 2009-2010 of the Michael D. Hayre Fellowship in Public Outreach, designed to inspire and motivate the next generation of research advocates. From the AMP press release: The importance...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 9:11 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogospheric science
In case you're interested, Paw-talk, a website aimed at humans with pets, invited me over to chat about philosophy, ethics, science, and the use of animals in research. You can find that interview here. It's also worth noting that the...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 6:08 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Ethics 101
As a brief follow-up to my post thinking about Dr. J's view that cats are a special class of being that ought not be used in research, I would like to assert that:...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 10:03 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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