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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
There's a new feature article by Liza Gross [1] up at PLoS Biology. Titled "A Broken Trust: Lessons from the Vaccine-Autism Wars," the article does a nice job illuminating how the themes of trust and accountability play out in interactions...
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Category: Communication
Following up on an excellent post she wrote earlier this month, Jessica Palmer at Bioephemera brings us an update on the lawsuit against Jared Diamond and The New Yorker. You may recall that this lawsuit alleges that a story written...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 4:06 PM • 2 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: Communication
If you're speaking to the public as a scientist (including speaking to the public through a journalist), you have some responsibilities.
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Category: Communication
Should scientists try to counter woo-meisters on their home turf?
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Category: Communication
Suggestions for how to have a productive dialogue about animal research.
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Category: Communication
Remember earlier this week when we were discussing some of the positions people might hold with respect to the use of animals in research? These included animal rights positions, which held that animals have inherent rights not to have their...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 5:50 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Communication
When dialogue about animal research feels like talking to a brick wall, maybe it's not the wall you're trying to reach.
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Category: Communication
It's not just your view, but what you're willing to do to advance it.
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Category: Communication
Conflating animal welfare and animal rights blocks dialogue about animal research.
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