Category: Culture
A Push for Licenses to Genetically Engineer Human Beings
We can’t trust “the scientists” to do the right thing because over the years too many have proven unworthy.
Stranger on a Plane: Lessons from Flatland
In 1884, English clergyman Edwin A. Abbott published a work of scientific and mathematical fantasy.
China Strip-Mines Political Prisoners for Organs
Several years ago, China promised it would eliminate this dark harvest.
What the Abortion Debate Tells Us About Integrity in Science
Science has quite a bit to contribute to our debate about abortion as a matter public policy.
New Engineering Textbook, Hacking the Cosmos, Argues for Intelligent Design
According to Halsmer, engineering involves “the creative use of resources and ingenuity to accomplish a purpose or solve a problem.” It does so by creating “affordances.”