Jonas Salk, the People’s Scientist
How the man who vanquished polio won the public’s love but never the respect of his peers
Advancing science and medicine for, not on, human beings
How the man who vanquished polio won the public’s love but never the respect of his peers
A story of hiking, frailty, and glimpsing the divine
The trouble with the idea that we can play God, but ethically
James D. Watson’s unfinished quest to master genetic destiny
Reflections on the Instrumentalization of Human Life
Review | Spring 2017
Short reviews of books on the opioid epidemic, the crisis of authority, Silicon Valley, the “new eugenics,” and more
Problems with puberty suppression in treating gender dysphoria