TEDx Midatlantic presented a letter to the US President from Dr. Theo Colborn, December 10th 2012 as a TED Talk. On the day of December 21st 2012, I’m sharing her reading of this letter with you, because it is so hopeful. Even if we predicted doom, and in some ways may have created a doomsday … Continue reading »
Science and engineering together are a big, fast-growing part of the US workforce – more than 5 million people. Yet, many people in the US are still left out of science and engineering jobs. A new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) looks at the gaps, and what to do about them. The report, … Continue reading »
Freedom of information sharing is a right we take for granted in science. And in biomedical research we felt secure about that right, until this year. This is the year everything changed. Information sharing is the subject of a new National Academies Press publication, just out and freely available at the link: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13295 . The experts debate the best … Continue reading »
Are men and women different? When it comes to the body, yes. Aside from the obvious, we have differences in diseases. For example, the H1N1 flu affected pregnant women more than other people during the pandemic. And women have more cases of lupus and osteoporosis than men. The health and disease of our heart, muscles, … Continue reading »
In science experiments, you do it once and it works, maybe you were lucky. You do it twice, it might be a real result. But when you describe how to do it, and someone else successfully repeats it – that’s a paper. Making it clear enough for someone else to get it, is a requirement of science journal publication. … Continue reading »
What does science promise in 2012? For chimpanzees, maybe a more hopeful future. Take a look at what the IOM (Institute of Medicine) gave us in 2011. 75 reports and summaries came out. The IOM reports to congress and to us, the public. They use some of the top scientists today. They have a goal of advising the nation, improving health. … Continue reading »
