by Heather Zeiger | Nov 1, 2019 | Bioethics, Ethics, Salvo, Science, Society
For my Biohazards column in Salvo Issue 50, I decided to write about vaccines since it was a hot news topic. I’m sure you’re asking the same thing I was asking about three days before the article’s deadline, “Why, Heather, did you decide to write about vaccines?” I...
by Heather Zeiger | Aug 30, 2019 | Announcements, Ethics, Society, Technology
I have three new articles at Mind Matters that cover the use of high-tech surveillance by the Chinese government. Mind Matters is a news site that is part of the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence. The site covers the intersection of...
by Heather Zeiger | May 10, 2019 | Announcements, Bioethics, Ethics, Science, Society, Technology
Almost a year ago, I came across several articles about the rising use and misuse of benzodiazepines, particularly among teenagers. Benzodiazepines, sometimes called “benzos” for short, are a class of anti-anxiety medications, Xanax being the most popular one to...
by Heather Zeiger | Feb 2, 2019 | Bioethics, Ethics, Science, Technology
Members of The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity receive the Center’s quarterly publication, Dignitas, which reports on current bioethics issues. I have an article in Volume 24, Issue 4 on embryoids. Embryoids are made from pluripotent stem cells and have...
by Heather Zeiger | Sep 21, 2018 | Bioethics, Ethics, Human Dignity, Salvo
My Casualty Report in Salvo Issue #46 is on modern-day eugenics. The United Nations Population Fund estimates that there are 117 million women believed to be “missing” in various parts of Asia and Eastern Europe due to sex-selective abortion and child...
by Heather Zeiger | Sep 21, 2018 | Ethics
I write a regular piece in Salvo called the Casualty Report. This reports on recent statistics affecting our culture. My recent Casualty Report in Issue #45 is on transgenderism. One key statistic is the number of teens who identify as transgender, and then after...