by Heather Zeiger | Sep 21, 2018 | Science, Technology
My recent article at MercatorNet looks at the ethics of using killer robots and drones in a combat situation. These new technologies create geographic distance between the combatants and the war zone, but some people are concerned that it also creates emotional...
by Heather Zeiger | Aug 7, 2017 | Announcements, Science, Technology
Originally, I wanted to write an article about parabiosis since it was a hot topic in the news. But, it turns out what the company Ambrosia is doing isn’t exactly parabiosis. It’s more akin to expensive blood transfusions. Parabiosis involves attaching two...
by Heather Zeiger | Apr 5, 2017 | Announcements, Book Review, Science, Society, Technology
This first of two articles I review Sharon Begley’s book Can’t Just Stop: An Investigation into Compulsions. Begley says that our need to check our cell phone every five minutes is not an addiction, but a compulsion. Begley is a science writer and has...
by Heather Zeiger | Feb 15, 2017 | Announcements, Science
I have a new article at MercatorNet on embargoes on scientific reporting and how they can go wrong. When journalists report on breaking science news, they actually receive the journal article information and press release a week before the research is published in a...
by Heather Zeiger | Jul 13, 2016 | Announcements, Science, Society
I have a new article at MercatorNet called “Blind Faith in DNA.” This article is cross-published at The Stream as “Be Wary of the Magical, Hyped-Up Claims About DNA” I wrote this article after Harvard’s George Church and several others...
by Heather Zeiger | Apr 16, 2016 | Announcements, Ethics, Science, Society, Technology
I have a new article in Quartz, an online publication that hits a wide audience and is geared toward the global business community. Find my article here, “Pigs with human hearts, and other wild tales from the future of organ donation.” I had been...
