DVD review: Ethics in Biomedical Research
On this blog I occasionally note a major motion picture that is (tangentially) related to ethics in science, not to mention seeking your advice on my movie-viewing decisions (the votes are running 2 to...
View ArticleDVD review: Physicians – Speaking for Research.
The other day I received a DVD made by Americans for Medical Progress called Physicians – Speaking for Research. (They indicate on their site that the DVDs are free for the asking.) This is a DVD...
View ArticleMovie Review: Sizzle.
Randy Olson’s newest film, Sizzle, bears the subtitle, “a global warming comedy”. To my mind, it delivered neither the laughs nor the engagement with the issue of global warming that it promised. Maybe...
View ArticleDVD review: Veterinarians – Speaking for Research.
Americans for Medical Progress has produced a new DVD titled Veterinarians – Speaking for Research. (You can get your own free copy at the Americans for Medical Progress website.) You might consider...
View ArticleJust out of curiosity …
I’ve been noticing a little spike in traffic from search engine searches on “Luk Van Parijs” (about whom I have blogged here and here and here and here). So of course, I wonder: why the sudden spike in...
View ArticleMovie review: Orphans of Apollo.
I’ve mentioned before that I grew up in a family that was fairly captivated by the U.S. space program, especially the Apollo program that brought humans to the Moon. But as impressive as those manned...
View ArticleMovie review: Avatar.
While the sprogs were hanging out at the aquarium with the Grandparents Who Lurk But Seldom Comment, my better half and I went to see a 3-D IMAX screening of Avatar. My big concerns going in were that...
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