Teen Vaping
My Casualty Report for Salvo Issue 48 is on the increase of vaping among teens. I wrote this report just as the FDA was investigating whether Juul, the largest provider of vaping liquids, knowingly targeted teens. Teen vaping had increased so much in the last two...
Embryoids: Unique Entities or Human Embryos
Embryoids are made from pluripotent stem cells and have many of the features of embryos, but are not technically embryos. So, what are they and is research with embryoids ethical?
Do You Like Me?
Studies continue to show that teen girls have higher incidence of depression and anxiety when they spend more time on social media.
Boys Beating Girls (as in boys out-number girls)
My Casualty Report in Salvo Issue #46 is on modern-day eugenics. In several countries, the ratio of boys born compared to girls is well above the naturally occurring ratio…
Young & Restless
My Casualty Report in Salvo Magazine (Issue #45) gives recent statistics on issues affecting our culture. My latest Casualty Report is politically incorrect even though the statistics are from well-known journals and media sources.
Can We Trust Killer Robots and Drones to Act Ethically?
New technologies create geographic distance between the combatants and the war zone, but some people are concerned that it also create emotional distance.