Publications

The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity

“Coronavirus Vaccine Ethics” December 8, 2020 (Updated March 30, 2021)

Are the coronavirus vaccines safe? What’s the difference between mRNA and adenovirus vaccines? Are vaccine passports ethical? My article on Covid-19 vaccine ethics.

Mind Matters News

What If Your Schooling Meant an AI Telling You What to Do? (December 18, 2021, Sci-Fi Saturday)

Facebook’s…Er, Meta’s Instagram Problem (December 7, 2021)

#WhereIsPengShuai: China’s Star Tennis Player Went Missing (December 1, 2021)

Search Engines: Closing the Gap for Minority Languages (November 18, 2021)

Gingrich at COSM: China Is the Greatest Threat to Global Freedom (November 17, 2021)

COSM 2021: Kai-Fu Lee Tries His Hand at Future Casting (November 12, 2021)

China Brief: Xi Jinping Is a Techno-Utopian (October 29, 2021)

LinkedIn Says Goodbye to China (October 20, 2021)

Xi Jinping’s Ruthless March Toward “Common Prosperity (October 12, 2021)

Will China’s Huge Tech Sector Crackdown Stifle Innovation? (October 8, 2021)

China Manipulates Social Media to Spark Protests in the U.S. (September 20, 2021)

China’s Data Laws Restrict Businesses And Favor the State (August 30, 2021)

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Salvo Magazine

The Sick & the Tired Biohazards, Salvo Issue #59, Winter 2021

Unplanned Demography: The Grim Realities of China’s Eugenics & Population Control Biohazards, Salvo Issue #58, Fall 2021

Gone Girls: India Is Missing 13.5 Million from Sex-Selective Abortion, Casualty Report, Salvo Issue #58, Fall 2021

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Breaking Ground, a Project of Comment Magazine

Work After the Pandemic

Bioethics.com

At Bioethics.com, I’ve compiled the top COVDI-19 news items since the beginning of the pandemic.

Check out December 2019, January 2020, February 2020, March 2020, April 2020, May 2020, June 2020, July 2020, August 2020, September 2020, October 2020, and November 2020.

How does a virus work and what bioethical issues should we consider during the pandemic?

March 23, 2020: “Coronavirus: Explanations and Ethical Issues”

TCU Endeavors

Spring 2021 Issue: “Turning Over a New Leaf in Energy” — Professor profile on how photosynthesis inspires solar photovoltaic cell design

Spring 2021 Issue: “Sing Like a Bird” — Professor profile on research examining how a finch singing may lead to therapies for people who struggle with language

Spring 2020 Issue: “Stopping the Flu Virus” — Professor profile on research modeling the flu virus