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 | Oct 13, 2019 | Announcements, Bioethics, Society, Technology
My latest articles at Mind Matters News cover the Hong Kong protests. The first article addresses the various ways protesters are protecting themselves from digital surveillance. The second article, related to the first, looks at the Hong Kong protesters’ response to...
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 | Apr 12, 2019 | Announcements, Bioethics, Human Dignity, Salvo, Society
I took over the Biohazards column in Salvo Magazine from Paige Cunningham at The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity. The Biohazards column addresses bioethics issues in our culture. For my inaugural piece, I wrote about selecting embryos for intelligence: “Gene...
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...
