Xenotransplantation

Transplanting pig valves has become common, but major organs have been more difficult. Progress is being made to turn xenotransplantation Continue reading →

Indirect Costs Of Coal

Coal is plentiful and cheap, or so it seems. Coal produces 39% of the electricity in the US. The US Continue reading →

Climate Change Vs MAD

Baby Boomers grew up with the anxieties based on the real threat of Mutually Assured Destruction. Millions were emotionally affected. Continue reading →

DIY Cyborgs

Debates about how to manage technological developments frequently assume the work is being done by institutions. The technologies have advanced Continue reading →

Exoskeletons Replace Wheelchairs

Exoskeletons are not science fiction. People wearing robot arms and legs are common in sci-fi movies, but they are now Continue reading →

Heat Waves Become Deadly

Euphemisms aside, record heat is killing people. In June, Pakistan experienced a heat wave so severe that more than 1,229 Continue reading →

Puerto Rican Problems Worsen

As if being in default wasn’t bad enough for the Puerto Rican government, people are moving from the island because Continue reading →

Lab Grown Meat

Red meat has a lot of opponents: climate, health, ethics. Growing the meat without the animal eliminates some of the Continue reading →