Category Archives: Ethics

Are Warnings About the Side Effects of Drugs Making Us Sick?

By Steve Silberman
Posted: July 16, 2012
Category: Culture, Drugs, Ethics, Health, Nocebo effect, Placebo effect, Science, Social networks | Tagged , , , , , | 21 Comments

Autism Awareness is Not Enough: Here’s How to Change the World

By Steve Silberman
Posted: April 2, 2012
Category: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Culture, Education, Ethics, Genetics, Health, Media, Neurodiversity, Neuroscience, Politics, Science, Social networks, Technology | Tagged , | 44 Comments

White House Appointee Ari Ne’eman on the Power of Autistic Community

By Steve Silberman
Posted: November 1, 2011
Category: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Culture, Education, Ethics, Health, History, Journalism, Media, Neurodiversity, Social networks | 16 Comments

An Eye-Opening Adventure in Socialized Medicine

By Steve Silberman
Posted: July 12, 2011
Category: Bacteria, Ethics, Health, Politics, Science, TV | Tagged , , , , , , , | 148 Comments

Woof! John Elder Robison, Living Boldly as a “Free-Range Aspergian”

By Steve Silberman
Posted: May 18, 2011
Category: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Books, Ethics, Genetics, Health, History, Interview, Neurodiversity, Photography, Science, Science Writing, Technology, Writers | Tagged , , , , | 48 Comments

“Loving Lampposts,” A Groundbreaking Documentary About Autism, Love, and Acceptance

By Steve Silberman
Posted: March 29, 2011
Category: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Ethics, Film, Genetics, Interview, Neurodiversity, Science | Tagged , , , , , , , | 38 Comments

Autism, Vaccines, and Community: Straight Talk with Seth Mnookin

By Steve Silberman
Posted: March 8, 2011
Category: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Bacteria, Biology, Books, Ethics, Genetics, Health, Interview, Journalism, Media, Memory, Neurodiversity, Neuroscience, Politics, Science, Writers | Tagged , , , , , , , | 61 Comments

Why Can’t the Heroic Intern Who Saved Giffords’ Life Get Married in Arizona?

By Steve Silberman
Posted: January 10, 2011
Category: Ethics, Gay, Marriage Equality, Politics, Sexuality | Tagged , , , , | 13 Comments

Meet the Ethical Placebo: A Story that Heals

By Steve Silberman
Posted: December 22, 2010
Category: Books, Drugs, Ethics, Health, Interview, Placebo effect, Science, Science Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 57 Comments