Articles 2024
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‘Natural’ and ‘Ethical’ Are Getting a Divorce
Bloomberg Opinion, May 11, 2021
Diamonds from a lab and leather from a vat are better for people and the planet (and no less luxurious) than the stuff nature provides. -
Much More Than Muffins: The Women Scientists Who Invented Home Ec
The New York Times Book Review, May 04, 2021
Review of THE SECRET HISTORY OF HOME ECONOMICS: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live By Danielle Dreilinger -
Los Angeles Takes an Oprah Approach to Guaranteed Incomes
Bloomberg Opinion, April 30, 2021
The city’s program looks more like “You Get a Car” than a transformative attack on local poverty. -
Keep Job Interviews Virtual After Covid
Bloomberg Opinion, April 07, 2021
Companies have lots of good reasons to fall out of love with daylong, on-campus recruiting marathons. -
Telemedicine Will Be Great After Covid, Too
Bloomberg Opinion, March 31, 2021
Pandemic-fueled innovations like remote consultation and licensing reform are good for doctors, patients and public health. -
Museums Sold More Art During Pandemic. Why Go Back?
Bloomberg Opinion, March 28, 2021
An emergency fundraising measure intended to relieve financial distress should be left in place for other reasons. -
Women and Men Are Like the Threads of a Woven Fabric
The New York Times, March 26, 2021
The textiles women produced made our civilization what it is. -
How Job-Killing Technologies Liberated Women
Bloomberg Opinion, March 14, 2021
Viewed through the lens of women’s experiences, inventions often derided as job-killers look like “Engines of Liberation.” -
A California Coup? Gavin Newsom Has a Problem on His Hands
Bloomberg Opinion, February 11, 2021
As a recall effort shows, it’s a bad time for a governor to be identified with San Francisco and intransigent teachers’ unions. -
Criminalizing Science Is Really Dumb
Bloomberg Opinion, January 27, 2021
The U.S. is playing into China’s hands by prosecuting researchers it ought to be welcoming.