Science & Ethics is a bimonthly radio show airing on Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM. The following has been adapted from an interview with Dr. Laura Niklason, MD, Ph.D. Dr. Laura Niklason is a professor of anesthesiology and biomedical engineering at Yale University. Ongoing research in Dr. Niklason’s lab involves optimizing the development of an...
In his entire career as a physician, Dr. Donald Brock, D.O., he has never driven less than an hour to work. Since moving to Hillsdale this past September, Brock has contemplated riding his new tractor to work. Though the new emergency department director at Hillsdale Hospital jokes about the idea, Brock relishes in the...
Walking into the Chicago branch of Google’s corporate headquarters is like walking into the Google homepage, but instead of a blank white screen, concrete walls and pillars frame a fluorescently-lit model of the iconic tetrachrome logo. As part of Living and Working in Chicago, 11 Hillsdale students found themselves on the other side. The visit...
Scientists believe they may have finally penetrated the mystique of the chimera. On Jan. 26, a collaborative research group from Spain and the U.S. reported the success of a four-year project: human cells growing alongside pig cells in a pig embryo. Scientists hope that a pig-human chimera will serve as a vehicle for organ-harvesting. Every...
With a yodel and lasso, Sourdough Slim brought the charm of the Wild West to the attendees of the American West CCA. Performing to audiences for nearly 30 years, Rick Crowder, a.k.a. Sourdough Slim, asked his audience if anyone knew the origin of yodeling. “Switzerland,” an audience member said. Slim replied, “Very good. Yodeling started...