In this video, Amesh Adalja, M.D., discusses the history of vaccination with special attention to the heroic figures who developed this technology. Particular consideration is given to the chain of reasoning leading to the first vaccine, as well as how the germ theory of disease led to a plethora of vaccines that allowed humans to experience a rapid improvement in lifespan and quality of life.
In this talk, Eric Daniels, science teacher and curriculum developer at LePort schools, explores what’s wrong with today’s science education, the history of science education and how to fundamentally improve science education.
In this talk, which was delivered as a part of ARI’s Road to a Free Society Tour, Amanda Maxham separates fact from fiction in the growing campaign of fear surrounding bio-engineered foods.
In today’s culture there is a tendency to associate capitalism with religion. That association stems from generations of conservatives suggesting that what makes America free, great, and exceptional is faith. So it’s hardly a surprise that many Americans who revere science oppose capitalism.
