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The Life of Her MindMedical Ethics and Challenging Scientific Doctrine with Dr. Alice DregerIn our inaugural conversation, we had the opportunity to speak with Alice Dreger, PhD. Dr. Dreger is an historian and philosopher of science, a journalist, and an activist. One of those rare thinkers who draws her readers into complex and controversial topics as if they’re just hanging out, jawing over a couple of drinks, Dreger’s work makes people question the long held “scientific” doctrine. In doing so, she forces them to consider that these beliefs are rooted in political bias as much as anything else. Trained in the history and philosophy of science, Dr...
2025-09-2558 min
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 192: Andrea James's Stalking Website Transgender Map Sure Is CreepyThis week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss Andrea James, the stochastic terrorist trans activist with a website and a grudge. Plus, gay furry hackers target a nuclear lab and Saira Rao gets canceled. Jesse’s fifth-grade yearbook page:And in cake form:Engadget: “Self-proclaimed 'gay furry hackers' breach nuclear” labJesse: “The rage behind Transgender Map”Alice Dreger: Galileo’s Middle FingerAlice Dreger: “The controversy surrounding The man who would be Queen: A case history of the politics of science, identity, and sex in the Interne...
2023-11-271h 11
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2023-09-083h 04
ParadigmAlice Dreger: Medical Ethics and SexualityAlice Dreger is a bioethicist, historian, activist, and author. She’s well known as a powerful public voice in support of rights people born with atypical sex characteristics, such as intersex.
In this conversation, Alice and Matt explore the science, philosophy, and history sex, gender, intersex, and similar topics.
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* Biological and social determinants of sex and gender
* Medical treatment of people born with atypical sex characteristics
* Ethics of sex and gender affirming medical interventions, especially in the case of children and adolescents
* Conflicts that often arise be...
2023-09-071h 06
tiki teko[epub] [read] Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger [epub] [read] Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger Read Online Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://baksoanakan.blogspot.com/22571733-galileo-s-middle-finger **Download Book Here ==> https://baksoanakan.blogspot.com/22571733-galileo-s-middle-finger Book Synopsis...
2023-09-0100 min
teki tarno[epub] [read] Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger [epub] [read] Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger Read Online Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://baksoanakan.blogspot.com/22571733-galileo-s-middle-finger **Download Book Here ==> https://baksoanakan.blogspot.com/22571733-galileo-s-middle-finger Book Synopsis...
2023-09-0100 min
Grandpa Thinks Deep Podcast PodcastLearning and education as "Sacred" endeavors.Alice Dreger spoke to students at the University of Delaware and made the argument the academia and higher learning were 'sacred endeavors" -- Grandpa loved the idea until he saw the speaker had live-twitted her son's Sex Ed class from the back of the class and criticized the teacher. https://alicedreger.com Get full access to Grandpa Thinks Deep Podcast at www.grandpathinksdeep.com/subscribe
2023-03-2745 min
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsThe Best Of Vol. 3: Kurt Fearnley, Me & Alice DregerFor this last Best Of episode we have the amazing Kurt Fearnley - paralympian, media personalist and advocate, who brings an amazing perspective on the global experience of disability. Then, the show I get the most feedback on, my diatribe about gun laws. And finally, one of the world’s foremost experts on sex differences - the historian and bioethicist Alice Dreger. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-01-1056 min
Hypospadias ConversationsDiscussion with Author and Renowned Historian Alice Dreger, Ph.D.Bonnie and John welcome renowned historian Alice Dreger, Ph.D. to Hypospadias Conversations to discuss the ethical considerations behind hypospadias repair surgery. Alice Dreger is a bioethicist, writer, historian, journalist and former professor of clinical medical humanities and bioethics at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern U. in Chicago, IL. Her TEDx lecture has been viewed over a million times. Learn more about Alice at her website alicedreger.com.
2023-01-0546 min
HeterodorxAlice Dreger vs. Colin WrightThis very non-representative episode of Heterodorx is the recording of the formal, timed debate between Alice Dreger and Colin Wright, which was held live Monday December 7 2022. They set out to resolve the claim, “Biological sex is real, immutable, and binary.” Did they succeed? Listen and decide for yourself! Dreger-Wright debate on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2aKX8Mcz9Q&ab_channel=CorinnaCohn--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heterodorx/support Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe
2022-12-171h 04
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier006 - Tangent Tier - Chris DregerThank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. This discussion with Chris Dreger was recorded on August 9, 2022 for the episode “Should I use my second eyeball?” After our original discussion, Chri...
2022-11-121h 02Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier006 - Tangent Tier - Megan ShanksThank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. This discussion with Megan Shanks was recorded on July 12, 2022 for the episode “Should I use my second eyeball?”--Alice...
2022-11-121h 01Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier006 - Tangent Tier - Anthony PaganiniThank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. This discussion with Anthony Paganini was recorded on August 26, 2022 for the episode “Should I use my second eyeball?”--Alice...
2022-11-121h 07
Jepson School of Leadership StudiesFree Speech and Open Inquiry in Higher EducationThe Jepson Leadership Forum presents Alice Dreger, journalist, historian, and author of "Galileo’s Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science," a New York Times Book Review editors' choice, for a discussion on "Free Speech and Open Inquiry in Higher Education." The 2022-23 Jepson Leadership Forum focuses on past and present failures in leadership and followership by shining a spotlight on times where we could – and should – have done better. We invite scholars, experts, and activists to reflect on what went wrong in the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, climate change, the U.S. COVID-19 response, histor...
2022-10-271h 04
Hypospadias ConversationsHypospadias Conversations TrailerGet a sneak peek at the Hypospadias Conversations podcast. Hear soundbites from hosts John and Bonnie along with hypospadias community advocates Alice Dreger, PhD, Arlene Baratz MD and Jim Lake, former executive director of the Hypospadias & Epispadias Association..
2022-10-2602 minJust Answer the Question - Tangent Tier005 - Tangent Tier - Peter SagalThank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. This discussion with Peter Sagal was recorded on March 16, 2022 for the episodes “What’s it like to play me?” and “Why run?” This discus...
2022-10-0854 minJust Answer the Question - Tangent Tier005 - Tangent Tier - Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn BensonThank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. This discussion with Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was recorded on June 22, 2022 for the episode “Why run?” As a note, this recor...
2022-10-0816 minJust Answer the Question - Tangent Tier005 - Tangent Tier - Chuck GrigsbyThank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. This discussion with Chuck Grigsby was recorded on April 18, 2022 for the episode “Why run?”--Alice Dreger, creator and host
2022-10-0854 minJust Answer the Question - Tangent Tier004 - Tangent Tier - Dan SavageThank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. Alice and I originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upon realizing that many interesting nuggets and pathways were lef...
2022-09-0551 minJust Answer the Question - Tangent Tier004 - Tangent Tier - Kepler Domurat-SousaThank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. Alice and I originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upon realizing that many interesting nuggets and pathways were lef...
2022-09-0531 minJust Answer the Question - Tangent Tier004 - Tangent Tier - Paul VaseyThank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. Alice and I originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upon realizing that many interesting nuggets and pathways were lef...
2022-09-051h 07Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier003 - Tangent Tier - Paul SullivanThank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. We originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upon realizing that many interesting nuggets and pathways were left on the...
2022-07-151h 08Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier003 - Tangent Tier - Michael TeagerThank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. We originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upon realizing that many interesting nuggets and pathways were left on th...
2022-07-151h 01Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier003 - Tangent Tier - Jonathan AdlerThank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. We originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upon realizing that many interesting nuggets and pathways were left on the...
2022-07-1533 minJust Answer the Question - Tangent Tier002 - Tangent Tier - Peter SagalThank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. We originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upon realizing that many interesting nuggets and pathways were left on the...
2022-07-1554 minJust Answer the Question - Tangent Tier002 - Tangent Tier - Jennifer RikerThank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. We originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upon realizing that many interesting nuggets and pathways were left on the...
2022-07-1557 minJust Answer the Question - Tangent Tier002 - Tangent Tier - Tavia GilbertThank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. We originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upon realizing that many interesting nuggets and pathways were left on the...
2022-07-151h 02Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier001 - Tangent Tier - Dan McAdamsThank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews, particularly the early ones such as this one with Dan McAdams, are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. We originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upo...
2022-07-1553 minJust Answer the Question - Tangent Tier001 - Tangent Tier - Tod ChambersThank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews, particularly the early ones such as this one with Tod Chambers, are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. We originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upo...
2022-07-1545 minJust Answer the Question - Tangent Tier001 - Tangent Tier - Jonathan AdlerThank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews, particularly the early ones such as this one with Jonathan Adler, are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. We originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upo...
2022-07-1540 min
Gender: A Wider Lens72 - Disenchanted by TransitionThis episode was made especially for anybody who might feel a sense of regret or anxiety about their medical transition. This does not mean they should necessarily detransition. Rather, it means that they are undergoing a reckoning with themselves. While some people choose to detransition, others are deeply ambivalent about transition but may feel they are “at a point of no return” and choose to remain in a trans identity. Others may find the detransition process too difficult and disappointing and decide to retransition. Sasha and Stella explore the blurry lines between terms like “transition” “detransition” and “transition regret” and hope to help...
2022-06-031h 01
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMAn East Lansing Development Roundup with Alice DregerOn this episode of the Insider, Andrew is in studio with ELi's founder, Alice Dreger, to talk about a number of various redevelopment projects — or potential projects — going on in East Lansing. Plus, the duo talks about a document from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) that highlights good strategies for growing downtowns. Give it a listen!
2022-04-0129 minEast Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMTalking Town-Gown Relations As MSU Moves Ahead with the Sophomores-On RuleOn this episode of the Insider, Andrew is joined by ELi's founder, Alice Dreger, to talk about the latest on town-gown relations in East Lansing. The duo discuss the sophomores-on-campus housing rule that MSU is planning to enforce beginning in the fall, the growing glut of student-oriented housing, and what the future might hold in light of these, and other, developments. Give it a listen!
2022-03-0427 min
TransparencyMade By History - with Alice DregerHistorian and journalist Alice Dreger is perhaps best known for her book Galileo's Middle Finger, in which she chronicles the smear campaign against Dr Michael Bailey for his book, The Man Who Would Be Queen. Her book has been described by some as "an exoneration of Dr Bailey" and an important reminder that politically motivated science denialism exists on the left as well as the right.
http://alicedreger.com
Galileo's Middle Finger:
https://www.amazon.ca/Galileos-Middle-Finger-Heretics-Activists/dp/0143108115
The Man Who Would Be Queen:
https://ww...
2022-02-2859 min
Gender: A Wider Lens58 - Pioneers Series: Male Sexuality with Michael J. BaileyDr. Michael Bailey is an American psychologist, behavioral geneticist, and professor at Northwestern University best known for his work on the etiology, or origins, of sexual orientation. He maintains that sexual orientation is heavily influenced by biology and male homosexuality is most likely inborn. Dr. Bailey’s 2003 book, The Man Who Would Be Queen, gave an accessible, intimate, and compassionate account of male sexuality, with a focus on gender-nonconforming boys, gay men, and male-to-female transsexuals. The book was nominated for an award, which was later retracted, from the Lambda Literary Foundation, an organization that promotes gay literature. Aside from le...
2022-01-141h 00
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps"Can We Have Sex Back?" with Alice DregerWhat’s sex? What's sexuality? What’s gender? Are trans women “real” women? Are woke activists expanding womanhood, or deranging it? Alice Dreger is one of the world’s foremost academic experts on sex, sexuality and intersexuality. Her recent Quillette article is “Can We Have Sex Back?” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-01-131h 01
HeterodorxAlice Dreger's Middle Finger*The Dorx welcome Alice Dreger, author of the excellent Galileo’s Middle Finger. Dreger discusses Intersex as a political identity, what makes her feel like a woman, the trials of puberty, lactose intolerance, the importance of talking to kids about sexual pleasure, and East Lansing Info, a model local journalism organization she founded. Then she talks about “discriminatory and hateful” segregation in sports. Hold onto your hats! *Some people are born with more than 10 fingers; others with fewer. Whether due to genetic anomolies or amputation, some have no fingers at all. So who are we to say wha...
2021-12-241h 31East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMThe Uphill Climb For Transparency In East LansingOn this episode of East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM, Andrew and Chuck are joined by ELi Publisher and Executive Director Alice Dreger to highlight and discuss the various transparency roadblocks they've encountered in East Lansing, plus what changes could fix it. Give it a listen!
2021-12-0328 minEast Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMA Final Discussion About the City Council ElectionOn this episode of East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM, ELi reporter Andrew Graham is joined by ELi Founder and Executive Director Alice Dreger to talk about the 2021 race for three East Lansing City Council seats, the issues the new council will face, and how the civic landscape has changed in the city. The duo also talks about some recent City Council races and how this year has been a more lowkey competition for the available seats.
2021-11-0128 minEast Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMEast Lansing Insider: A Final Discussion About the City Council Election On this episode of East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM, ELi reporter Andrew Graham is joined by ELi Founder and Executive Director Alice Dreger to talk about the 2021 race for three East Lansing City Council seats, the issues the new council will face, and how the civic landscape has changed in the city. The duo also talks about some recent City Council races and how this year has been a more lowkey competition for the available seats.
2021-10-2928 minEast Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMEast Lansing’s Evergreen Development ProblemOn this episode of East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM, ELi’s Publisher and Executive Director Alice Dreger chats with Managing Editor Emily Joan Elliott about the history of the Evergreen Properties, which the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) purchased in 2009. Over the years, the DDA had hoped to sell the properties to several developers, but nothing so far has panned out as planned. Dreger explains the long history up to the present, including a possible deal between the DDA and River Caddis and the construction of MSUFCU’s downtown office building.
2021-10-0129 minEast Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMAsk ELi to InvestigateOn this episode of East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM, ELi’s Alice Dreger, Emily Joan Elliott, and Andrew Graham visit some recent Ask ELi to Investigate questions that they sought answers to and helpful tidbits that they have received. The trio discusses recent flooding in East Lansing, equity and inclusion, upcoming plans for Burcham Road and at Valley Court Park, and several other questions related to East Lansing Public Schools. Since Jan. 1, 2021, ELi has received 137 distinct inquiries and is working to answer all of them. You can submit your questions related to Ea...
2021-09-2427 minEast Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMWhat Voters Want from City Council CandidatesOn this week’s episode of the East Lansing Insider podcast, ELi government reporters Andrew Graham and Alice Dreger bring you the results from ELi’s survey of voters related to this November’s East Lansing City Council elections. Andrew and Alice read from and discuss what voters say are their big issues and questions for candidates. Topics include housing, downtown development, transparency, government waste, the climate crisis, and taxes, taxes, taxes — perhaps a surprise for a town that appears to lean so blue? Our weekly “Weird Thing This Week” relates to a strange response received by ELi from the City of East...
2021-09-1028 minEast Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMWhat We’ve Learned about The Big Flood of Aug. 11-12This week’s East Lansing Insider podcast focuses primarily on the flooding of East Lansing homes that occurred after the monumental rain on the night of Aug. 11-12, 2021. Many East Lansing residents ended up with raw sewage in their basements. ELi’s Andrew Graham speaks with Shaw Estates resident Dr. Rubén Martinez about his experience and Andrew also tells us what he’s learned from speaking with residents in the Glencairn neighborhood. Our Publisher Alice Dreger joins Andrew to talk about what the ELi team has learned from mapping reports of flooding and Alice explains why she bought flood insuran...
2021-09-0328 min
XenoThesisEpisode: 36 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: II: PHOENIX Chapters 10 & 11In episode 36, Richard and Michael come up with a new, scientifically proven diet.
Timestamps
00:00:00 - Start
00:00:32 - Welcome
00:00:53 - Michael looks forward to the future part
00:02:14 - Predictions for Chapter 10
00:02:59 - Chapter 10 summary begins
00:03:50 - Ability to detect protein levels [1]
00:12:41 - Adipocytes and fat lipids [2-4]
00:15:48 - Carbs and fats [5-7]
00:20:31 - Back to Chapter 10
00:23:13 - Another tangent - Oankali creating their own humans
00:26:41 - Chapter 10 again
00:29:10 - Adults in the books are awful
00:34:30 - Chapter 11 predictions
00:35:53 - Chapter 11 summary begins
00:36:43...
2021-08-291h 09East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMLisa Babcock Names Her “Biggest Regret on Council”On this week’s East Lansing Insider podcast, East Lansing Council member Lisa Babcock talks with ELi’s Andrew Graham and Alice Dreger about why she has voted against the rest of the Council on some issues like the Harbor Bay Newman Lofts rentals, who she is endorsing for City Council (Ron Bacon, Dan Bollman, and no third candidate), and what she’s hoping for out of the next City Attorney. Babcock also talks about her “biggest regret on Council,” referring to the early renewal of the City Manager’s contract. We also hear from ELi Managing Editor Emily Elliott about the we...
2021-08-2727 minEast Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMThe Scenes Change Again at East Lansing’s Council and DowntownOn this week’s edition of the East Lansing Insider podcast, three members of ELi's government reporting team talk about the latest switches on East Lansing’s City Council, the dismantling of the Albert EL Fresco downtown play space, the sudden disappearance of a law meant to protect student renters, and the consistent reappearance of Mark Meadows who quit City Council but can’t seem to stay away from East Lansing government. Hear Andrew Graham, Heather Brothers, and Alice Dreger cover this and more as they catch you up on the latest East Lansing news.
2021-08-2029 minEast Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMHear ELi’s Exit Interview with Mayor Aaron StephensELi’s Publisher and Executive Director Alice Dreger and reporter Jack Timothy Harrison talk with outgoing Mayor Aaron Stephens as he prepares to leave the City to pursue a master’s degree in public policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Stephens talks about what he will miss and not miss about being mayor of East Lansing, what he regrets and what he’s most proud of, and what it was like to become mayor with virtually no warning.
2021-07-2329 minEast Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMOverseeing Policing in East LansingOn this episode of East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM, ELi’s Publisher and Executive Director Alice Dreger and reporter Heather Brothers speak with Cedrick Heraux, Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Adrian College and a member of East Lansing’s special Study Committee on an Independent Police Oversight Commission. This week, City Council passed the ordinance establishing an oversight commission for the East Lansing Police Department, and we asked Prof. Heraux about whether he sees that new commission as having been adequately empowered, what he sees as important about policing cult...
2021-07-1628 minEast Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMMeeting Mark MeadowsOn this episode of East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM, ELi’s Publisher and Executive Director Alice Dreger and Managing Editor Emily Joan Elliott sit down with Mark Meadows, former Mayor and Council member for the City of East Lansing. Meadows shares what he sees as the most important issues facing the city and who he is endorsing in the City Council elections to be held in November 2021. He also explains why he resigned and how he views his role in the community and local government now.
2021-07-0926 minEast Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMFreedom of the PressOn this episode of East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM, ELi’s Publisher and Executive Director Alice Dreger and Managing Editor Emily Joan Elliott chat with attorney Brian Wasson about freedom of the press granted by the First Amendment, threats to those protections, and the future of the press in Michigan and the United States. Dreger and Elliott then discuss a gas leak that occurred near Dreger’s home and how Dreger reported on that story using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
2021-07-0228 minEast Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMNeighbors and Noise in East LansingOn this episode of East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM, ELi’s Publisher and Executive Director Alice Dreger and Managing Editor Emily Joan Elliott discuss Dreger's article on complaints made to East Lansing's City Council about noise created by cars and motorcycles. The two discuss the issue, responses, and possible solutions. Elliott also interviews Tonya Williams, a Neighborhood Resource Specialist East Lansing Police Department, who deals with noise issues as part of her job.
2021-06-2528 minEast Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMWho Is Running for City Council?On this episode of East Lansing Insider – brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM – ELi’s Publisher Alice Dreger talks with ELi reporter Jack Timothy Harrison about the upcoming East Lansing City Council elections. Jack has been interviewing the candidates and writing profiles of them for ELi, and, on the pod, the two talk about what makes this year’s election unique and particularly interesting to watch. (Note: There’s one error in this episode, and that is that we said Ron Bacon earned his bachelors in Criminal Justice and Psychology, but it was in Criminal Justice and Sociol...
2021-06-1829 minEast Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMApartment Leasing in East LansingOn this episode of East Lansing Insider, Publisher and Executive Director Alice Dreger and Managing Editor Emily Joan Elliott recap the City Council meeting from Tuesday, June 8. At that meeting, Council voted 3-2 to approve Ordinance 1500, which could change the process for apartment leasing in East Lansing, but it includes an important caveat. The pair also discuss the presentation given to Council by the Study Committee on an Independent Police Oversight Commission.
2021-06-1129 min
A Rumor of Empathy with Lou AgostaGalileo’s Middle Finger: Speaking Truth to [Transgender] Power – and Power Talks BackA scientist has not been burned at the stake in over 350 years - and even then it was Giordano Bruno, not Galileo. Find out how Professor Alice Dreger (PhD) become an advocate for survivors of intersex sexual reassignment surgery and she becomes a strong candidate to be burned in effigy by those for whom she was advocating.
This is a reposting of a book conversation from 2015, now included as a podcast (originally recorded on April 29, 2015 as a live, on air conversation with Alice Dreger, PhD, Professor of Medical Humanities, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine).
With...
2021-05-2847 min
Heterodox Out LoudEpisode 12: Could Feminism (Again) Provide an Argument for More Conservatives?, Alice DregerCould the French postmodern philosopher, Michel Foucault or American Gender theorist, Judith Butler provide us with arguments for the value of viewpoint diversity? For increasing the number of conservative faculty members on college campuses? Alice Dreger thinks so.
Today’s blog, written by Alice, a Heterodox Academy Advisory Council Member and the author of four books, most notably, Galileo’s Middle Finger, is an exquisite reflection on one academic feminist’s journey into and through the “science wars” - a divide between those who thought science could obtain objective truth and those who thought truth was a social-con...
2021-05-2012 minHeterodox Out LoudEpisode 12: Could Feminism (Again) Provide an Argument for More Conservatives?, Alice DregerCould the French postmodern philosopher, Michel Foucault or American Gender theorist, Judith Butler provide us with arguments for the value of viewpoint diversity? For increasing the number of conservative faculty members on college campuses? Alice Dreger thinks so.
Today’s blog, written by Alice, a Heterodox Academy Advisory Council Member and the author of four books, most notably, Galileo’s Middle Finger, is an exquisite reflection on one academic feminist’s journey into and through the “science wars” - a divide between those who thought science could obtain objective truth and those who thought truth was a social-con...
2021-05-2012 min
T TimeTiny Wieners for the Win: All Things Gender DysphoriaIn this episode of T Time, we go into more depth on a topic that we’ve mentioned, but never really covered: gender dysphoria. This episode is all about defining gender dysphoria, identifying where it stems from, and offering some tips and resources for how FTMs specifically might work to relieve their dysphoria. Additionally, we touch on a controversial topic amongst trans and non-binary individuals in terms of mental healthcare, and answer a few listener questions while we’re at it!If you have any questions you’d like us to address or have an Alex submission, please...
2021-05-1841 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMPolicing in East Lansing: Study Committee member Kelli Ellsworth-Etchison Joins the PodIn a 40-minute interview with Alice Dreger and Heather Brothers, Ellsworth-Etchison discusses the ongoing work being done by the Study Committee on an Independent Police Oversight Study Committee. And beyond that, Ellsworth-Etchison discusses her own experiences as a Black woman in East Lansing.
(Music credit to Jason Shaw and Audionautix.)
2021-03-2443 min
SpokesAlice DregerAlice Dreger is a writer, historian and academic from New York. She is probably best well known for her book Galileo’s Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and one Scholar’s Search for Justice which was a New York Times editor’s choice. Her other books include Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex and also One of Us: Conjoined Twins and the Future of Normal. She is the recipient of numerous awards for her writing and research and was the inaugural recipient of the Courage Award from the Heterodox Academy. She has written articles for the New York Times, Wall Street...
2021-01-021h 07
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMArchitect Dan Bollman Joins ELi to Talk Form-Based Design for East LansingOn this week's edition of the East Lansing Insider, Alice Dreger talks with East Lansing Planning Chair Dan Bollman about the "Shaping the Avenue" plan, which could replace the existing zoning code with a new form-based code for the densest segment of East Lansing - downtown and beyond.
(Music credit to Jason Shaw and Audionautix.)
2020-12-231h 03
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMSpecial Edition: Who Really Benefitted from the Center City Bonds' Refinancing?In this special edition of the East Lansing Insider, ELi's Executive Director and Publisher Alice Dreger brings a report on the reality of the refinancing of the Center City District bonds. According to a deeply-reported analysis by ELi, the claim that the City will save money on the refinancing is likely not true.
After Dreger presents her report and accompanying analysis, she and Emily Joan Elliott dive in to discuss the situation and what comes next.
(Credit to Jason Shaw and Audionautix for the music.)
2020-12-1034 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMAlice, Andrew and Emily Decompress After a Whirlwind Few DaysIn a more casual episode (No. 7), Andrew Graham, Alice Dreger and Emily Joan Elliott take some time to decompress and discuss a whirlwind few days around East Lansing.
Items of note in the pod: A discussion of the moves to refinance the Center City District bonds, Michigan State University changing housing requirements in 2022 and ELi's sustainability campaign for 2021.
(Music credit to Jason Shaw and Audionautix.)
2020-12-0243 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMEast Lansing Declares Racism A Public Health Crisis. What Comes Next?In the sixth episode of East Lansing Insider, Andrew Graham, Emily Joan Elliott, and Alice Dreger come together on the day before Thanksgiving to talk turkey about the meetings that happened on Monday and Tuesday in East Lansing.
The trio gets into the school board recertifying the Continuity of Learning Plan, discusses a use of force presentation given by ELPD to the Police Oversight Study Committee and make clear that a recent City audit isn't entirely indicative of a healthy financial picture.
Also in this episode, Emily discusses her story on the City's supposed green fleet of vehicles, Andrew discusses...
2020-11-2541 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMCovid, FOIA, and an Interview with City Council Member Dana WatsonFor the first time ever on the East Lansing Insider, an East Lansing City Council member joins the show. On this episode, Dana Watson joins Andrew Graham for an interview about Covid, racism as a public health crisis and how East Lansing can be anti-racist.
Also in the episode, Andrew hosts a roundtable with Emily Joan Elliott and Alice Dreger; Andrew and Alice talk about issues getting information under the Freedom of Information Act; and Emily brings a fundraising update with ELi general manager Jodi Spicer.
Music credit to Jason Shaw and Audionautix.
2020-11-1844 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMBreaking Down a Packed City Council MeetingEmily Joan Elliott, Alice Dreger and Andrew Graham sit down for a roundtable discussion centering on the busy Nov. 10 City Council meeting. The trio discusses police transparency, the ongoing Center City District issues and upcoming infrastructure work and construction around the Evergreen Avenue properties.
Also, Andrew sits down with Maysa Sitar, an ELi board member and MSU student, for an interview about life as a college student during a pandemic.
(Credit to Jason Shaw and Audionautix for the music.)
2020-11-1146 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMPolicing on the Agenda, MSU Students Burning Couches, and a Fundraising Update from ELiHost Andrew Graham is joined by Alice Dreger and Emily Joan Elliott as the trio recaps the latest news in East Lansing. This week, they discuss the mobs of couch-burning people taking to the streets following MSU's upset win in football, recent reporting by ELi on racial and ethnic data from ELPD and more.
Also in this episode is an interview with Chuck Grigsby, Chair of the Study Committee on an Independent Police Oversight Commission, and a fundraising update from ELi's General Manager, Jodi Spicer.
As always, music credit to Jason Shaw and Audionautix.
2020-11-0424 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMA Deep Dive on The Center City District BondsIn the second episode of East Lansing Insider, hosted by Emily Joan Elliott, the ELi team discusses the latest news in East Lansing, brings you an interview from President of the Board, Sam Hosey, and Andrew Grapham and Alice Dreger go long (45 minutes!) on the City Center District.
Credit to Audionautix and Jason Shaw for the music.
2020-10-281h 04
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FMWelcome to East Lansing Insider!In the first ever edition of East Lansing Insider, a new show from East Lansing Info (ELi), host Andrew Graham discussed the latest news from East Lansing, Michigan, with colleagues Alice Dreger and Emily Joan Elliott.
From the latest at City Council to a preview of MSU football returning, the trio digs in to the stories of the week and looks ahead to what's coming.
(Credit to Jason Shaw and Audionautix for the intro/outro tunes)
2020-10-2133 min
at home in my headPolyandryAssociated Links:
Blog: https://harrisees.wordpress.com/2020/09/19/polyandry/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoS6H2R1Or4MtabrkofdOMw/videos
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TracieHarris
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/tharris1773/
Paypal: http://paypal.me/athomeinmyhead
Helpful Resources:
Polyandry - Britannica entry:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/polyandry-marriage
"A Survey of Non-Classical Polyandry" - Katherine E. Starkweather & Raymond Hames
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12110-012-9144-x
"When Taking Multiple Husbands Makes Sense" - The Atlantic - Alice Dreger
https://www.theatlantic.com...
2020-09-2113 minGETTING BETTER - Michael InzlichtTwo Psychologists Four Beers: Giving the Finger (with Alice Dregers)Yoel and Mickey welcome author, journalist, historian, and bioethicist
Alice Dreger to the show. Alice, who wrote Galileo’s Middle Finger,
discusses how her upbringing, her academic background, and her own Galilean
personality led her to piss so many people off in the service of serving
both truth and justice. Can academics pursue both truth and justice? What
is a Galilean personality? Do activists pollute science? Why did Alice
refuse to be lumped in with the so-called Intellectual Dark Web? How can we
improve the way newspapers work?
Bonus: Why did Yoel and Mickey create an (Alice approved) drinking podcast?
2018-09-1200 min
Two Psychologists Four BeersGiving the Finger (with Alice Dreger)Yoel and Mickey welcome author, journalist, historian, and bioethicist Alice Dreger to the show. Alice, who wrote Galileo’s Middle Finger, discusses how her upbringing, her academic background, and her own Galilean personality led her to piss so many people off in the service of serving both truth and justice. Can academics pursue both truth and justice? What is a Galilean personality? Do activists pollute science? Why did Alice refuse to be lumped in with the so-called Intellectual Dark Web? How can we improve the way newspapers work?
Bonus: Why did Yoel and Mickey create an (Alice ap...
2018-09-121h 00
Think Again - a Big Think PodcastBassem Youssef (comic) – Now I Have to Answer for This?My grandmother used to tell a story about coming to America from Poland. How she sang God Bless America to cheer up all the grownups on the ship. She was 5 or 6 years old, traveling alone with her mom. For her, it must have been a big adventure. I can hardly imagine what it was like for her mom— my great grandmother — how bad things must have been for Jews in their home town of Bialystok for her to pick up and leave like that, without her husband, heading toward some distant cousin in the undiscovered country of Vineland, New Jersey.
My gu...
2018-08-1146 min
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasAlice Dreger on Sexuality, Truth, and JusticeThe human mind loves nothing more than to build mental boxes -- categories -- and put things into them, then refuse to accept it when something doesn't fit. Nowhere is this more clear than in the idea that there are men, and there are women, and that's it. Alice Dreger is an historian of science, specializing in intersexuality and the relationship between bodies and identities. She is also a successful activist, working to change the way that doctors deal with newborn children who are born intersex. We talk about human sexuality and a number of other hot-button topics, and ruminate...
2018-07-111h 20
Sean Carroll's Mindscape3 | Alice Dreger on Sexuality, Truth, and JusticeThe human mind loves nothing more than to build mental boxes -- categories -- and put things into them, then refuse to accept it when something doesn't fit. Nowhere is this more clear than in the idea that there are men, and there are women, and that's it. Alice Dreger is an historian of science, specializing in intersexuality and the relationship between bodies and identities. She is also a successful activist, working to change the way that doctors deal with newborn children who are born intersex. We talk about human sexuality and a number of other hot-button topics, and ruminate...
2018-07-111h 20Think Again - a Big Think PodcastGuns: The Genie and the Bottle – Priya Satia (Historian)When you think of the industrial revolution what comes to mind? Steam engines probably. Lone genius inventors. Factories and coal mines, perhaps. And depending on your professional interests and political leanings, either suffering laborers in sweat shops or the Great Onward March of Civilization.
Did anybody think of guns? According to my guest today Stanford historian Priya Satia, guns are inextricably bound up with industrialization and it is our long and ever-changing relationship with these tools, toys, trade goods, status symbols, and instruments of war that makes them such a persistent fact of life to this day. Priya Satia’s late...
2018-06-2349 min
The Psychology PodcastAlice Dreger || Fuzzy Categories“Nature doesn’t care about our desire to have these clean political categories for legal purposes.” — Alice Dreger Today I’m really excited to have Dr. Alice Dreger on the podcast. Dr. Dreger is a historian, bioethicist, author, and former professor of clinical medical humanities and bioethics at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. Dreger is widely known for her academic work and activism in support of people at the edge of anatomy, such as conjoined twins and those with atypical sex characteristics. In her observations, it’s often a fuzzy line between “male” and “female”, among other anatomic...
2018-05-171h 02
Half Hour of HeterodoxyAlice Dreger on How Branding Stifles Academic Freedom: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #15Half Hour of Heterodoxy is now an audio-only podcast. We suggest that you subscribe through iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, or any other app of your choice, or listen using the audio player in the blog post.
Show Notes
Alice Dreger is an historian of medicine and science, a sex researcher, and an advocate of academic freedom. She is the author of Galileo’s Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and One Scholar’s Search for Justice. In this episode, I talk to her about why she blames university brand management, and the corporatization of academia more broadly, for the po...
2017-10-3022 min
The Why FactorHuman Remains in MuseumsMany museums around the world hold human bodies and body parts. Egyptian mummies draw huge crowds curious about our ancient past and specimens in medical museums allow us to imagine our own bodies from the inside. Many of these museum objects have become highly contested. Whilst some people may look at them and see artefacts or tools for knowledge, for others, human remains remain human.
Shivaani Kohok explores why storing and displaying human remains in museums is so contentious. Many human remains in medical museums were obtained without the consent of the people they were removed from: curators like...
2017-08-2823 min
The Lit Review PodcastEpisode 5: Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex with PidgeonIn this episode, Page and Monica chat with Chicago-based intersex activist Pidgeon about the book Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex by Alice Dreger. Pidgeon is a leader in the global intersex movement’s fight for bodily autonomy and justice.
2017-04-0341 min
How Do We Fix It?#83 Best Moments of 2016Alan Dershowitz on Trump; what an Islamic fundamentalist learned in an Egyptian jail; plus a tenured professor explained why she quit her job—trigger warning ahead. No doubt about it - the nomination and election of Donald Trump was the biggest, most surprising news story of 2016. At the start of this show we get two fascinating takes on the Trump story from a marketing man and a Harvard Professor. For decades Alan Dershowitz has been on the front lines in the fight for civil liberties. He also has a refreshing take on the Trump phenomenon. "He was unpredictable: somebody who ga...
2016-12-2924 min
Absorb The Full Audiobook That Keeps Thriller Fans Hooked.The Talk by Alice Dreger PhDPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/20911to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Talk
Author: Alice Dreger PhD
Narrator: Jennifer Riker
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
Release date: 12-06-16
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 5 ratings
Genres: Sex Instruction
Publisher's Summary:
2016-12-062h 47Begin The Most Unforgettable Full Audiobook Today!The Talk by Alice Dreger PhDPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/20911to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Talk
Author: Alice Dreger PhD
Narrator: Jennifer Riker
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
Release date: 12-06-16
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 5 ratings
Genres: Sex Instruction
Publisher's Summary:
2016-12-062h 47
So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastAlice Dreger on Academic FreedomEvery year, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education puts out a list of the 10 worst colleges for free speech. And this year, surprisingly, half of the schools on the list earned their spot because they threatened faculty's right to speak out in some way. One institution on that list was Northwestern University. Last year, Northwestern made headlines for its extraordinary attacks on academic freedom on two separate occasions. Once for its 72-day Title IX investigation into Professor Laura Kipnis' public writings and comments about sexual politics on campus. And on another occasion, for its...
2016-08-2538 min
What's The Point.57.2 Sparks (Part Two) -- Alice DregerIn the second part of our new science podcast, Christie Aschwanden talks to Alice Dreger about her book "Galileo's Middle Finger."
2016-08-1926 min
Savage LovecastAlice Dreger on bikinis for tweens.A woman’s sister has been in a secret relationshipfor 7 years. Can or should she talk her sister out of what shethinks is an unhealthy relationship? A woman discovers that she gets off from spitting inher boyfriend’s mouth. Is this common? Is this wrong? On the Magnum, Dan chats with Alice Dreger, author ofThe Talk: Helping Your Kids Navigate Sex inthe Real World about whether it’s cool to let your 12 year olddaughter get that teeny-tiny, little bikini. And a shy straight guy can’t figure out how to ask agirl out even when she’s making ggo-goo eyes at him on...
2016-05-0350 min
10 Minute Writer's WorkshopWorkshop 14: Anatomical Historian Alice DregerAlice Dreger is a historian of science, anatomy, and medicine, known for her work studying and advocating for people born with atypical sex disorders. She famously resigned from Northwestern University in protest of academic censorship, and gained some infamy on Twitter for live-tweeting her son's sex education class.
We had a delightful chat with her about her writing process in advance of the paperback release of her book, Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2016-04-0608 min
Podcasts from CitysideUncharted Episode 6: Science and Free SpeechAlice Dreger is an historian of medicine and science, a sex researcher, a mainstream writer, and an (im)patient advocate. Her most recent book is Galileo’s Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science. She also made headlines in 2015 when she resigned from her position at Northwestern University for what she said was a lack of academic independence. In October 2015, Dreger sat down with Lance Knobel, curator of the Uncharted Berkeley Festival of Ideas, for a spell-binding conversation.
2016-03-0830 min
Tablet StudiosExpelliarmus!This week on Unorthodox: Bloomberg, Bernie, and Trump, oh my! Our Jewish guest is Mark Seidenfeld, vice president and deputy general counsel at Scholastic, publisher of the wildly successful Harry Potter and The Hunger Games series. He tells us about traveling to Scotland to pick up a manuscript from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling—and then sitting on it during the flight back to New York to keep it safe. Our non-Jewish guest is bioethicist and writer Alice Dreger, whose new book, Galileo’s Middle Finger, explores the at-times contentious clashes between scientists and activists throughout history. We love to hear from yo...
2016-01-2848 min
How Do We Fix It?#34 The backlash against science. Alice Dreger: How Do We Fix It?We'd like to think that science should exist outside of politics and researchers follow the truth wherever it goes. But the ideal of rational non-ideological science is under attack at many colleges and universities, says our guest, Alice Dreger. An historian who studies human sexuality and the ethics of medical research, Alice is the author of the provocative new book, "Galileo's Middle Finger." "I'm really looking at how activists go after scientists who have ideas that the activists don't like - usually about human identity," she tells us. Unsurprisingly perhaps, this show includes...
2016-01-2026 min
Distillations | Science History InstituteSex and Gender: What We Know and Don’t KnowSeveral years ago historian of medicine Alice Dreger found herself in a room full of intersexed people, individuals with reproductive or sexual anatomy that is neither typically female nor male. Dreger noticed something strange: many of them had teeth that were in bad shape. She soon learned that many of them had endured such traumatic experiences with doctors that they wouldn’t go near anyone in a white coat, including dentists. We were astonished by this story, so we asked Dreger to tell us more. She joined us for our December podcast alongside Eric Vilain, a medical gen...
2015-12-0224 min
Startup Geometry PodcastEP 009 Alice Dreger on Galileo’s Middle FingerIn this episode, I talk with Alice Dreger, author of Galileo’s Middle Finger and former Professor of Clinical Medical Humanities and Bioethics at the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University in Chicago. She resigned from the position following a dispute over censorship of an issue of the medical humanities journal Atrium.
I first heard about Alice when she livetweeted her son’s sex ed class, and in this episode we talk about the state of sex ed today, her work as an advocate for intersex individuals and conjoined twins, how she became interested in studying scie...
2015-09-151h 06Startup Geometry PodcastEP 009 Alice Dreger on Galileo’s Middle FingerIn this episode, I talk with Alice Dreger, author of Galileo’s Middle Finger and former Professor of Clinical Medical Humanities and Bioethics at the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University in Chicago. She resigned from the position following a dispute over censorship of an issue of the medical humanities journal Atrium.
I first heard about Alice when she livetweeted her son’s sex ed class, and in this episode we talk about the state of sex ed today, her work as an advocate for intersex individuals and conjoined twins, how she became interested in studying scie...
2015-09-151h 06
Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan141 - Alice Dreger (Historian of Science)Alice recently resigned her position as a professor at Northwestern University's Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program over her refusal to surrender academic freedom. She's the author of Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe
2015-08-312h 00
Like I'm A Six-Year-Old22 - Tracey SpicerNewsreader, journalist, writer and philanthropist Tracey Spicer doesn't tolerate make-up, God, prudishness or sexism in the workplace. She rips through bullshit with a smile and had stories to burn from her time studying, working in the trenches at Channel Ten and Sky News and her colourful personal life.
Tracey told me about how liberating it is to shake off the image of the "perfect" newsreader, how Joh Bjelke-Petersen inspired her to become a journalist, the issue of bias in journalism, her work as an ambassador for World Vision and the time she almost killed her mum.
My...
2015-06-091h 02
Modern NotionGalileo’s Middle Finger, Ancient Trees, the Real Chef BoyardeeThis hour we talk to Alice Dreger, author of Galileo’s Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science (Penguin Press, March 2015). As both a scientist and activist, Dreger has found herself in the middle of controversies surrounding the intersex movement, transsexual identity, and the biology of rape (among other issues). Contributing…
2015-04-3000 min
Groks Science Radio Show and PodcastGalileo Middle Finger -- Groks Science Show 2015-04-15In their pursuit of truth and understanding of the natural world, scientists have been known to step on some toes. On this episode, Professor Alice Dreger discussed the conflicts between social justice activists and scientists.
2015-04-1528 min
Listen To The Most Uplifting Full Audiobook Today!Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice DregerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231961to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science
Author: Alice Dreger
Narrator: Tavia Gilbert
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 41 minutes
Release date: April 1, 2015
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Medicine & Naturopathy
Publisher's Summary:
A powerful defense of intellectual freedom told through the ordeals of contemporary scientists attacked for exploring controversial ideas, by a noted science historian and medical activist An investigation of some of the most contentious debates of our time, Galileo’s Middle Finger describes Alice Dreger’s expe...
2015-04-0110h 41