Science From the Fringe
Science From The Fringe, Roger Pielke Jr., Bryce NickelsConversations with fearless scientists, policy experts, and journalists who are defying dogma and defending discovery.
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UPCOMING EVENT: Tracy Beth Høeg at Rutgers for The Purpose of Science Lecture Series on October 13
Public-health and regulatory institutions are expected to seek out the best available scientific evidence and use that evidence to guide their decisions. But what happens when those scientific findings challenge political pressures or domin...
Anthropic Park: Biology in the Age of AI (In Defense of Virology - Episode 13)
In the thirteenth episode of In Defense of Virology, Bryce Nickels and Simon Wain-Hobson discuss whether AI is creating new biological threats or simply amplifying existing ones.
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The discussion centers on Anthr...
Scientific Responsibility in Research on Dangerous Pathogens — Part 2: COVID-19 and What Came Next
On September 11, 2026, I hosted the inaugural event of The Purpose of Science Lecture Series at Rutgers University: Scientific Responsibility in Research on Dangerous Pathogens.
The event featured Simon Wain-Hobson, Professor Emeritus at t...
Scientific Responsibility in Research on Dangerous Pathogens — Part 1: How We Got Here
On September 11, 2026, I hosted the inaugural event of The Purpose of Science Lecture Series at Rutgers University: Scientific Responsibility in Research on Dangerous Pathogens.
The event brought together Simon Wain-Hobson, Professor Emer...
The Purpose of Universities: A Test of Rutgers’ Stated Commitment to Open Inquiry
Yesterday, I received disappointing news about the inaugural event for The Purpose of Science Lecture Series, which I am launching at Rutgers this fall.
The first session—Scientific Responsibility in Research on Dangerous Pathogens—will be...
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Conversations with fearless scientists, policy experts, and journalists who are defying dogma and defending discovery.
Undisciplined scholar, recovering academic I research and write about the messy and complicated places where science meets policy and politics
Professor of Genetics, Rutgers University; Lab Director, Waksman Institute; Host of Science From the Fringe
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