Galileo's Middle Finger #321

June 12, 2015

This week, we're talking about justice, truth and social activism, and how they influence scientists and their research. We'll spend the hour with Alice Dreger, professor of clinical medical humanities and bioethics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. We'll discuss her experience as a scientist and activist, and her book "Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science." 

Guests:

  • Alice Dreger

Guest Bios

Alice Dreger

Alice Dreger is a professor of clinical medical humanities and bioethics at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and the author of "Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex", "One of Us: Conjoined Twins and the Future of Normal", and "Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science".