Do We Value our Children?

How do we know the value of our research?

R esearch is vital to the progress of medicine. Patients depend on it to generate new knowledge that may improve their lives. Clinicians yearn for more effective tools and better guidance for themselves and their patients. Funders seek a substantial return on their investment, often in the form of a contribution to society. Researchers want their work to result in meaningful benefits for others...

We and Our Children

successful attempts to put information into what is termed "popular" language. The medical writers are beginning to see the value of a literary style, and now and then a writer of real genius arises in that learned profession. Such a man has recently been making his presence felt by contributing articles of very great value, on subjects of medicine, hygiene, and the like, to popular magazines. ...

Do we own our bodies?

Do we value mobility?

Is there a trade-o between people's preference for income equality and income mobility? Testing for the existence of such a trade-o is di cult because mobility is a multifaceted concept. We analyse results from a questionnaire experiment based on simple precise concepts of income inequality and income mobility. We nd no direct trade-o in preference between mobility and equality, but an indirect...

do we need an eye-shield in our cath-labs?