Essay

Balancing the Scientific and the Fantastic

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells is one of my favorite science fiction novels. In here, I analyze how he pulled off the difficult feat of scientifically based fantasticism without weirding out the audience too much.

Balancing Genomic Privacy and Open Data Access

Genomic privacy is important. We don’t want the insurance companies sticking their snouts into our genomes. Open data access is also important. We want researchers to frolic in all the data they need. How do we balance the two needs?