Alan Regenberg

Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has, often in open defiance of the law. His actions have raised a chilling question,” writes the Times editorial board.

Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.

Personalized gene editing helped one baby: can it be rolled out widely? In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefitted one child. Now reseachers plan to launch a clinical trial of the approach.

Personalized gene editing helped one baby: can it be rolled out widely? In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefitted one child. Now reseachers plan to launch a clinical trial of the approach. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The challenge of creating brains in a lab Lab-grown brains don’t have to inspire horror.

The challenge of creating brains in a lab - Lab-grown brains don’t have to inspire horror. www.vox.com/future-perfe...

Too much social media gives AI chatbots ‘brain rot’ Large language models fed low-quality data skip steps in their reasoning process.

Too much social media gives AI chatbots ‘brain rot’: Large language models fed low-quality data skip steps in their reasoning process. | Nature www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Decentralized Biobanking to Empower Patient Engagement in Biospecimen Research: Operational Feasibility Case Study | Biopreservation and Biobanking Background: Biobanks often lack standard mechanisms to keep donors connected to their biospecimens, reflecting a broken feedback loop that compromises trust, engagement, and scientific progress. Decen...

Decentralized Biobanking to Empower Patient Engagement in Biospecimen Research: Operational Feasibility Case Study - By Ananya Dewan, Vivian Altiery De Jesus, Eve Budd, William Sanchez, Jeff Kahn, Robert Miller, Mario Macis, Marielle Gross www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Global #FoodEthics and Policy Program Weekly Roundup: Bailout, Plastic Packaging, Wireless Sensor Networks, Whole Foods, MAHA & Healthy Eating, Refugees, Food Banks, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/we3frp22...

Meta and TikTok are obstructing researchers’ access to data, European Commission rules Data are needed to study how social media spreads misinformation and influences elections, scientists say

Meta and TikTok are obstructing researchers’ access to data, European Commission rules: Data are needed to study how social media spreads misinformation and influences elections, scientists say | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

AI Ethics & Governance Weekly Roundup | Workslop, Why AI Hallucinates, Why AI Breaks Bad, In Love With A Chatbot, Sycophantic Chatbots, Misrepresenting News, Supercharging Inequality, Powering Surveillance Tech, Carebot Governance, + More mailchi.mp/f721b3bb5d9c...

A New Startup Wants to Edit Human Embryos Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of editing human embryos to make disease-free children.

New Startup Wants to Edit Human Embryos. 7 years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of editing human embryos to make disease-free children | w comments from our @jeffkahnbioethics.bsky.social | WIRED www.wired.com/story/startu...

Ethics and Life Sciences Weekly Roundup - Calming Drugs, Love Drugs, Cognitive Enhancement Attitudes, ChatGPT Symptoms, Why AI Hallucinates, AI Chatbot Is Not Your Friend, Pig Kidney Fails, If We Could Turn Back Time, Human Brain Organoid Research Attitudes, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/sciencee...

Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...

Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government. www.propublica.org/article/vete...

Berman Institute #Bioethics Bulletin - This Week - Feels Like Home (Short Film): Lived Experiences of Children with Medical Complexity and Their Families, Global Warming Anxiety & Dilemmas, Scenes of Grief, Bridging Perspectives, Changing Words, Shame and Blame, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...

Visit the project website to learn more - and to watch the short film: www.feelslikehomefilm.org

When Home Is Everything

When Home Is Everything: Our Rebecca Seltzer executive-produced a short documentary, “Feels Like Home”, which brings viewers into the lives of three families caring for children with medical complexity. www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/article...

Scenes of Grief Todd Meyers asks: After a fatal overdose, who remains, and what do they do with the pain?

Scenes of Grief - Todd Meyers asks: After a fatal overdose, who remains, and what do they do with the pain? Our Travis Rieder reviews Todd Meyers book of poetry | Hub hub.jhu.edu/magazine/202...

Anxiety over global warming is leading some young Americans to say they don't want children Younger generations of Americans are increasingly citing climate change as making them reticent to have children

Anxiety over global warming is leading some young Americans to say they don't want children - with comments from our Travis Rieder | The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...

‘AI psychosis’ discussions ignore a bigger problem with chatbots Don’t frame chatbot failures as human “insanity.”

Valerie Black: ‘AI psychosis’ discussions ignore a bigger problem with chatbots. People rely on chatbots because of the scarcity of physical and mental health care. www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/a... via @statnews.com

Scientists had to change more than 700 grant titles to receive NIH funding. Health disparities researchers fear what’s next The titles of more than 700 multi-year NIH grants have been changed this year, according to an analysis by Jeremy Berg, a former agency official

Scientists had to change more than 700 grant titles to receive NIH funding. Health disparities researchers fear what’s next. Wording changes can alter projects and the questions scientists address. www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/n... via @statnews.com

Federal judges using AI filed court orders with false quotes, fake names The head of the Senate Judiciary Committee blasted the two federal judges for the erroneous filings and called for new regulations on AI use in federal courts.

Federal judges blasted for filing court orders with AI-generated errors. The erroneous filings prompted inquiries by the Senate Judiciary Committee and a call for new regulations on AI use in federal courts. | The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

We checked DHS’s videos of chaos and protests. Here’s what they leave out. Official videos purporting to show the triumph of recent immigration operations used footage that was months old or recorded thousands of miles away, a Washington Post analysis found.

DHS shares misleading footage to promote immigration agenda. Official videos purporting to show the triumph of recent immigration operations used footage that was months old or recorded thousands of miles away, a Washington Post analysis found. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Character.AI to Bar Children Under 18 From Using Its Chatbots

Character.AI to Bar Children Under 18 From Using Its Chatbots: The start-up, which creates AI companions, faces lawsuits from families who have accused Character.AI’s chatbots of leading teenagers to kill themselves. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/t...

AI hallucinates because it’s trained to fake answers it doesn’t know Teaching chatbots to say “I don’t know” could curb hallucinations. It could also break AI’s business model

AI hallucinates because it’s trained to fake answers it doesn’t know. Teaching chatbots to say “I don’t know” could curb hallucinations. It could also break AI’s business model. Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

These doctors want to break the cycle of shame and blame in medicine Shaming is common in medical school and unfortunately, sometimes in the doctor's office. Some doctors are trying to teach medical students awareness of the problem so they don't perpetuate the cycle.

Shaming is common in medical school and unfortunately, sometimes in the doctor's office. Some doctors are trying to teach medical students awareness of the problem so they don't perpetuate the cycle. n.pr/4hDCmpE

"The bones show evidence of surgeries, autopsies and treatments using lead, mercury and other heavy metals. The findings also uncovered traces of drugs, including cannabis and coca, a psychoactive plant from the Americas."

OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week OpenAI says hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users may show signs of manic or psychotic crisis every week.

OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week. OpenAI released initial estimates about the share of users who may be experiencing symptoms like delusional thinking, mania, or suicidal ideation. | WIRED www.wired.com/story/chatgp...

Elon Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points The new AI-powered Wikipedia competitor falsely claims that pornography worsened the AIDS epidemic and that social media may be fueling a rise in transgender people.

Seems like the only similarity to wikipedia is the name | Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points. The new AI-powered website falsely claims that pornography worsened the AIDS epidemic and that social media may be fueling a rise in transgender people. | WIRED www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

#Bioethics in the Academic Lit - This Week - Ethical Data Sourcing, Children With Medical Complexity, If We Could Turn Back Time, Defending Irreversibility, Justice in Global Health Authorship, Bioethics Education, Solidarity, Repro-Timing, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...

ICE is coming! Baltimore's 'Paul Revere' rides to warn immigrants Grambo’s neighborhood rides come as some communities across the nation scramble to confront stepped-up immigration enforcement.

ICE is coming! Baltimore’s scooter-riding ‘Paul Revere’ warns immigrants. Buzz Grambo trails ICE agents to protect his Baltimore neighbors. | The Baltimore Banner www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Lawyers allege cover-up after fed shoots at man during D.C. traffic stop Neither D.C. police nor the Department of Homeland Security have explained why the Homeland Security agent fired his weapon.

BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...