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Kurt Vonnegut’s contribution to science, and tunas and sharks as ecosystem indicators

Science Magazine Podcast

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Is There a Moral Compass?

Professor Jassenoff: Scientists should avoid taking away the ability for people as a collective to make decisions. Vonnegut describes a humanistic scientist as someone who watches their people, listens to them and wishes them well. "If you're going to be engaging in activity that could transform the world, you should be thinking," she says.

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