Tag Archives: Israel

After the storm

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Steve Caplan

So it’s after the storm. I don’t mean a physical storm–of course I am referring to my recent experience in posting some thoughts on Prof. Stephen Hawking’s decision to join the boycott of Israel. From threatening personal emails to being … Continue reading →

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Frustrated, Flummoxed and (just plain) Fed-up

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Steve Caplan

I am sick of the middle-east–or more accurately, the middle-east is making me sick. I have spent a good deal of my adult life actively defending the State of Israel; both by bearing arms in the military, and by serving … Continue reading →

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And for those serial denials, there’s always science…

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Steve Caplan

A short time ago, I wasted some time watching excerpts from an interview of the Iranian president by Piers Morgan on CNN. Even the pause in answer due to the translations couldn’t mask the embarrassment that I felt watching the … Continue reading →

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On common denominators between scientists and journalists: integrity in dealing with complex matters

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Steve Caplan

Since my recent experience in posting a first blog entitled “Academic Boycotts, Science and Hypocrisy“ on Occam’s Corner at The Guardian’s science blogsite, I have spent a good deal of time thinking about the parallels between good scientists and good … Continue reading →

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Which oath? Hippocratic, hippocritic or hypochondriac?

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Steve Caplan

This blog has been years in the making–possibly long before I had ever heard the term ‘blog.’ Spurred on by the recent series of blogs by Henry which have at least indirectly addressed the medical profession and the sensitive and … Continue reading →

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Impressions from a Parallel Universe

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Steve Caplan

Research and life have many things in common. In particular, it has always intrigued me that when following a line of research in the lab, we are constantly presented with branching points that make it imperative to make decisions about … Continue reading →

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Nicosia, there I went…

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Steve Caplan

A short time ago Larnaca, Cyprus made the news for holding a large civilian wedding for multiple couples from Israel. I have already blogged about the discriminatory policy that a successful start-up country and high-tech power such as Israel has … Continue reading →

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The dual nature of gender bias

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Steve Caplan

I wasn’t intending to write this blog. Not at all. I’d rather write about science–in fact I have two or three drafts that I have been thinking about for some time, and would much prefer to write. But like a … Continue reading →

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International Women’s Day: 100 years

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Steve Caplan

Seeing as it’s now exactly almost 100 years since the first celebration of International Women’s Day, I thought it might be important to have some perspective on the equality of women in Israel, a country where I spent many important … Continue reading →

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Criminal leadership: a bad situation for citizens and scientists

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Steve Caplan

Happy New Year to everyone. And while many countries celebrated the coming year, not in every country is the New Year based on the Gregorian Calendar. And not in every country was the New Year’s break a happy time. The … Continue reading →

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