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Viewing Asilomar from the Global South
Science. January 30, 2025
Can Innovation Serve the Public Good?
Boston Review. July 6, 2023
The AstraZeneca Vaccine Crisis in Europe Isn’t About Science at All
Slate. March 17, 2021
Designing global deliberation for geoengineering governance
Risk Science Center Blog. September 18, 2014
Innovative Thinking Could Make New Sickle Cell Treatments More Accessible
Scientific American. May 22, 2024
Innovation as a Force for Equity
Issues in Science and Technology. Winter, 2022
Public Thinker: Shobita Parthasarathy on Why We Need to Diversify Expertise
Public Books. January 4, 2021
Bringing Communities In, Achieving AI for All
Issues in Science and Technology. May 21, 2024
Health Innovation Policy for the People
The Next System Project. November 18, 2021
Obama administration’s big science and tech innovation: Socially engaged policy
The Conversation. December 19, 2016
(reprinted in Business Insider, Associated Press, Houston Chronicle, among other outlets)
On Technology in the Public Interest
Viewing Asilomar from the Global South
Science. January 30, 2025
Can Innovation Serve the Public Good?
Boston Review. July 6, 2023
Colleges Must Play a Role in Bridging Ethics and Technology (with David H. Guston)
The Chronicle of Higher Education. October 13, 2019
Innovative Thinking Could Make New Sickle Cell Treatments More Accessible
Scientific American. May 22, 2024
Innovation as a Force for Equity
Issues in Science and Technology. Winter, 2022
Obama administration’s big science and tech innovation: Socially engaged policy
The Conversation. December 19, 2016
(reprinted in Business Insider, Associated Press, Houston Chronicle, among other outlets)
Bringing Communities In, Achieving AI for All
Issues in Science and Technology. May 21, 2024
Public Thinker: Shobita Parthasarathy on Why We Need to Diversify Expertise
Public Books. January 4, 2021
On Patents
Ensuring Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
Issue Memos for an Incoming Administration, Ford School of Public Policy. January 21, 2021
Racism is baked into patent systems
Nature. 2020
An early expression of democracy, the US patent system is out of step with today’s citizens
The Conversation. July 4, 2018
(Reprinted in Business Insider, Associated Press, among other outlets)
Giving Away Our Future?
Leaping Robot Blog. June 19, 2014
Public Thinker: Shobita Parthasarathy on Why We Need to Diversify Expertise
Public Books. January 4, 2021
We need more qualitative research on patents and innovation
Issues in Science and Technology. Summer, 2019
How to make sure we all benefit when nonprofits patent technologies like CRISPR
The Conversation. July 19, 2017
Permitting Ownership of Genes Stops Research
In, Room for Debate: Can the Human Blueprint Have Owners?. The New York Times. June 7, 2013
All Your Genes Are Belong To Us
NPR’s Planet Money podcast. November 20, 2020
Use Patents to Regulate Gene Editing
Nature. October 25, 2018
CRISPR Dispute Raises Bigger Patent Issues That We're Not Talking About."
The Conversation. April 4, 2016
(reprinted in Singularity Hub, Phys.org, among other outlets)
Gene Patents and Democracy
Nature Online. 2011
On Inclusive Innovation
The power (and disempowerment) of Menstrual Hygiene Management
Discard Studies. October, 2019
Fostering Grassroots Innovation: Lessons India Can Teach Michigan
The Next Idea, Stateside, Michigan Radio. May 9, 2016
On CRISPR
Innovative Thinking Could Make New Sickle Cell Treatments More Accessible
Scientific American. May 22, 2024
How to make sure we all benefit when nonprofits patent technologies like CRISPR
The Conversation. July 19, 2017
CRISPR Dispute Raises Bigger Patent Issues That We're Not Talking About."
The Conversation. April 4, 2016
(reprinted in Singularity Hub, Phys.org, among other outlets)
Use Patents to Regulate Gene Editing
Nature. October 25, 2018
On Genetic Testing
Population Screening for BRCA: Is it the way forward for genetic medicine?
UM Risk Science Center Blog. September 12, 2014
Gene Patents and Democracy
Nature Online. 2011
Cancer Survivor Day
Author Q&A, MIT Press Blog. June 2, 2013
Permitting Ownership of Genes Stops Research
In, Room for Debate: Can the Human Blueprint Have Owners?. The New York Times. June 7, 2013
On Breast Cancer
Awash in pink, but breast cancer awareness isn’t a cure [Updated]
The Conversation. October 22.
(reprinted in The Huffington Post among other outlets)
Gene Patents and Democracy
Nature Online. 2011
Cancer Survivor Day
Author Q&A, MIT Press Blog. June 2, 2013
Permitting Ownership of Genes Stops Research
In, Room for Debate: Can the Human Blueprint Have Owners?. The New York Times. June 7, 2013
On COVID-19
The AstraZeneca Vaccine Crisis in Europe Isn’t About Science at All
Slate. March 17, 2021
Ensuring Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
Issue Memos for an Incoming Administration, Ford School of Public Policy. January 21, 2021
More testing alone will not get us out of this pandemic
Nature. September 3, 2020.
Most Recent Interviews
Who Runs Science?
Science in Action Program. BBC News World Service. February 20, 2025
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Roland Pease (2025). “Who Runs Science?” Science in Action program. BBC News World Service. February 20.
Helen Pearson (2024). “Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?” Nature. December 4.
Lucy Valeski (2024). “Michigan lawmakers look to quash non-consensual ‘deepfake’ pornography.” Michigan Advance. July 2.
WKAR (2024). “Pixels and Perspectives: The Intersection of AI and Art.” June 27..
Susan D’Agostino (2024). “Facial Recognition Heads to Class. Will Students Benefit?” Inside Higher Ed. February 27.
Juan Perez Jr. (2023). “Putting CHIPS on education’s table.” Politico. October 16.
Fülöp István (2023). “Mint egy aszteroida, ami ki fog minket lapítani, és nem tehetünk ellene semmit” – féken tartható a mesterséges intelligencia?” hvg360. October 2. (Hungary)
Mauro Belo Schneider (2023). “Gigantes da tecnologia se reúnem em Washington para discutir IA.” Jornal do Comércio. September 14.
Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi, Erika Beras, Molly Messick (2023). “How one man fought a patent war over turmeric.” Planet Money. September 1.
Brooke Marshall (2023). “Chatbots Go to College.” Ann Arbor Observer. August 27.
WDET (Detroit’s NPR station)(2023). “How education is adapting to ChatGPT.” Detroit Today. June 16.
Business and Society Podcast (2023). “The Rise of AI.” Ross Business School. May 10.
Ted Roelofs (2023). “How AI is altering healthcare in Michigan.” Bridge Michigan. March 13.
Sindhu Sundar (2023). “Bing’s chatbot apparently named me as one of its enemies and accused me of rejecting its love after I wrote an article about it.” Business Insider. February 26.
Chris Stokel-Walker and Richard Van Noorden (2023). “What ChatGPT and generative AI mean for science.” Nature. February 6.
HTP Desk (2022). “What the Supreme Court’s order on abortion means for women.” November 15.
Saugat Bolakhe (2022). “Language Models Running Wild.” Asian Scientist. November 2.
Alexandra Walsh, Mary Moynihan, and Elizabeth Yin (2022). “Fixing FERPA to Protect Marginalized Students.” The Regulatory Review. October 29.
Becky Sullivan (2022). “A new credit card code is a first step towards preventing gun violence, advocates say.” NPR. September 15.
Max Kozlov (2022). “Biden names first ARPA-H chief amid debates over agency’s identity.” Nature. September 12.
Emma Folts (2022). “A draft CMU policy would allow campus police to use facial recognition technology.” Public Source. July 6.
Sophia Jozwiak (2022). “How Private is Your Data?” WDET (Detroit’s NPR station). June 30.
Interview with Ryan Hooper, “Data, Social Media, and Privacy,” CultureShift. WDET (Detroit’s NPR station). June 28, 2022.
Craig LeMoult, “Thermo Fisher seeks dismissal of Henrietta Lacks’ family’s lawsuit regarding sale of her cells.” WGBH (Boston NPR affiliate). May 17, 2022.
Richard Van Noorden, “How Language Generation AIs Could Transform Science.” Nature. April 28, 2022. (Reprinted in Scientific American)
Lauren Lyster, TV interview on KTLA 5 News Los Angeles. April 25, 2022.
James Tuck, Radio Interview on KNX 97.1 FM Los Angeles. April 25, 2022.
Jany, Libor, “Beverly Hills is always watching you with thousands of cameras. And the city isn’t done.” Los Angeles Times. April 25, 2022.
The Ongoing Transformation Podcast (2022). “Episode 9: Maximizing the Good of Innovation with Shobita Parthasarathy.” March 1.
Eclectic Spacewalk (2022). “STS Shorts #2—Shobita Parthasarathy.” Interview with Nicholas McCray. January 26.
America Dissected with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed (2022). “The Innovation Gap with Professor Shobita Parthasarathy.” Crooked Media. January 11.
Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?
Nature. December 4, 2024
Michigan lawmakers look to quash non-consensual ‘deepfake’ pornography
Michigan Advance. July 2, 2024