Fourth of July Weekend Reader Quiz

There's a map ~~down~~ over there on the right of the page that tells us (and you) where our readers live, in the aggregate, but we don't have a clue who's reading what. We just know that there are ten thousand or so of you who read every week, and more in busy weeks. Indulge us ok, because several of us have to spend the weekend with truly boring in laws: where are you and what do you do? Who do you work with? Does anyone pay you to lurk on this blog and report back to some conservative think tank, and if so several readers want to get their number. Sound off, we would love to hear from you.

posted Jul 1, 2005 | link | jump to the comments (20)

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Harvard Sch P Health. I should be writing my dissertation but I'm not. I live in New Hampshire.

- by anonymous on Jul 1, 2005 at 5:13 AM | link

Health care attorney working in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I work for a non-profit service agency and serve on an IRB.
If you know any conservative think tanks who would pay me for trolling though your marvelous blog, I might be able to negotiate a price.

- by Ereshkigal on Jul 1, 2005 at 2:07 PM | link

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Information Systems. Undergrad degree was in biomedical ethics. Like keeping up to date in the field.

- by on Jul 1, 2005 at 6:20 PM | link

SLU Center for Health Care Ethics PhD student. MA Phil from MSU. Intern at large midwestern Catholic Hospital.

- by Anonymous on Jul 1, 2005 at 7:01 PM | link

High School English Teacher
Midwest USA
I just like reading about bioethics.

- by on Jul 1, 2005 at 11:19 PM | link

Family Physician, long time self-directed bioethics student in the middle of a Masters program, went searching for organizations that are active in protecting human rights a couple of years ago and volunteered to serve on the boards of several prolife non-profits. Came to this site because of the Journal and because the editors proport to represent "American Bioethics."
Unfortunately, it seems that what is called "bioethics" here and in the popular press has little to do with classic ethics and even less to do with preserving those "unalienable rights" that were the basis for the Declaration that we celebrate in the US this weekend (and even less to do with the Creator Who is credited with being the source of those rights).
Even more unfortunately - unlike the editors, I don't earn any money doing this - the study of bioethics usually costs me money.

- by Beverly on Jul 2, 2005 at 2:31 AM | link

Currently a joint degree student at U of M, law and MS in science, tech, and environmental policy...worked at the Center for Bioethics Resource Center last year, now a law clerk for summer, molecular bio undergrad and bioethics is what got me to go to law school.

- by Lesli on Jul 2, 2005 at 3:11 AM | link

and by M I mean Minnesota, I suppose I should clear that up :-)

- by Lesli on Jul 2, 2005 at 3:14 AM | link

I am a psychiatrist who is writing a book on Advance Directives with emphasis on voluntary refusal of food and fluid, which strives to present a balanced approach of both sides -- from the legal, moral, ethical, religious, economic, relational, and clinical points of view.
I appreciate this BLOG as it has provided several valuable links and discussions on these topics.

- by Stanley Terman on Jul 2, 2005 at 3:28 AM | link

Journalist, Paris (FR). Interested by what you're writing, no more, no less.

- by Fil on Jul 2, 2005 at 9:18 AM | link

Biomed reasearcher (lowly postdoc), hence professional interest in bioethics. Portland, Oregon.

- by sennoma on Jul 2, 2005 at 9:06 PM | link

Reading this blog, I am trying to learn about some current issues that might prove to be a worthwhile threads for my "Bioethics Discussion Blog". As a physician and medical school teacher, I am most interested in issues which will stimulate the healthcare professional visitors to my blog to think about in terms of the ethics of our profession. ..Maurice.

- by Maurice Bernstein, M.D. on Jul 2, 2005 at 11:42 PM | link

I work in Communications for a health care organization in Vancouver, so I like to keep up on hot topics in the media ... but mostly I enjoy the blog for personal interest.

- by Diane on Jul 3, 2005 at 2:23 AM | link

I'm a free-lance business researcher in Hawai'i who has a startup pharma company as one of his clients; besides, the topic interests me.
Always open for more clients. ;)

- by Linkmeister on Jul 4, 2005 at 5:30 AM | link

I install communications equipment (COM/NAV/SAT) in remote Alaskan Bush communities. My interest in bioethics grew out of a general interest in science, and my late-growing realization of its impact on science and politics. I also deal daily with people who are unaware of so many ideas and concepts that we take for granted: how do you explain "Attack of the Clones" to someone that has a VCR but has never seen a real-life stop sign? Fascinating stuff.

- by jdt on Jul 4, 2005 at 9:00 AM | link

I'm a former Pharmacist (still licensed though) and currently a Research Scientist (Ph.D. level, biotech, primarily cancer). I work in animals as well as Phase I and II clinical trials. I also serve on the company's IACUC (essentially an IRB for animal work) I find bioethics facinating and critically important particularly the transition from animals to humans and FIH. I just finished a certificate in Clinical Bioethics and start the MA in the fall. I am happy to say that I receive a great deal of support from my collegues (including the divisional VP) in this endeavor. They believe that this is a very important area and that scientists with this knowledge are valuable. I live in San Francisco.

- by RK on Jul 4, 2005 at 6:53 PM | link

I work in communications for the health sciences division of a large university. Prior to that, I was a freelance medical journalist. I like to keep up with the issues. I have long enjoyed the American Journal of Bioethics and love reading this blog.

- by Cathi on Jul 5, 2005 at 1:31 PM | link

I read this blog because I do bioethics as a grad student in philosophy at the University of Utah.

- by Diana on Jul 5, 2005 at 2:36 PM | link

I'm an elder law attorney in Omaha, NE. I work regularly with clients facing end-of-life decisions and with clients who have dementia or mental illness (or with their family members). I am currently completing a Master's program in bioethics. Your blog helps me stay current on important news in the field. Thanks for all the work you put into it. And, no, I can't find anyone to pay me to read this -- I am open to offers.

- by DeLila Bergan on Jul 5, 2005 at 3:05 PM | link

I work in biomedical research (editor/writer/web content provider). Undergrad degree from Univ of Minn in philosphy & linguistics. I read this blog (& the AJOB) mainly because the subject interests me & I'm considering eventually pursuing a degree in bioethics.

- by nora on Jul 26, 2005 at 8:18 PM | link