The Broken Pipeline

A group of research institutes have apparently banded together to discuss the dismal prospects of younger and transitioning research scientists, producing a slick overview document hosted at brokenpipeline.org. Participating institutions include Harvard, Brown, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Duke Medicine, Partner’s Healthcare and Ohio State University Medical Center.
[h/t: coturnix]

Teen Drinking: Is It Time for a Good Samaritan Law for Parents?

YHN and other parent bloggers (Abel Pharmboy, Dr. Free-Ride, DuWayne Brayton) have been musing on what DuWayne called “the conversation that never ends”. To wit, the conversation that parents anticipate having with their children over the use of recreational psychoactive substances and their attendant risks. The discussion touched on several topics related to parental involvement in teen alcohol consumption which led me to a simple proposal for your consideration DearReader.