I've shared views and contributions in print, audio, and video for national and international outlets including TED.com, NPR, and the Washington Post.

Below are just a few selected media appearances. For a complete list, see my full CV.

Pain, opioids, and america’s drug overdose crisis

The United States accounts for five percent of the world's population but consumes almost 70 percent of the total global opioid supply, creating an epidemic that has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths each year. How did we get here, and what can we do about it?

“Motorcycle Crash Shows Bioethicist the Dark Side of Quitting Opioid Alone” on Fresh Air with Terry Gross.

“What Chronic Pain Patients are Deeply Afraid of.” The New York Times.

“America’s Other Opioid Problem.” Psychology Today. 

“Opioid Overdose: A Bioethicist Explains Why Restricting Supply May Not Be the Right Solution.” The Conversation

“People who use drugs need compassion, not judgment.” USA Today. 

“We Can’t Forget the Nation’s Other Epidemic.” Hastings Bioethics Forum.

“A New Strategy for Opioids—Ethical Prescribing.” Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine. 

“Responsible Opioid Prescribing.” Closler Magazine.

“Pain, Opioids, and Addiction: Searching for a Nuanced Solution.” Lead Essay for the August 2019 issue of Cato Unbound.

“Pain, Opioids, and the Constant Shadow of Stigma.” Closler Magazine.

“Managing Pain without Pills.” Saturday Evening Post. Excerpt from In Pain.

“Why changing how we view pain can help us address the opioid crisis.” Excerpt from In Pain, adapted for ideas.ted.com.

“The Perilous Blessing of Opioids.” In the Wall Street Journal.

"The agony of opioid withdrawal—and what doctors should tell patients about it." Presented at TEDxMidAtlantic and featured on TED.com.

“Is it Wrong to Ask Your Doctor for Opioids?” In The Conversation. Republished by Quartz and Business Insider.

“An Ethical Dilemma for Doctors: When is it OK to Prescribe Opioids?” In The Conversation. Republished by STATand Salon.

“A Bioethical Framework for Opioid Prescribing.” On APA’s Medical Mind Podcast. 

“A Harrowing Story of Opioid Withdrawal.” In On The Record, WYPR. 

“Doctors Prescribed Me Pain Meds but Couldn’t Help Me Get Off Them.” Washington Post (excerpt from Health Affairs). 

Climate Change

“Pulling Out of the Paris Agreement is Unconscionable.” In The Conversation.

“As Environmental Catastrophe Looms, Is It Ethical to Have Children?” In Foreign Policy Magazine.

“Dear Mr. Trump: Climate Policy Puts Lives in Your Hands.” In The Conversation.  

“Bioethicist: The Climate Crisis Calls for Fewer Babies.”  In The Conversation. Republished by The Guardian and The New Republic.

“Should We be Having Kids in the Age of Climate Change?” by Jennifer Ludden. Aired on NPR’s All Things Considered. 

OTHER PHILOSOPHY & Ethics

“There are Plenty of Moral Reasons to be Vaccinated—But that Doesn’t Mean It’s Your Ethical Duty.” The Conversation.

“The Ethics of Social Distancing (and Why It Doesn’t Rule Out Protesting).” Daily Nous. 

“When to Reopen the Nation is an Ethics Question—Not Only a Scientific One,” With Justin Bernstein, Anne Barnhill, and Brian Hutler. Hastings Bioethics Forum.

“Travis Rieder on Bioethics.” Podcast interview on Public Health United. 

“The Philosophy of Parenting—Part 1.” On ABC Radio’s Philosopher’s Zone (Australia).

“The Ethics Issue: Should We Impose Population Controls?” In New Scientist. 

“Is the ‘Lesser of Two Evils’ an Ethical Choice for Voters?” In The Conversation. Republished by The Washington Post, and Salon.

“Don’t Make a Three-Person Baby. Adopt Instead.” In Wired Magazine.