Pork isn’t just eaten – fats, bones and other leftovers are turned into detergents and finishes for our homes. Behind the smooth, shiny surfaces lie the entrails of an extractivist industry with serious effects on animals people and the environment. This article is part of a series curated by Gerard Ortín Castellví on the future of food.
A talk and discussion by UCLA professors Nicholas Shapiro and Valerie Tornini.
This project examines how media narratives shape public trust, participation, and ethics in genetics research, highlighting historical injustices and pathways to rebuilding trust.
This paper examines how behavioral genetic evidence has been used in criminal cases to shape ideas of violence, intent, and legal responsibility.
The Valerie Tornini Lab received Scialog Collaborative Innovation Awards for interdisciplinary projects examining stress, neurodevelopment, and environmental change, integrating neurobiology, genetics, and social context to understand responses across changing ecosystems.
This project examines how contemporary media, from advertising and entertainment to politics and gaming, shapes modern “common sense” about genetics.