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Public Writing

Writing about neuroscience, biomedical research, artificial intelligence, and the role of science in society.

Op-Eds

Essays and opinion pieces written for a broad public audience.

National Review
2025

America’s Risky Retreat in Biomedical Leadership

The Transmitter
2025

Without Monkeys, Neuroscience Has No Future

AZBEES Awards of Excellence · Silver · Thought Leadership
The Hill
2025

Plan to Restructure the NIH Would Stall Science, Not Streamline It

Commentaries

Commentary on the scientific enterprise, public trust, and the future of neuroscience.

Nature Neuroscience
2025 · 28:2169–2170

Science Must Break Its Silence to Rebuild Public Trust

Miller CT, Basso MA, Batista AP, Gothard KM, Parker KJ, Tsao DY, Williams ZM & Platt ML.
Nature Neuroscience
2024 · 27:2264–2266

The BRAIN Initiative: A Pioneering Program on the Precipice

Miller CT*, Chen X, Donaldson Z, Jones-Marlin B, Williams Z, Zelikowsky M, Zeng H & Hong W*. *Equal contributions.