Jacob Appel

Bioethicist and Writer

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Jacob Appel Biography

Jacob M. Appel is a bioethicist and fiction writer. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. from Brown University, an M.A. and an M.Phil. from Columbia University, an M.D. from Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, an M.F.A. in creative writing from New York University, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He has most recently taught at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and at the Gotham Writers Workshop in New York City. He publishes in the field of bioethics and contributes to such publications as the Journal of Clinical Ethics, the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, and the Bulletin of the History of Medicine. His essays have appeared in The New York Times, The New York Daily News, The Chicago Tribune, and other publications.

Appel has also published short fiction in more than one hundred literary journals. His short story, Shell Game With Organs, won the Boston Review Short Fiction Contest in 1998. His story about two census takers, "Counting," was shortlisted for the O. Henry Award in 2001. Other stories received "special mention" for the Pushcart Prize in 2006 and 2007.

He is admitted to the practice of law in New York State and Rhode Island, and is a licensed New York City sightseeing guide.

Appel contributed a Dangerous Idea to Big Think's "Month of Thinking Dangerously," advocating that we add trace amounts of lithium to our drinking water to help reduce the suicide rate.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/30/2024.

Jacob Appel Videos

  • Big Think Interview With Jacob Appel - YouTube
  • EducationUpdate-Jacob M. Appel, MD, JD, Bioethicist

Jacob Appel Books

  • The Biology of Luck
    The Biology of Luck
  • Wedding Wipeout: A Rabbi Kappelmacher Mystery
    Wedding Wipeout: A Rabbi Kappelmacher Mystery

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