Any test is just a snapshot, and attempting to pinpoint someone as a set of x-y coordinates on a political compass is not any different. Nevertheless, since many of us here at the site occasionally sway from discussing hard science and make our subjective views known on a variety of social issues, I thought it would be interesting if our writers could take the test  and then publish their graph in the comments section below this blog entry.

If you believe this is a bad idea--- one of my occasional off-the-wall blogs---feel free to tell me why. Another reason I've appreciated Science 2.0 is that it's made my skin a little thicker!

It is highly improbable that an obscure researcher will outdo Big Science or that a low budget candidate will win her way into the White House. But in the realm of sports, many are rejoicing as big-spending baseball teams struggle out of the gate. After today's interleague play(May 20th), the most efficient teams---the ones who are spending the least on salaries per win are mostly young and without a World Series title in at least two decades:

When it comes to comparing groups of people, there are always more differences within a group than there are between groups. This truism guards us against racism, sexism and ageism.  But the idea is not often applied to adolescents, and it surprises me that I have never heard someone publicly complain, "I've experienced more discrimination as a teenager than as a woman or green-skinned person."