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Environmental Groups Back In Court To Help Fellow Rich White People

The Usual Suspects of the anti-science movement, Center for Biological Diversity(1), Environmental...

Batteries Are Stuck In The 1990s Because Solid-State Batteries Keep Short-Circuiting

The electric car industry is held back by reliance on conventional energy. Despite spending trillions...

Dogs Have Been 'Man's Best Friend' For 14,000 Years

The bond between humans and dogs is one of the oldest stories in anthropology. It may also be a...

Is This The D'Artagnan Made Famous In 'The Three Musketeers' By Dumas?

“I have lost D’Artagnan, in whom I had every confidence,” wrote King Louis XIV to his Queen...

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A Conservative Argument For Genetic Modification Of Embryos

A Conservative Argument For Genetic Modification Of Embryos

Feb 03 2016 | comment(s)

I have often argued that the pro-life movement has a disconnect about actual life when it comes to science. I don't mean about the health issues of abortion or birth control, I mean about saving babies using science. They seem to think science should only help after a baby is born, exactly the opposite of the argument they make about the beginning of life during abortion debates.
Journal Publishing Seralini Paper Claiming GMO Toxicity Disappears Faster Than His Career

Journal Publishing Seralini Paper Claiming GMO Toxicity Disappears Faster Than His Career

Jan 27 2016 | comment(s)

How do you know the paper claiming GMO toxicity is in a journal that isn't very reputable? They don't have $9 to renew their domain.

"It Was Not Designed As A Science Experiment" - Seralini Speaks Some Truth

Jan 26 2016 | comment(s)

Schedule press event first, create study second. Dr. Gilles-Eric Seralini, the go-to researcher for Big Organic marketing groups and the partisan media enablers (SourceWatch, US Right To Know, Mother Jones) they fund, finally wrote something accurate in a paper - "it was not designed as a scientific experiment", even though the Deniers For Hire on his side claim it was just that.
X-Files 2016: 5 Episodes To Watch First

X-Files 2016: 5 Episodes To Watch First

Jan 24 2016 | comment(s)

"The X-Files" resumes tonight and if, like me, you might give it a try, here are 5 good episodes to watch in advance. 

I was able to sort through a lot of shows thanks to a blizzard in New York City, which kept me inside and was not accompanied by losing electricity. My non-loss is your gain.
Science Loses The Debate On Astronomy By Deferring To Hawaiian Humanities Students

Science Loses The Debate On Astronomy By Deferring To Hawaiian Humanities Students

Jan 16 2016 | comment(s)

"Astronomy is about as pure and as clean as you can get, so what’s the big deal?”

That's the question an astronomer asked about why, after 13 astronomy experiments on Mauna Kea, 13,000 feet in the air and a pristine location due to lacking 40% of the earth's atmosphere, activists from the mainland have mobilized native Hawaiians into believing the air up there was some sacred space.

It wasn't sacred. Commoners were not allowed to visit on penalty of death. And even elites didn't visit often.
Consumer Confusion: How Process Labels Are Used To Misinform

Consumer Confusion: How Process Labels Are Used To Misinform

Jan 14 2016 | comment(s)

In the early days of food labeling and regulations, it was just about mandating honesty. If you go to buy mayonnaise, you shouldn’t have to wonder if it is mayonnaise, the government reasoned, so they passed a law in 1938 requiring honesty about ingredients. The charlatans went out of the business and the free market that remained embraced “better” ingredients as a marketing distinction. It worked well.