Science & Society
- The Science of OM
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In the spirit of collaboration between the sciences and religions, two Indian scientists have tuned their laboratory to the sacred mantra, OM. Their paper," Time-Frequency Analysis of Chanting Sanskrit Divine Sound “OM” Mantra ", published in the ...
Blog Post - Richard Mankiewicz - May 6 2010 - 1:16pm
- NAS Members Take On Climate Change Skeptics
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Following a drop in public confidence in climate scientists as a result of the 'Climategate' emails, two hundred fifty-five members of the National Academy of Sciences have joined together to defend the rigor and objectivity of climate science. T ...
Article - News Staff - May 7 2010 - 12:50pm
- Do Pharmaceutical Companies Manipulate Drug Trials?
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Pharmaceutical companies may be financing drug studies in order to influence their outcomes, say researchers writing in Deutsches Ärzteblatt International. The findings confirm the conclusions of two previous reviews published in 2003 which looked at the p ...
Article - News Staff - May 7 2010 - 1:09pm
- Who Cares What the Experts Say?- The Democratization of Science
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I don't consciously seek out the Huffington Post, but two stories on Google News that caught my eye recently happened to be from there. I know how you love that site, Hank. Today's find is on the democratization of science, or the fall of experts ...
Blog Post - Becky Jungbauer - May 11 2010 - 11:46am
- Who cares what the experts say?
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This piece about crumbling faith in expertise is making the rounds on the web (see also Becky's comments): ...
Blog Post - Michael White - May 12 2010 - 4:04pm
- Polls Underestimate America's Concern For The Environment
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Judging by recent polls, you would think that the environment is not much of a concern to Americans. And You would also be wrong, say researchers from Standford University. When pollsters ask Americans to name the most important problem facing the country, ...
Article - News Staff - May 13 2010 - 12:21pm
- Global warming or global cooling
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During a visit to Europe one feels its so cold at time of the year. I dint even bring sufficient clothing to face the low temperatures in May in central europe. India is facing 47 degree in Alwar, a place known for the tiger reserve and dense forests in th ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - May 14 2010 - 11:55pm
- Look at what the Bogdanov's have done to themselves!
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If you thought their publications were freaky get a load of how they look after a ton of plastic surgery. You may remember them from the Bogdanov affair many years ago. They published papers in scientific journals that are very widely regarded as being bu ...
Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - May 19 2010 - 3:35pm
- Opening Pandora's Music Box
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Music is omnipresent and plays an enormous role in our everyday lives. It transports us, soothes us, energizes us, evokes memories instantaneously like few things in this world have the power to do (smell being an exception). Music can bind us together and ...
Article - Becky Jungbauer - May 20 2010 - 3:48pm
- Communication With The Public "Badly Needed" In Science, Report Claims
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Too often, scientists do an inadequate job of communicating information to the public in a factual, non-technical, credible and neutral format. The authors of a new analysis of science communication in PNAS say they have developed an effective communicat ...
Article - News Staff - May 22 2010 - 9:36pm
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