Science & Society
- The Spirituality Of Scientists
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A new book, just about to be published, has already caused a stir in the blogosphere. “Science vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think” by Elaine Ecklund, a sociologist from Rice University, claims that scientists are less atheistic than previously thou ...
Article - Richard Mankiewicz - May 4 2010 - 10:23am
- The Oldest Song In The World (Hurrian Song)
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The Hurrians (also Khurrites; cuneiform Ḫu-ur-ri) were a people of the Ancient Near East, who lived in northern Mesopotamia and areas to the immediate east and west, beginning approximately 2500 BC. Prof. Anne Kilmer (professor of Assyriology, University ...
Article - Camillo Di Cicco - May 4 2010 - 11:01am
- Parents Still Skeptical Of HPV Vaccine
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A new study published in PLoS Medicine has found that skepticism about the benefit of the HPV vaccine remains high among parents of adolescent girls. Even when financial and healthcare barriers are removed, some parents remain hesitant to have their daught ...
Article - News Staff - May 5 2010 - 1:27pm
- 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
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