Science & Society

The 2010s Will Be To The 2060s What The 1960s Are To Us Today

The title, “ The 2010s will be to the 2060s what the 1960s are to us today ” is in a sense the most uplifting quote I have heard in a long while (yeah, I know about all the bad things, too, whatever). Since the 60s also stand for quite some influence of p ...

Article - Sascha Vongehr - Oct 18 2011 - 12:28am

Skepticism About Skepticism

Anyone can be skeptical about a scientific result. It's good to state your skepticism, to make your view known. But are you done once you speak your view? Is that all it takes, a quick skeptical wrench and we shut off the flow of science? Guest writer ...

Article - Alex "Sandy" Antunes - Dec 13 2010 - 1:27pm

Human Survival- Humanity's Second Biggest Problem

The three problems of humanity were outlined in a talk by Nick Bostrom (of Oxford University, UK) at TED in April 2009. In this piece I will continue to examine the "big" problems identified in the TEDTalk. Problem #2:  Existential Risk is a BIG ...

Article - Gerhard Adam - Dec 10 2010 - 12:40pm

Ages and ages: Kicking loose from the Age of Fire

This blog is in response 1 to Patrick's excellent M.A.D. 2.0 article. It started as a comment, but I thought, what the heck, let's make it my first blog. I've got to make the leap at some point instead of just lurking and hijacking! I' ...

Blog Post - Quentin Rowe - Dec 13 2010 - 11:20am

Perils Of Science Outreach

While you sit there, I am simultaneously providing this blog post, this podcast, and this AGU talk.  All on the same topic-- how can we get scientists to provide science for public consumption. The podcast poses these problems for you, the readers of scien ...

Article - Alex "Sandy" Antunes - Dec 17 2010 - 10:51am

Life Isn't Aways Wonderful- Humanity's Third Biggest Problem

The three problems of humanity were outlined in a talk by Nick Bostrom (of Oxford University, UK) at TED in April 2009. In this piece I will continue to examine the "big" problems identified in the TEDTalk.  It is this third point that begins to ...

Article - Gerhard Adam - Dec 13 2010 - 5:55pm

Killing Babies With Bill Maher: Science Enemy Against Vaccines

The pharmaceutics industry, too many science bloggers, “skeptics”- they all tell us that we should trust science and that all those who speak out for “natural” solutions are none other but religious idiots, or even monsters, criminals who do not refrain f ...

Article - Sascha Vongehr - Dec 14 2010 - 10:01am

A Dangerous Knowledge Gap: The Autism Wars

Lisa Rudy posted " Misinterpretation of Autism News Can Cause Serious Confusion"  over at About.com's autism site, and the comments have gotten interesting and clearly demonstrate the growing gap between what consumers know and believe and w ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Dec 14 2010 - 2:52pm

Hey, Barbie—Show Me The Science!

While Christmas shopping today with my sister and little 3 year old niece, I noticed something that rather disturbed me. And as difficult as it is for me to say this—it was Barbie. OMG. So many Barbies! ...

Article - Andrea Kuszewski - Sep 12 2011 - 10:50pm

Political Science

For too long, scientists have ducked away from public service, not because their peers have been unwilling to elect them, but because there is a sense among scientifically educated people that politics is something to be avoided-- something that is inheren ...

Article - Ed Chen - Dec 28 2010 - 12:06pm