Science & Society

Biotic Games: Using Microorganisms To Stimulate Public Involvement In Science And Improve Biological Research

I admit it: when I sat down with Ingmar Riedel-Kruse, an Assistant Professor in Bioengineering at Stanford University, to discuss a possible rotation project, my first question for him was “why?” I wasn’t confused about why he was studying developmental pa ...

Article - Lauren Chircus - Jan 24 2011 - 8:41pm

Want People To Embrace Science? Invoke The Bible

Among the more zealous atheists in the science community, religious people are one big jumble of intellectual immaturity, if not outright stupidity, bent on replacing science classes with the New Testament. (1) Hey, that's nicer than what they say abo ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Jan 17 2011 - 4:47pm

Does The U.S. Have A Looming Inventor Gap?

America has been a global powerhouse more due to individual and small group initiative than the large, government projects currently popular.     But the U.S. seems to have a widening 'inventor' gap- people who regard themselves as creative and i ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 19 2011 - 1:11pm

A Family of Peers—My Personal Story: Science Online 2011

This past weekend I attended Science Online 2011 —the "un-conference" conference of writers, bloggers, journalists, artists, programmers, and anyone else who uses the internet as a tool for science communication—that gathers to discuss the impact ...

Blog Post - Andrea Kuszewski - Jan 19 2011 - 10:34pm

Prepare A Sexually Receptive Female

Lab rats generally don’t live pleasant lives. Some are infected with diseases. Some are exposed to radiation. Some are sucked nearly dry with ticks. But occasionally a rat makes it lucky and is chosen to participate in a study on pleasure and rewards, wher ...

Article - Jenny Morber - Jan 22 2011 - 1:57am

"The Energy of Vacuum" by Bruno Arpaia

I was contacted a few weeks ago by Bruno Arpaia, an Italian jornalist, translator, and writer of several remarkable novels. He explained that he had just finished a novel, "L'energia del vuoto" (the energy of vacuum) centered on the LHC and ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Jan 23 2011 - 6:34am

Flying Squid Photographer

British photographer Graham Ekins snapped one of the rare photos of squid in flight: "Capturing the flying squid is one of the highlights of my photography career," he says. I can imagine it would be! The Essex reporter may have gotten a bit over ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Jan 29 2011 - 11:18pm

Bias In Reporting: It's Not The Person; It's The Claims That Matter

Yesterday morning I peeked., just a small peek, at Age of Autism, and saw this:  ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Jan 30 2011 - 12:12pm

Science Through Stories: Allowing The Rediscovery Of Wonder

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Article - Andrea Kuszewski - Feb 4 2011 - 3:24am

Mom, Dad, I Want To Be A Scientist......

DISCLAIMER: This blog is neither a letter by a child to his parents nor a path to become a scientist (simply because there doesn’t exist one…....or maybe there exist infinite ways of equal probability). It is just a description of the present scenario in ...

Article - Akshit Kumar - Feb 7 2011 - 4:57pm