Science & Society

Equal-Pay Day

Today, 12 April 2011, is “Equal-Pay Day” in the U.S. If you took the median-salary American man and the median-salary woman, and started paying them both on the first of 2010, today is the day when the woman will have finally earned what the man took in t ...

Blog Post - Barry Leiba - Apr 12 2011 - 6:00am

Which Science Kills More People?

Which science kills the most people each year?  Prompted by a quote-- "guns don't kill people-- physics kills people." ('3rd Rock from the Sun')-- it's time we look at which science really is the deadliest. So let's set u ...

Article - Alex "Sandy" Antunes - Mar 25 2011 - 4:42pm

The Web And The Creativity Bust

Imagine, if you will, a Borg cube from Star Trek humming along through space, part of a fleet of such cubes, each with millions of drones participating in a spatially non-localized brain of billions. Now imagine that this collective Borg brain has a heada ...

Article - Mark Changizi - Mar 27 2011 - 6:17pm

Autism, Community, Personality Traits, And The Chasm That Threatens

Spend anytime in the online autism community, and you'll find a rich cast of characters offering a diverse perspective on what it means to be autistic. From clinically diagnosed autistics in early adulthood to late middle age to individuals who have s ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Mar 26 2011 - 11:01pm

"Jaws" For Giant Squid

I just stumbled across a list of favorite ocean flicks, posted at The Film Pilgrim. The Little Mermaid and Finding Nemo make a necessary appearance, as do epic disaster shows like Titanic and The Perfect Storm. Then there's Jaws, which (arguably) prej ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Mar 27 2011 - 3:23pm

The War On Fat People Goes Global

Across the world, fewer people are buying the "I have a glandular disorder" excuse for obesity. As the average waistline increases but the numbers of obese people skew that result, society is getting less tolerant of heavier folk- even in culture ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 28 2011 - 5:07pm

Wandering Code Examined: Semantics And Emotions In The Midst Of Tragedy

"Despite reports of concern from caregivers and some studies, there are limited data on  population-based estimates and predictors of risk for wandering associated with ASD/DD."-- ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting  Wanderin ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Mar 29 2011 - 6:02am

Craig Venter, Egoist

"To live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to recreate life out of life."-James Joyce Craig Venter is brilliant. Brilliant enough, you might say, to enter the ranks of literary gods. So brilliant, he might not even know it. Venter wants to patent th ...

Blog Post - Chris Delatorre - Mar 29 2011 - 10:44am

Japanese 'quake- shaking things up in the classroom

I am sure there is nobody who would disagree when I say that the Japanese earthquake and tsunami were devastating disasters which have caused untold misery for hundreds of thousands of people and will have profound effects on the lives of millions more, bu ...

Blog Post - Daniel Chapman - Mar 30 2011 - 12:17pm

RMS Titanic- Lessons From History

RMS Titanic- Lessons From History Titanic 100 Festival Belfast's most famous creation, Titanic, will be commemorated in an extended annual festival from 31 March- 31 May 2011, which will include key dates of the ship's build. http://www.belfastc ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Apr 1 2011 - 12:12am