Science & Society

What does the future of science look like? About a year ago, I was asked this same question. My response was: Transdisciplinary collaboration. Researchers from a variety of domains—biology, philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, economics, law—all coming ...

Article - Andrea Kuszewski - Oct 17 2011 - 3:10pm

Chimps in advertising

Recently a news item from Duke University appeared: "Cute" Chimps in Ads May Harm Species' Survival "We were testing the argument that the entertainment industry has made that exposure to chimpanzees in human settings makes people more ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Oct 25 2011 - 9:33am

What If Apple Ran U.S. Health Care?

Quick, which British cell phone do you use? No? Okay, which French microprocessor is in your PC? No again? America leads the world in innovation, the legacy of historical laissez-faire approaches to fixing big problems using the private sector. Obviou ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 18 2011 - 3:57pm

Freedom To Cheat?

Freedom To Cheat? Do the laws and constitutional safeguards which guarantee freedom of speech grant a freedom to cheat? According to a basic principle of common law, freedom of speech ends where cheating begins. Xavier Alvarez of Pomona, California has f ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Oct 19 2011 - 2:36pm

Sorry Women, Men Really Are Funnier

If you're a man, no matter how funny you are, your wife thinks you are not. Well, men, science is giving you the last laugh. Sort of. Men are funnier than women, though mostly to other men, according to a psychology study from the University of Calif ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 19 2011 - 3:22pm

New Climate Analysis Group Slams Nature And Science Magazines

A new climate group sought to replicate findings from recent analyses- and did- and Richard Black at the BBC seeks to spin that as stating Phil Jones of East Anglia University needs an apology. Did anyone really doubt the numbers would match? While the & ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Oct 23 2011 - 10:35am

The IPCC Exposed And Climate Gate Alive And Kicking

Donna Laframboise’s book “ The Delinquent Teenager Who Was Mistaken for the World’s Top Climate Expert: An Expose of the IPCC ” is out. Negative reviews on amazon are very helpful. Forget the positive ones; they are seldom useful. Reviews that give the wr ...

Article - Sascha Vongehr - Oct 24 2011 - 3:34am

Radiance: Alan Alda Shines A Light On Marie Curie

Quick, have you heard of Professor Curie? How about Marie Curie? If you're reading this article, you may have known who I meant with the first one, but how many of you instinctively thought of Pierre Curie, co-discoverer of Polonium and Radium, when ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 10 2011 - 11:21pm

Twinkie Defense Revisited: Soft Drinks Implicated In Teen Violence

Teens who drink more than five cans fizzy soft drinks per week- less than one per day- are significantly more likely to commit violence or carry weapons, suggests research in Injury Prevention, part of the British Medical Journals. ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 24 2011 - 8:41pm

Pink Week: Breast Cancer Awareness and Raising Money for Free Mammograms

This week, we're running a breast cancer awareness week at my college--spearheaded by my students, friends, and me--to benefit the Hope Fund at Hendrick Hospital in Abilene, Texas, to provide free mammograms to women in need. Another professor and fri ...

Blog Post - Kim Wombles - Oct 25 2011 - 6:33am