Science & Society

The New Modernism: Blending Science, Engineering, Art And Human Imagination

INTRO:  On September 14, 2012, I served as the guest speaker at the grand opening and dedication of the new  Structural/ Materials Engineering Building at UC San Diego (UCSD).  Present also and offering remarks were Frieder Seible, Dean of the Jacobs Scho ...

Article - David Brin - Sep 17 2012 - 11:28am

The Paradox Of Millennials

They are not buying into global warming except they care about the environment more than anyone ever did before. They will eat healthier than previous generations, provided the products are in pouches and not cans and can be purchased in vending machines a ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 28 2012 - 6:04pm

Europeans, Have More Kids: Children Without Siblings Tend To Be Overweight

Like the rest of the developed world, Europe is getting a lot fatter, and public health experts in Europe have found a correlation for the upward spike in youth obesity- the low birth rate. They say only children, singletons, have a more than 50 percent hi ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 17 2012 - 1:00pm

Prop 37 Lawyer Claims He Never Thought Much About His Wording

Here is a head scratcher; when confronted about the vague, conflicting language in Proposition 37- even the real name,  the California Right to Know Genetically Modified Food Act, is weird and disjointed- Attorney  James Wheaton, who made his fortune in nu ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Sep 27 2012 - 7:43am

GMOs Are A Pesticide Sponge And Other Weird Tales Of Gilles-Eric Seralini

If sloppy, agenda-based science is all that is needed for activists to latch on to a belief and never let go, then the anti-GMO contingent may have found its Andrew Wakefield in French biologist Gilles-Eric Séralini. It won't matter that the methods i ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Sep 21 2012 - 2:03pm

A Thumbs Up For Dr. Alex And Hank’s Science Left Behind

Science Left Behind is about the corruption of science writing as a profession. Science writing has become politicized and unfortunately the consumer suffers. Personally, I find it painful to listen to or read a shallow analysis with a partisan slant on s ...

Article - Randall Mayes - Sep 28 2012 - 8:56am

Organic Versus Natural: The Prop 37 Fiasco Gets Sillier

Newspapers and journalists have given a lot of coverage to Proposition 37, the oddly named  California Right to Know Genetically Modified Food Act. ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Sep 23 2012 - 2:09pm

Science: Where Activists Don't Want You To Be Blinded By Reason

Are you in favor of solar power?  Good luck getting any large scale installations to go up.  While energy activists want to get rid of fossil fuels and support solar power, environmental activists block solar plants with lawsuits. And then there is the uni ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Sep 24 2012 - 1:54pm

US, Estonia, Germany Tops In Online Freedom, Says Global Study

An Internet freedom advocacy group has rated 14 countries as "free" in a new report, with Estonia, USA and Germany leading in online freedom for citizens, while countries such as Cuba, China and Iran have the least freedom.   The global survey & ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 28 2012 - 11:30am

Male, Female Corporate Directors Align On Strategy And Quotas, But Not Diversity

In one of the most comprehensive global surveys of corporate board directors to date, men and women directors were found to be in striking alignment on economic outlook, political and regulatory concerns, and the business challenges facing their companies ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 28 2012 - 12:30pm