Science & Society

"Top Chef" Judge Tom Colicchio's New Nonpartisan Food Group Finds Democrats Flawless

A new advocacy organization devoted to food and health issues and claiming to be nonpartisan gave 50 politicians perfect 100 scores- and all 50 of them were Democrats. At the bottom of their scorecard?  All Republicans. ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Nov 1 2012 - 8:30pm

How Reliable Are Sniffing Dogs?

A recent article about lie detectors brought up a related topic; drug/bomb sniffing dogs or the more general use of police service dogs.  Let me begin by acknowledging a bias; I love dogs.  There seems little doubt regarding the utility of these animals in ...

Article - Gerhard Adam - Nov 5 2012 - 8:00am

Trust Science- Unless You Can't Trust Science, Say Scientists

The  American Association for the Advancement of Science did something that was so obvious it was a surprise to find out they hadn't already done it- they formally came out against labeling GMO foods. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 2 2012 - 4:14pm

Confessions Of An Organic-Munching Genetic Engineer (No On Prop 37 As Written)

Well here's an interesting development.  Mandatory labeling of GMOs (genetically modified organisms), the subject of CA Prop 37, has opened a rift between two of my favorite organizations.  The AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science ...

Article - Robert Cooper - Nov 4 2012 - 2:52pm

Americans Eat Their Weight in GM Food Each Year- And That's A Good Thing

Since it is almost the end of election season we will also see the end of the meme from Environmental Working Group and other anti-science organizations about genetically modified organisms. Okay, we won't see the end of that at all.  If you are an ad ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Nov 6 2012 - 2:34pm

Are Americans Polarized Or Is Polling More Scientific?

Something happened last night that you don't see very often- almost all of the polls were right. Nearly everyone predicted the state electoral results correctly and that, my friends, is truly rare.  ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 8 2016 - 9:42am

Californians Shoot Down The Food Temperance Movement

A few months ago, before Monsanto and DuPont realized Proposition 37 may have been started by anti-science crackpots but it was not going away and I was one of the few critical of it, I would have predicted GMO warning labels to win by 66%- because that is ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 7 2012 - 12:00pm

Junk Science And The Hypocrisy Of Medical Marijuana

My vague libertarian leanings want me to stay out of the marijuana issue, just like I don't interfere in vaginas and just like I think the government should stop micromanaging gold fish and Big Gulps and telling restaurants whether or not to allow a c ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 17 2013 - 1:47pm

Science Outreach In An Unlikely Venue

"China’s Openness no One-Way Alley" appeared in the The Nanjinger. After all, it is called “science outreach ” for a reason. From the article: ...

Article - Sascha Vongehr - Sep 6 2014 - 3:07am

Reading Minds And Taking Names

The Synapse Gel that Tiffany was daubing on my forehead and temples looked and felt, but did not smell, like hand lotion. It carried with it the crisp and dainty musk of Science: a sterile, singeing pong that induced the slightest of nose-wrinkles and con ...

Article - Clayton Aldern - Dec 4 2015 - 10:25am