Science & Society

A Green Step For Humanity Under the headline: "Absolute emissions cap proposed for China", Australia's Business Spectator reports that "According to local Chinese media, the government’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDR ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - May 22 2013 - 11:27am

From – Or To – Japan With Love?

Saffron In one of my school history books, as I remember, there is a story that saffron was introduced into Europe by a pilgrim from concealing some corms in his staff, to avoid the death penalty if found by the agents of the Sultans who controlled its ex ...

Article - Robert H Olley - May 22 2013 - 2:52pm

40 Percent Of Children Read Calorie Information: 33 Percent Are Overweight

Does more food labeling related to calories and nutrition make a difference? About one third of American kids and teens is overweight or obese, nearly triple the rate in 1963, making it a much bigger health concern than smoking or drug abuse. Meanwhile, ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 29 2013 - 5:08pm

Atheists In Foxholes? Not Many- And Less The More Soldiers Dislike War

Ernie Pyle, the iconic embedded World War II embedded journalist killed by Japanese machine gun fire in 1945, made famous the adage, "There are no atheists in foxholes." He was making a point that it's better to be safe than sorry when you ...

Article - News Staff - May 24 2013 - 2:29pm

The Importance Of The Literature

The Importance Of The Literature The public at large, and unfortunately too many writers, do not know how vital a properly conducted survey of the scientific literature can be. We must remember the motto of the Royal Society- nullius in verba- do not rel ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - May 24 2013 - 12:43pm

For Pundits, It's Better To Be Confident Than Accurate

Pundits are wrong more often than they are right but when preaching to the faithful, being accurate is less important than being confident. It's no different in politics or sports or business shows. You often choose to be accurate- or be popular. & ...

Article - News Staff - May 30 2013 - 3:55pm

Chesterton, Darwin, and Race

One has to be careful how one reads. A few years ago I used this short bit from Darwin’s Descent of Man (page 174) to tease a Welsh friend: ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Jun 8 2013 - 4:09am

Space Warriors And STEM: An Interview With Thomas Horn And Tim Hall

It's not often that the Hallmark Channel gets a shout-out on Science 2.0 but when they send young people into space, I'm in. I got an email about an upcoming movie and it intrigued me so the publicist not only put me in touch with interesting peo ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 3 2013 - 2:14pm

Beef Production In Africa Can Improve Lives, Says Wildlife Conservation Society

Some groups insist that eating meat is bad for the environment. They even invented a bogus metric, it takes a gallon of gas to make a pound of beef, to show the environmental harm of not being a vegetarian. ...

Article - News Staff - May 31 2013 - 10:00am

Gerald Warner Blows Wind

Gerald Warner Blows Wind Gerald Warner is not a scientist: he is a polemicist. A very good polemicist, if that means someone who knows how to make good use of the diatribe dictionary. If there is a word or phrase which will get Gerald Warner a high ranki ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Jun 1 2013 - 8:58pm