Science & Society
- Hornswoggled With A Boondoggle
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Hornswoggled with a Boondoggle Etymology isn't a true science, but any etymologist worthy of the name needs to adopt scientific methods if he or she is to avoid falling into the trap of producing another piece of false etymology. That's etymolog ...
Article - Patrick Lockerby - May 11 2013 - 10:50pm
- Pollution And Parliament
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Pollution and Parliament Is carbon dioxide a pollutant? I am old enough to remember the great smog and the 1953 flood. There is nothing like a first-hand view of nature in the raw to make a person environmentally aware. It was in the 1950s at the age of ...
Article - Patrick Lockerby - May 12 2013 - 1:00pm
- This Emissions Amp Goes To 11- Coal Linked To Suicide
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Not getting the message that emissions are bad? A new paper claims that air pollution and emissions from coal-fired electricity plants are associated with higher suicide rates right along with psychiatric conditions. ...
Blog Post - Hank Campbell - May 13 2013 - 5:12pm
- Drawing The Line With Congress
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In the ongoing struggle between the Representative of the 21st District of Texas, Lamar Smith, and all that is holy about the peer review grant process, the battle lines are getting clearer. ...
Article - David Sloan - May 16 2013 - 9:45am
- Investment Banking On Wall Street Is Less Competitive Than The LHC
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If you are a particle physicist, and not French, your career at Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire - CERN, The European Organization for Nuclear Research and the world's largest physics laboratory- may be rather limited, it seems. ...
Blog Post - Hank Campbell - May 16 2013 - 12:46pm
- Some People Trust Researchers More Based On Gender And Race
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In order for research to be most effective, the people included need to be as diverse as possible. That is why the hundreds of papers each year that are surveys of psychology undergraduates who got extra credit come up with the kind of crazy conclusions ...
Article - News Staff - May 19 2013 - 2:37pm
- Chemtrails Or Acid Rain?
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Chemtrails or Acid Rain?- The Birth Of Two Myths The idea that acid rain is some sort of hoax or scam is ludicrous. Sulfuric acid and its environmental effects have been known since ancient historical times. If acid rain is a hoax, then the ancient Sumeri ...
Article - Patrick Lockerby - May 23 2013 - 10:23am
- Is Hosting The Olympics Good For Local Charities? The Psychology Of Philanthropy
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It is often believed that mega-events like the Olympics are good for a city or country. Many of the benefits are implied but they still get a monetary value attached when selling it to the public; 'leadership','world-stage', etc. The h ...
Article - News Staff - May 22 2013 - 10:46am
- A Green Step For Humanity
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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?
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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
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