Science & Society

Is There Really A Greater 'Hookup' Culture On College Campuses Today?

Sociologists have challenged the perception that there is a "new and pervasive hookup culture" among contemporary college students that is substantially greater than a generation ago. ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 13 2013 - 2:08pm

Do Conservation Biologists Work Harder Than Other Scientists?

An international analysis of conservation biologists finds that they work late at night and over weekends- just like much of the salaried corporate world and science writers.  ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 13 2013 - 1:13pm

How Kickstarter Became Irrelevant To STEM

I am making the call: despite all the buzz it is currently getting due to crowdsourced funding for lots of projects, by wading into the anti-technology culture war, I am predicting the demise of Kickstarter.  The people behind Kickstarter have declared tha ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 30 2013 - 10:07am

'Certified Naturally Grown'- No Synthetic Pesticides, No Big Organic Fees

What happens if you adhere to every process restriction that a corporation that sells its food using the 'organic' label adheres to, but you don't pay the fees to get a government 'certification' and still try to claim you are  ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 30 2013 - 10:07am

White, Hispanic Parents Worry About Child Obesity, Black Parents Worry About Smoking

Racial and ethnic communities in the United States prioritize health concerns differently and addressing those concerns in culturally-specific ways may be beneficial, new results from the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 19 2013 - 12:46pm

Surveys Show Barriers To Interdisciplinary Social And Environmental Science

Everyone agrees that interdisciplinary research is a good idea- for someone else. A survey of social and environmental scientists found that limits to career advancement and lack of credit for promotion and tenure were big obstacles. There have been effor ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 22 2013 - 11:06am

In Today's Culture Wars, Politics Affects Religion Rather Than The Other Way Around

It used to be that religion impacted politics but now politics is instead changing religion. And the catalyst for how religious people are modifying their other beliefs to achieve a common political goal is abortion. The cozy political lines of the last g ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 27 2013 - 10:06pm

You Know Your Alcohol Brand Has Arrived When It's Mentioned In Pop Music

How do you know when your brand has captured the latest wave in popular culture? When it gets mentioned a lot in popular music. Though companies are scrambling to try and get Twitter mentions and Facebook likes, they should instead be paying musical artis ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 30 2013 - 4:18pm

Giving Peace A Chance: Is War Really Disappearing?

War is in its two-thousandth year of extinction. It is always being declared dead, a sign of cultural progress, and certainly world wars have declined- since World War II, Europe has enjoyed its long period of peace in its history. But whether or any actu ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 29 2013 - 11:50am

Convicted Criminals Want Better Financial Education

Humanities scholars writing in a new paper contend that brushes with the law are often related to 'finances' and therefore if criminals got better financial training when they're released from prison, and get private tutors rather than clas ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 31 2013 - 12:38pm