Science & Society

Before 1940, Nobel Prizes were a reflection of the rapidly evolving state of science. It was uncommon for an award to happen for a discovery 20 years or more after the research happened, it seemed more like a concession prize because nothing had happened ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 11 2014 - 7:21pm

Newspapers Often Mirror The Views Of Political Elites- Study

To a high degree, newspapers mirror the viewpoints of the political elite, a bolster to the 'elite-driven media' theory about editorial viewpoints, according to a new analysis in thejournal Media, War&Conflict. The scholars from the Universi ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 11 2014 - 9:38am

Labiaplasty: Porn-Driven Procedure?

A cosmetic surgical procedure to alter women's genitals is rising in popularity thanks in part to the porn industry, even as many questions loom about unknown medical and social consequences. Labiaplasty involves “trimming” or reshaping the labia min ...

Blog Post - Brandon T. Bisceglia - Apr 11 2014 - 11:24pm

17,493 Ways To Hold Universities Accountable

Until university leaders can supply politicians with better approaches to accountability, they're just going to count. In Norway right now, we're in the midst of counting season. And because of the sharp folks at Current Research Information Syst ...

Article - Curt Rice - Apr 18 2014 - 10:35am

The Human Food Relationship: It's Complicated

Home can sometimes literally be in the kitchen. A Puerto Rican community- in Connecticut of all places- creates cuisine authentic it has caught the attention of scientists. Like immigrants throughout history who ventured forth with their favorite plants i ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 15 2014 - 4:57pm

From Finland To Asia, Slaves Were Big Business

If you were a blonde girl or boy captured in a raid a few hundred years ago, you were an exotic luxury item so valuable it was worthwhile to transport you to far-away markets in Asia. Slave-trading was so common the routes stretched from Finland, the Russ ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 16 2014 - 10:47am

The Suicide Epidemic Among India’s Marginalized Farmers

A statistical analysis determines that in India’s agriculture sector following the liberalization of the nation’s economy during the 1990s, suicides among small, debt-ridden farmers- who are clinging to tiny holdings, less than one hectare- and are trying ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 17 2014 - 10:25am

Gender Biases Persist in Science, Says Panel

When Elise Andrew, the creator of the phenomenally popular social media site I F***ing Love Science, shared her personal Twitter account in 2013 with the site's fans, she said the Internet “lost its mind.” At first, the influx of comments might have ...

Blog Post - Brandon T. Bisceglia - Apr 18 2014 - 8:00pm

Kepler- Young Earth Creationist

In the latest episode of Cosmos we got some history regarding how science has tried to converge on the age of the Earth. With that, we also got another jab at religion. Why use yet another religious contrast from hundreds of years ago to show the awesome p ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Dec 12 2018 - 7:09pm

Earth Day: Parents Concerned About The Planet For Future Generations – But Aren't Taking Action

2,234 adults surveyed online between March 12 and 17, 2014 by The Harris Poll reveal that people are concerned about the environment- but may not be doing much about it. And over 80 percent avoid labels like “green”, “conservationist” and “environmentalist ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 22 2014 - 12:06am