Science & Society

Screening For Domestic Violence Doesn't Do Much

Though numbers are difficult to estimate, advocates believe one in three women around the world have experienced physical or sexual violence from a partner. It's difficult to be sure so a few countries, notably the United States, have introduced scre ...

Article - News Staff - May 12 2014 - 10:36pm

Can Forensic Science Be Saved?

In 2009, a report on the state of forensic science by the National Academy of Sciences noted the lack of sound science in the analysis of evidence in criminal cases across the country. You wouldn't know it from television shows, but even the most com ...

Article - News Staff - May 14 2014 - 12:35pm

Women Underrepresented In Biomedical Research

Two decades ago, the inclusion of women in biomedical research was mandated by law but sex-specific research is still not the norm. As a result, many women receive recommendations from their doctors for prevention strategies, diagnostic tests and medical t ...

Article - News Staff - May 15 2014 - 3:30pm

GMOs and Food Science On AgriTalk

This morning I was on the nationwide agriculture radio program, AgriTalk, hosted by Mike Adams. This is the rational Mike Adams, not the "Health Ranger" conspiracy theorist. Mike brings up all of the key points- that people simultaneously say the ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - May 15 2014 - 11:34am

Sorry Chris Christie, Weight Bias Plagues US Elections

Overweight political candidates have gotten fewer votes than thinner opponents, finds a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University weight bias expert. Of course, discrimination is everywhere, it is the favored position of the humanities in tryin ...

Article - News Staff - May 19 2014 - 4:50pm

Green Fatigue: Public Isn't Affected By Climate Change Scandals- Or New Science

After reaching a high-water mark in 2006, when media talking points were portrayed by journalists as settled science prior to the actual IPCC reports in 2007, people have steadily lost interest in climate change since then. There is an upside to that. Sca ...

Article - News Staff - May 21 2014 - 6:26pm

Natural Gas Is A Net Win For The Environment- And The Local Economy

Oil and gas development from shale fields leads to high-paying jobs and a boost to property taxes, sales taxes and state-collected severance taxes or fees. Do they outweigh the increased costs related to road damage heavy truck traffic, water and sewer se ...

Article - News Staff - May 20 2014 - 4:47pm

Are Organic Apples At Risk Of Being Redefined As Contaminated?

An Apple Orchard In Bloom There is an interesting new "GMO" apple nearing approval in the US and in Canada called the "Arctic Apple."It was developed by a British Columbia grower-based organization called Okanagan Specialty Fruit. ...

Article - Steve Savage - May 23 2014 - 12:31pm

More Kids Don't Walk To School Because Parents Don't Let Them

It's easy to complain about child obesity but one way to help solve it is to have kids do more exercise in ways that don't feel like exercise; like walking or biking to school. Yet parents, the people most likely to be concerned about child heal ...

Article - News Staff - May 22 2014 - 7:30pm

The Direct And Indirect Effects Of Social Marketing On Movies

Word-of-mouth marketing is recognized as a powerful route from long-tail sales to blockbuster and in the age of social media and online networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, spreading the word could mean the difference between consumers seeing a ...

Article - News Staff - May 23 2014 - 10:35am