Science & Society

American Doctors Shift To The Left Politically

A recent analysis of voting trends of physicians has found that political contributions have gone up a lot and more of them have become Democrats; no surprise given Democratic efforts to increase federal presence in medicine. The percentage of physicians m ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 2 2014 - 3:01pm

Is Gender Blind Research On Innovation Valuable?

To advertisers, there is only one knock on the Science 2.0 audience; there are too many women. Before we complain about the sexism of advertisers, we have to take the issue on its merits. When we think of technological innovation, we think of men. Is it be ...

Article - News Staff - May 30 2014 - 9:47am

Weekend Hospital Admissions Have 15 Percent Higher Mortality Rates

If you want to survive your hospital stay, try to avoid being admitted on the weekend.  A systematic review and meta-analysis of various world regions that included 72 studies and 55,053,719 participants found that weekend admission was associated with in ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 1 2014 - 11:00am

The Science Is Irrelevant: Nutrionists Will Recommend Supplements Whether They Work Or Not

In a letter to the Annals of Internal Medicine, a group of nutritionists object to all of the studies finding supplements are well-marketed but unnecessary costs for most Americans.   Their rebuttal: they don't harm anyone, they are relatively cheap ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 2 2014 - 9:30pm

Cosmos Ratings In The Home Stretch

Cosmos, hosted by Science 2.0 fave Dr. Neil Tyson, is wrapping up and it seems to have found its niche. Its 3,450,000 viewers yesterday is way down from its debut but it is nowhere near the crash-and-burn Seth MacFarlane has just experienced with A Millio ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Jun 2 2014 - 8:05pm

Five Tasty Reasons To Reconsider GMO Crops

...

Article - Steve Savage - Jun 4 2014 - 11:23pm

In Hindsight, "Superstorm" Sandy Didn't Help Obama Much In The 2012 Presidential Race

Starting in July of 2012, smart people called the election of November for President Barack Obama, barring some nasty "October Surprise." Instead, the October Surprise was for the challenger, Mitt Romney. A hurricane hit the eastern coast of the ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 6 2014 - 11:08am

The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Nazism: The Enduring Popularity Of "The Sound Of Music"

Liberal critics have always panned 1965's "The Sound of Music" as conservative and schmaltzy, a throwback to the 1950s during a decade that claimed to be about revolution and progress. Yet the public loves it.  London academic Martin Gorsky ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 8 2014 - 5:00am

World Map Of Research Created Using 15 Million Articles

An analysis of the scientific production of more than 80 countries from 1996 to 2006 found that there are three major ‘clusters’ of countries, defined by the thematic areas they investigate and that their governments invest in most. Using this data, resear ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 8 2014 - 11:31pm

For Poor People, The Most Important Label Remains The One With The Price

It's not surprising that in a trial, mothers participating in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) who received subsidized vouchers for fruits and vegetables at area farmers markets used them- and chose fruits or vegetables more often then they woul ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 8 2014 - 11:57pm