Science & Society

Emily Willingham, David Robert Grimes: Joint Winners Of Maddox Prize Defended Science Despite Threats

Standing up for science. Credit: Sense About Science By Lydia Le Page, University of Edinburgh The 3rd annual John Maddox Prize has been awarded to Emily Willingham, a science writer in the US, and David Robert Grimes, a physicist at the University of Oxf ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 28 2014 - 4:01pm

Confucius Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Confucius stands guard at Beijing's Renmin University. George (Sam) Crane, Author provided By Sam (George T.) Crane, Williams College ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 29 2014 - 9:55am

In The UK NHS, Interest In Being A General Practicioner Has Dwindled

The United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) is very popular with people who have no serious issues, because it is free- if they have to wait a few weeks, it is no big deal. For doctors, it isn't so great. The cost to attend medical school ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2014 - 11:34am

Who Trusts Government The Most? Black Republicans

The far left in America loves government. Advocacy groups are always calling for new laws, new regulations, new bans and more layers of bureaucracy to put a stop to whatever they dislike. The right is increasingly suspicious of it, regarding every policy ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2014 - 10:09am

This Mid-Term Election Can Have Evolutionary Consequences

How can the international community know it is election time in the United States? A whole raft of claims about science and why you should vote one way or the other will be produced. Some people have even claimed politics is hard-wired, which would mean th ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2014 - 11:58am

Talking While Female: 6 Things About The Perception Of Women's Voices

You may not have realized it, but women's voices are a big topic. For women, at least.  I suppose it may be true. If someone asks me to describe the characters in television comedy "The Big Bang Theory", my natural response would be 'th ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 1 2014 - 10:03am

Mercury Program: Want To Own The Camera Used By Schirra And Cooper In Space? It's Up For Auction

The camera and lens that Wally Schirra and Gordo Cooper carried into space during their Mercury Program flights is going up for auction in a few weeks.  Wally Schirra, a known camera enthusiast, said the Hasselblad camera they used was held in highest rega ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2014 - 2:57pm

When It Comes To Climate Science, Fox News And Liberal Media Both Distort

For MSNBC, climate change is an opportunity to stoke anger over conservative “denialists.” MSNBC 5/12/14 By Matthew Nisbet, Northeastern University Recent Pew Research Center studies offer valuable insight on the ideological makeup of those Americans most ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 30 2014 - 10:15am

Should Women Be Standing Alongside The 'Father' Of Modern Gynecology?

J. Marion Sims by Jim.Henderson, CC BY-SA By David T. Z. Mindich, St. Michael's College On an October day in 1894, a group of New York City’s leading doctors gathered to unveil a statue in honor of one of the greatest surgeons of his day and the foun ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 30 2014 - 10:31am

Majority Of High School Seniors Favor More Liberal Marijuana Policies (Alcohol Too)

Though young people are pleased that the federal government has declared they are not actually adults until age 26 when it comes to having to pay bills, adults who remember being teenagers know that teens don't actually buy into that- they feel matur ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 31 2014 - 11:51am