Science & Society

Australia: Incomes Fell As Stressed Economy Continued To Struggle

Australia recently had an election where they asked for a dramatic departure from previous fiscal policies.  The reasons were simple, in hindsight. Everyone wanted more money from an increasingly larger government but incomes were declining. Inflation is ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 25 2014 - 2:00pm

Crime And British Muslims: Fact Versus Fiction

Muslim communities are not be as victimized by violent crime nor are they as dissatisfied with the police as most sociology papers claim. An examination of statistics in the Crime Survey of England and Wales between 2006 and 2010, generated by nearly 5,00 ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 2 2014 - 8:30am

Today's Teens Are Not As Bad As We're Led To Believe

What do you presume about me? auremar /Shutterstock By James Williams, University of Sussex ...

Article - The Conversation - Dec 2 2014 - 9:30am

When It Comes To Neonics, Activists Understand PR Better Than Chemical Companies Do

Imagine a scenario where a group of people get together to frame the debate about science and even set out to conspiratorially place papers in highly-respected journals, selecting the ideal names to have on the paper and which publications would be most li ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Dec 8 2014 - 4:14pm

Cognitive Bias: Why Neurotic People Make This Real Estate Choice More

A paper in the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics finds that personality traits are strong indicators of real-estate decisions. Are you neurotic? You probably have a cognitive bias toward home ownership instead of renting. You'll probab ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 3 2014 - 3:00pm

Climate Change Experts And Activists Might Be In Denial Too

But what do you want unconsciously? Julien Behal / PA By Steffen Böhm, University of Essex and Aanka Batta, University of Essex ...

Article - The Conversation - Dec 4 2014 - 4:02pm

Top Organic Marketing Trustees Resign Because A Member Ridicules Homeopathy

Psychics, homeopaths, magic soap buyers, anti-vaccine and anti-energy people, they all share one thing in common- no, no, not the same political party (good guess, though!), they embrace organic food. And if you don't also embrace their giant swath of ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Dec 5 2014 - 3:20pm

Is 2014 The End Of Framing? Only 15 Percent Of Americans Believe In Creationism

A decade ago, gas was cheap, the American economy was booming and so was partisan rhetoric about a disconnect on science related to politics. One side was good, one was bad. President George W. Bush, who had boosted NASA funding after declines in the Clint ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Aug 23 2019 - 11:40am

Government Employees Have A "Higher Intrinsic Need To Serve The Public"

Government and non-profit employees have higher public service motivations than corporate managers, according to surveys of government and non-profit employees in Georgia. They don't simply do the minimum when it comes to eco-friendly initiatives, th ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 8 2014 - 5:01pm

The Politics And Economics Of Net Neutrality

Do you have a right to high-speed Internet or can Internet Service Providers (ISPs) create different tiers for different customers? In Florida and in Pennsylvania, there are toll roads. People pay the fee and get to a destination along the toll road quick ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 10 2014 - 11:14am