Science & Society

Christmas Is A Secular Holiday, Not A Religious One

It's the time of the year when there are jokes about politically correct people demanding equal time for a Festivus pole on the steps of City Hall and pundits on the other side are scourging culture for the fact that we have any religious events at a ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Dec 23 2015 - 12:25am

Family Holiday Survival: 12 Ways To Deal With That Climate Change Denier

Try to avoid making this face when dealing with a climate change skeptic this holiday. bark /flickr, CC BY By Will J Grant, Australian National University and Rod Lamberts, Australian National University ...

Article - The Conversation - Dec 24 2014 - 1:25pm

Christmas Traffic Jams Were Worse In The Past

We might think that Christmas is more commercial now than in the past- and the season certainly starts earlier- but when it comes to one key barometer the 1950s were pretty bad. Though the 1950s had lots of cultural problems compared to today, economically ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 23 2014 - 9:30am

James Bond Is Getting Back To Branding

In the first James Bond novel, Casino Royale (1953), British MI6 agent James Bond designed his own martini, comprising three measures of Gordon's gin, one of vodka and half a measure of Kine Lillet (vermouth) shaken until it's ice cold and served ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 23 2014 - 10:00am

Business Schools- Hark The Herald Angels Sing About Management

Francesco Botticini's The Assumption of the Virgin shows the heavenly hierarchies at play. By Martin Parker, University of Leicester ...

Article - The Conversation - Dec 23 2014 - 11:37am

Beyond GDP: Replace Prosperity With Happiness

Smile, though your heart is aching. Morgan, CC BY By Annie Austin, University of Manchester ...

Article - The Conversation - Dec 23 2014 - 1:45pm

A College Degree Still Earns More Than A High School Diploma- If Grads Can Find A Good Job

The cost of a degree just keeps rising. Is it still worth it? Shutterstock By Robert Reich, University of California, Berkeley The early admissions deadlines for universities across the country have come and gone, and acceptance letters are on their way. ...

Article - The Conversation - Dec 26 2014 - 9:00am

How To Make Green Building Certifications Meaningful

There are lots and lots of claims about quality- seals of approval are common in lots of businesses, but in the 'sustainable' real estate industry they are frequently touted – and inherently meaningless due to a lack of transparency (see LEED pr ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 29 2014 - 9:30am

Will China Dominate The Wine Industry Too?

A woman sniffs a glass of wine during a tasting event in Beijing. Reuters By Pierre Ly, Puget Sound University and Cynthia Howson, University of Washington China’s wine industry has exploded in recent years, with the number of wineries more than doubling ...

Article - The Conversation - Dec 25 2014 - 6:03pm

Selfies And Funerals: Welcome To A Grave New World