Science & Society

Erith Industrial Unit Fire A fire in Erith, U.K. at an industrial unit triggered over 50 emergency calls and was attended by 15 fire appliances and 97 firefighters. The blaze appears to be at Allied Hygiene, manufacturers of various types of wet wipes. ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Feb 21 2015 - 4:16am

And The 2015 Science 2.0 Best Science Picture Award Goes To...

It's Academy Awards time, which means the science community is aflame with debates about whether Hollywood elites are racist, sexist, bigoted or not liberal enough...okay, no one in science actually debates any of that the way Hollywood does, but we d ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 22 2015 - 2:55pm

American Sniper Is More Nuanced Than Its Critics Admit

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Article - The Conversation - Feb 22 2015 - 9:00am

Why Do Women Lag In Academic Medicine Leadership Positions?

Though women are 20 percent of full-time faculty in medical schools, they are not rising to senior leadership positions in similar numbers, a situation strikingly different from the corporate world, where women have choices about how high they want to rise ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 23 2015 - 11:12am

Will The Next MacGyver Be Female?

By Emilie Lorditch, Inside Science (Inside Science) – When I was in elementary school, I couldn't wait to get home to watch my favorite TV show, "3-2-1 Contact." Watching that show, I learned that science was fun and part of my everyday lif ...

Article - Inside Science - Feb 26 2015 - 10:51am

Is Medical Tourism Really Good For Developing Countries?

Medical tourism is an awful term. It conveys an image of people from a cold climate flying off to some warm beach resort for a bit of nip and tuck, some dental repair or a few weeks of health spa rejuvenation. Although this does occur, many people crossin ...

Article - The Conversation - Feb 25 2015 - 5:00pm

How The All-Powerful News Anchor Came To Be

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Article - The Conversation - Feb 25 2015 - 2:26pm

Big Data Tackles How Urban Movement Is Linked To Social Activity

If you live in a city, some of your movement around town is social in nature. But how much, exactly? Around 20 percent, according to a new paper that used anonymized phone data to reconstruct both people's locations and their social networks. By linki ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 27 2015 - 12:31am

Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson Awarded National Academy Of Sciences Public Welfare Medal

The National Academy of Sciences is presenting its 2015 Public Welfare Medal to astrophysicist Dr.Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium of the American Museum of Natural History, in recognition of his "extraordinary role in exciting ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 27 2015 - 11:10am

Arctic Apple Gets USDA Approval, Then Gets Acquired

The Intrexon synthetic biology company announced today that it is acquiring Okanagan Specialty Fruits, the science start-up behind the non-browning Arctic apple, for $31 million in Intrexon common stock and $10 million in cash. ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 27 2015 - 5:23pm