Science & Society
- The Law has Failed, Not Forensic Science
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It’s quite revealing that Karen Kafadar and Anne-Marie Mazza (LiveScience Op-Ed on February 24, 2015, titled "Using Faulty Forensic Science, Courts Fail the Innocent") demand more research in forensic science while ignoring one of the most signi ...
Blog Post - John M. Collins - Mar 2 2015 - 7:37pm
- The Diversity Challenge Facing Universities
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Academia could take some lessons from Silicon Valley about diversity. Credit: Wikimedia Last week, MIT released a report that closely examines the state of diversity within the university. The report considers MIT’s diversity not just in terms of students ...
Article - The Conversation - Mar 1 2015 - 9:00am
- Teens At Risk For Synthetic Marijuana Use
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Synthetic cannabinoids ("synthetic marijuana"), with names like Spice, K2, Scooby Doo and hundreds of others, are often sold as a safe, "legal" alternative to marijuana but that is just marketing by drug dealers. Synthetic marijuana was ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 2 2015 - 10:30am
- Climate Change Drought Linked To Syrian Civil War
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A new paper believes that a record drought in Syria from 2006-2010 and the 2011 Syrian uprising is not a coincidence. The rebellion was stoked by ongoing man-made climate change, they write. The drought, the worst in modern record-keeping, destroyed agricu ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 2 2015 - 4:28pm
- Science Is Changing- And Sharply Segregated Expertise Is Obsolete
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The world's challenges demand science solutions- and fast- but it doesn't need the old style of detached experts, write a team of scientists in, ironically, one of America's most prominent and detached corporate science publications; Science ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 3 2015 - 9:45am
- The First Big Challenge For A New Scientist Is Finding A Job
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The typical biography of a scientist might look something like this: At a young age, a boy or girl discovers a love for science. Their dream is to become perhaps a geologist, a chemist, or a marine biologist. ...
Article - The Conversation - Mar 3 2015 - 10:35am
- Avoid These 3 Risk Factors, Gain 13 Years Of Quality Life
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A recent study found that people without three risk factors by age 45 were diagnosed with heart failure 11 to 13 years later, on average, than people who had those risk factors. Heart failure, a chronic condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 4 2015 - 6:39pm
- Is The UK Experiencing A Brain Drain?
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Immigration continues to be one of the key issues in the build-up to the general election. The latest figures show a net flow of 298,000 into the UK. This is higher than when David Cameron’s government took office, despite his pledge to cut the number to ...
Article - The Conversation - Mar 5 2015 - 11:56am
- 7 Ways To Advance Women In Science
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Women are not under-represented in science, they dominate in some fields and lag in others, part of the natural variation in humanity- but in academia at the highest levels, they are under-represented. ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 5 2015 - 5:09pm
- Science Debunks Fad Ideas About Autism, But That Doesn't Dissuade Believers
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According to a 2014 National Consumers League poll, 29% of American adults believe that childhood vaccinations can trigger autism. To many, these views are difficult to comprehend. After all, multiple controlled studies conducted on huge international sam ...
Article - The Conversation - Mar 6 2015 - 6:01am
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