Science & Society

Do You Think Science And Religion Are In Conflict? You Are On One Fringe Or Another

America has the luxury of being able to dash from one culture war to another, primarily because we are a wealthy country with plenty of food and medicine and energy, providing ample opportunity for people who have never lacked for any of those to be oppos ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 20 2015 - 1:09pm

Science 2.0 And Intel #TailgateTheScienceFair

Last Friday and Saturday, the 2015 Synopsys Sac STEM Fair was held at Folsom High School. I moved here from the football town of Pittsburgh and one thing everyone in football fandom knows about football towns is that for 8 or more days during football seas ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Mar 19 2015 - 8:00am

A Good Laugh Sparks New Friendships

If you to make new friends and get people to open up to you, make them laugh.  Laughter makes people more willing to talk about personal details, without being aware that they are doing so. The act of verbally opening up to someone is a crucial building b ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 16 2015 - 6:02pm

Sharenting: Do You Post Info About Your Kids On Social Media Too Much?

Countless blogs share stories about everything from potty training to preschool struggles while Facebook posts and Tweets are overrun with kids playing dress up, having meltdowns and dancing to the likes of Beyonce and Taylor Swift. Today's University ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 17 2015 - 7:00am

What Should You Do If Your Child Is Bullied At School?

Having your child bullied at school is one of the greatest fears of parents – and research shows this fear is well founded. School bullying has been described as the single most important threat to the mental health of children and adolescents. ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 17 2015 - 4:00am

More Access To Health Care Has Made People Feel Less Healthy

How much of feeling healthy is subjective?  People today feel less healthy than ever, even though people live far longer far better than ever in history, according to a new paper. The reason they feel less healthy, and thus demand more medical treatment, i ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 19 2015 - 10:15am

The Dark Criminal Underbelly Of Kindergarten Revealed

A new paper has found that criminal masterminds have been engaging in creating future henchmen starting at the earliest ages- Kindergarten. Suitable candidates are carefully placed in Kindergarten where they develop vast academic and social networks so tha ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 1 2015 - 10:49am

The Ugly Food Movement Is Winning Friends

Consumer driven food trends are nothing new. “Organics”, gluten-free, and more recently buying “local” have all captured consumers, encouraging supermarkets around the globe and in Australia to respond. But the next emerging European food trend that may h ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 22 2015 - 8:00am

Aggression And Violence Against Doctors: Almost Everyone Is Affected

Verbal abuse, aggressive behavior, criminal damage to objects are expected in certain professions but hardly anyone includes doctors, although they are exposed to such incidents- and not just in dictatorships or the developing world.  Florian Vorderwülbec ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 29 2015 - 11:56am

What Grade Do Academics Give To IARC Organophosphate Claims? A Big "F"

In politics, all parties have their own 'fact-checking' and supposedly non-partisan organizations debunking each other, so they can't really be trusted. But in science true neutral fact-checking is actually possible. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 24 2015 - 3:56pm