Science & Society

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

Should The New York Times Get Out Of Science?

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Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Mar 24 2015 - 7:30am

The Obstacles Women Face Reaching The Top In Science

Women are playing an increasing role in science today but there are still barriers that can prevent them from achieving success comparable to their male colleagues. This feeds the argument that there is a gender pay gap in earnings in science, although th ...

Article - The Conversation - Aug 30 2015 - 11:03am

Would You Have Sex For Science?

Who volunteers to have sex in a laboratory? I was struck by this question when reading about an experimental study of ideal sexual positions for men with back pain. For the purpose of the research, couples were filmed using motion capture and infra-red te ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 24 2015 - 3:00am

Was The Recent NY Times Fiasco A Failure For Journalism Or Science?

A columnist at the New York Times has written that he believes that technologies like Apple’s upcoming watch could be as as dangerous as cigarettes and cause cancer. ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 24 2015 - 5:28pm

Conservative Man Ideal: The David Cameron Guide To Modern Masculinity

On Monday, Cameron revealed that he would not be seeking a third term as PM. He chose an informal interview with the BBC’s deputy political editor, James Landale, as the platform for his surprise announcement.The announcement caused feverish media specula ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 25 2015 - 7:49pm

Vaccine Confidence Index Early Results

It's been a decade since the Northern Nigeria polio vaccination boycott of polio eradication efforts and a new report examines global issues affecting vaccine confidence and hesitation since the new millennium. Unfortunately they include  the countrie ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 25 2015 - 8:13pm

25 Percent Of High School Seniors Try Water Pipes

Cigarette smoking is down, thanks to fines and taxes on cigarette companies that fund anti-smoking campaigns- but hookah (water pipe) use is up. A new paper in Cancer Causes and Control worries that almost one in four high school seniors may try smoking h ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 29 2015 - 2:14pm