Science & Society

Does Science Belong On Your Dinner Plate?

I was recently asked to give a talk in Toronto addressing this question: “Does science belong on my plate?” The quick answer is: “No, because Science isn’t a “thing” you can serve or eat.  Science is really a verb  - a process, a method, a conversation.” ...

Article - Steve Savage - May 8 2015 - 1:56pm

Photoshopped Photos On Dating Sites Have Mixed Results

Dating apps like Tinder offer a quick look at a potential connection, with a simple swipe to either decline or accept a potential match, so it follows that some people will try to game the system by using an old picture or one that is enhanced using a too ...

Article - News Staff - May 15 2015 - 10:57pm

What Would Optimus Prime Do? 3 Important Leadership Lessons Transformers Taught 1980s Kids

According to a new paper, there is more than meets the eye when it comes to the impact of Saturday morning cartoons, in particular the popular 1980s cartoon series "The Transformers", and what it did to shape children's perceptions of what ...

Article - News Staff - May 9 2015 - 11:27am

DINKs Share Housework Equally – And Then A Baby Arrives

As a tenured professor and mother of four young sons, I am constantly asked, “How do you do it?” What people mean is: “How can you have a full-time job and still manage child care and housework?” I usually respond, “High-quality husband and high-quality c ...

Article - The Conversation - May 10 2015 - 11:00am

Like Vaccines? Thank The Military

Like that your child's modern baby seat can't erupt in flame? Thank the Roman military of almost 2,000 years ago. Like heating up your recyclable pouch of avocado toast points in the microwave? Thank the American military of World War II,(1) when ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Dec 7 2018 - 2:08pm

Sex Lives And Disabilities

Millie Dollar sashays onto the stage in a green, feathered dress to conclude the evening’s entertainment with a sultry burlesque routine. The capacity audience at the ornate Epstein Theatre in Liverpool is enraptured by her sensual beauty. Burlesque, she ...

Article - Mosaic Science - May 11 2015 - 8:30am

“I Am A Woman More Than A Wheelchair”

In 1989 Ellen Stohl, who had become a wheelchair user after a car accident, appeared in an eight-page spread in Playboy magazine. She had pushed to do so, she explained later, because it was important for her to express her right to sexuality. “Sexuality ...

Article - Mosaic Science - May 18 2015 - 8:30am

Prosocial Words Impact Congressional Approval Ratings

California Senator Dianne Feinstein recently declared war on homemade soap in order to placate her corporate donors, so it is no surprise the public holds her in rather poor regard. Yet it is not just her, U.S. Congress approval ratings are at record lows ...

Article - News Staff - May 14 2015 - 6:40pm

Journal Elitism: Stop Penalizing Scientists For Talking Directly To The Public

As scientists, my colleagues and I are often told we need to engage the general public and decision makers, to use our expertise to inform public discourse and debates and to reach a far wider audience than just our professional colleagues. I very much be ...

Article - The Conversation - May 12 2015 - 8:00am

Kids From Multilingual Environments Likely To Be Better Natural Communicators

Kids from multilingual environments become better communicators, according to a new paper in  Psychological Science which says that such children are better at interpreting a speaker's meaning than children who are exposed only to their native tongue ...

Article - News Staff - May 12 2015 - 12:12pm