Science & Society

Subsidies Double Alternative Energy Capacity Since 2005

Renewable energy targets mandates and subsidies now in place in 164 countries powered the growth of solar, wind and other green technologies to record-breaking energy generation capacity in 2014. So to advocates that means CO2 emissions and growth do not ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 23 2015 - 7:13am

One Agricultural Scientist's Concerns About The Future Of The Food Supply

I’m generally optimistic about the ability of the world’s farmers to continue to feed the growing population, and also to satisfy the increased food demand of the growing middle class in previously poor countries. That hope is based on the amazing track re ...

Article - Steve Savage - Jun 20 2015 - 6:42am

Child Fitness Worse Than Feared- And Obesity Is Not To Blame

Child fitness levels are falling at an even faster rate than first feared- and it has nothing to do with obesity, according to a new study. Of more than 300 pupils aged between 10 and 11 who took part, the researchers expected that children with a lower BM ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 20 2015 - 10:00am

The Sixth Mass Extinction Is Here, Declare Hysterical Academics

There is no longer any doubt: We are entering a mass extinction that threatens humanity's existence, according to a rather ridiculous claim by doomsday prophet Professor Paul Ehrlich, the same author of the Population Bomb who has been saying this sam ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 6 2015 - 11:22am

The Cost Of Vermont GMO Labeling Law- Millions To Consumers

Vermont's somewhat odd GMO warning label law, which made sure to exempt anything that would impact Just Label It yogurt millionaire Gary Hirshberg 's supply of dairy and import things like alcohol, restaurants and the Whole Foods deli section, i ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Jun 20 2015 - 10:30am

Obamacare Argument: ACA Medicaid Expansion Will Make States Money

21 states have opted not to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), arguing that the expansion would be too expensive. And since California had to convince taxpayers with a state government mandate to remain revenue neutral on the program, ba ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 24 2015 - 8:00am

Female Faculty Should Get Bonus Points To Correct For Gender Bias In Student Evaluations

Now that most colleges and universities have completed their spring semesters, course instructors are opening up sealed manila envelopes, all over the country, to read their teaching evaluations. And, like each year, what they’ll find has been pervasively ...

Article - The Conversation - Jun 25 2015 - 10:31am

Head Start In The South Also Helped Create Future Civil Rights Leaders

A federal preschool program did more than improve educational opportunities for poor children in Mississippi during the 1960s- it created activists.  ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 3 2015 - 10:41am

The Post-Doc System Is Broken, But Relying On The System That Broke To Fix It Is A Mistake

Over nine years ago, I had launched the Science 2.0 movement and over eight years ago, this site, the communications pillar of Science 2.0, was launched. It didn't take long to find evidence of a problem that I hadn't really considered. The movem ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Aug 22 2019 - 7:05pm

What Book Thieves Tell Us About A Country's Reading Culture

The catalogue of the Johannesburg Public Library in South Africa contains a poignant entry – “Biko, Steve. Long 0verdue”. The entry refers to I Write What I Like, a volume of collected writings by Steve Biko, the Black Consciousness leader tortured to dea ...

Article - The Conversation - Jun 29 2015 - 4:46pm