Science & Society
- The Most Precise Quantum Thermometer Ever
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Physics at the UAB have found the “formula” to construct a quantum thermometer with enough precision to detect minute fluctuations in temperature in regions as small as the inside of a cell. The research appears today in the journal Physical Review Letters ...
Article - News Staff - Jun 6 2015 - 12:00pm
- Culture Of Blame Still Prominent In The UK Today
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Patient safety, whistleblowing and public inquiry have a long historical legacy- but with mixed results. Yet lessons from the past can inform current medical practice and help maintain a safe environment for patients and that will be the topic addressed by ...
Article - News Staff - Jun 10 2015 - 7:40am
- More Data Won't Sway Science Deniers
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At the Biotech Literacy Project Boot Camp, held a week ago at the U.C. Davis World Food Center, I was on a journalism roundtable with Brooke Borel, Keith Kloor and Razib Khan, moderated by Professor Kevin Folta, and I was asked about the most important thi ...
Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 11 2015 - 2:25pm
- Food Waste Paradox- Cooking From Scratch Leads To More Garbage
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Food wasted means money wasted which can be an expensive problem especially in homes with financial constraints. A new study from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab and the Getulio Vargas Foundation, shows that the top causes of food waste in such homes inclu ...
Article - News Staff - Jun 11 2015 - 12:33pm
- Homophobic Europe May Be Paving Way For Rise In HIV Cases
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Europe's most homophobic countries may be paving the way for a rise in HIV cases among gay and bisexual men, according to new research published in the journal AIDS. An international team of researchers from Europe and the US looked at HIV-related se ...
Article - News Staff - Jun 16 2015 - 5:32am
- NRDC Wants To Ban Food Flavorings- Even Natural Ones
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The Natural Resources Defense Council environmental lobbying group has created a coalition and they have drafted a petition demanding that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ban eight food additives they believe are carcinogens, in the interests of publ ...
Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 10 2015 - 4:12pm
- What The 'Dad Bod' Phenomenon Says About Media And Culture
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Everyone, it seems, has been talking about “dad bod” – what defines it, who possesses it and whether or not women actually love it. It all began with an innocuous article on a college news website, penned by a Clemson University student named Mackenzie Pe ...
Article - The Conversation - Jun 11 2015 - 2:30pm
- Peer Review Is Subjective And The Quality Is Highly Variable
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Peer review in science, in which independent scientists who are experts on the subject assess papers, but this system frequently receives harsh criticism about its effectiveness and transparency. It came to light again in a humanities study which had a c ...
Article - News Staff - Jun 14 2015 - 11:00am
- Organic Farmers Protest "Responsibly Grown" Food Labels In Whole Foods
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Organic farming has had a pretty good run. ...
Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Jun 12 2015 - 10:57am
- Ebola News Coverage Linked To Public Panic
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Using Twitter and Google search trend data in the wake of the very limited U.S. Ebola outbreak of October 2014, a team of researchers from Arizona State University, Purdue University and Oregon State University have found that news media is extraordinaril ...
Article - News Staff - Jun 18 2015 - 6:58am