Science & Society

Men, Do Some Dishes And Get More Sex

A new survey reveals that couples enjoyed more frequent and satisfying sex for both partners when men made a fair contribution to housework. The same paper also says there's no relationship between the amount of housework male partners completed and ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 3 2015 - 8:17am

How The Ebola Scare Stigmatized African Immigrants In The U.S.

The latest Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa also took its toll socially on one of the fastest growing populations in the United States- African immigrants. Guy-Lucien Whembolua, a University of Cincinnati assistant professor of Africana studies, review ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 7 2015 - 5:30pm

Fossil Fuel Divestment: An Intellectual Placebo For The Wealthy College Near You

“Here’s my bet: the kids are going to win and when they do, it’s going to matter,” prophesized environmentalist Bill McKibben about fossil fuel divestment in 2013. If so, they are going to be led by Quakers, who were among the first to officially say no to ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 10 2015 - 12:32pm

Would Shoppers Be Happy If They Know Organic Trade Groups Use Member Fees For Hate Speech?

Organic food has managed to wrap itself in both a health and ethical halo and a lot of the credit for that has to go to outstanding marketing and the work of trade groups that represent organic farmers. They have turned what was once a niche market focused ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 7 2015 - 10:20am

Government Funding Has Made Scientific Research Incremental And Conservative- Here's How To Fix It

Cultural pressures to avoid anything controversial and the need to show a positive result to get the next grant have led scientists to avoid risk-taking and choose inefficient research strategies, two new University of Chicago papers conclude. ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 10 2015 - 7:00am

46 Percent Of American Teens Don't Believe In Climate Change

Though 97 percent of climate experts believe in climate change, the public remains less convinced, including teens, who are most likely to believe what they are told and so are heavily marketed toward. Only 46 percent of teens think climate change is anyt ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 10 2015 - 12:12pm

Failure To Launch: World Trend In Young Adults Not Leaving Home

A recent paper examined the changing nature of family living situations. University of Melbourne Associate Professor Cassandra Szoeke and Katherine Burn, from the University's Faculty of Medicine, Health and Dentistry Sciences, examined both 'bo ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 15 2015 - 3:42pm

Weathy Greens Will Pay Premium For Solar Homes

If you remodel your kitchen or put in a custom library, chances are that money is lost; when buyers look at the comparable sales for homes in the area, they want to pay based on similar square footage.  Not so for solar installations, in six markets, acco ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 12 2015 - 12:28pm

#BlackOnCampus from a Scientist Perspective.

O n Twitter #BlackOnCampus is a collection anecdotes of racial aggression and microaggression.  What does science say? What is the context for these tweets?  I am only one person and can only speak for myself.  However, many others on Twitter are sharing ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Nov 13 2015 - 12:08pm

60 Percent: Why Are Australians So Abusive Online?

Sixty percent of Australians have been the target of online harassment and abuse, with women and young adults most likely to report being sexually harassed online. One in 10 adults said someone had shared a nude or semi-nude image of them without their co ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 13 2015 - 7:17pm