Science & Society

Are Today’s Smokers Really More "Hard Core" About It?

As smoking continues its inexorable southward journey toward single-digit percentages of populations being smokers, it’s common to hear people say the smokers who remain are all “hard core”, heavily dependent smokers, impervious to policies and campaigns. ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 14 2015 - 7:00am

Along With Mental Health, Peers Influence Dating Violence

An analysis of emergency department surveys looked for risk and protective factors among teenagers who report dating violence and alcohol use. Patients ages 14 to 20 that came to the  University of Michigan Injury Center emergency department seeking care ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 18 2015 - 8:00am

How To Help Fathers In Jail Be Better Dads- Yoga?

A paper in California Journal of Health Promotion  by Washington State University Extension educator Jennifer Crawford claims that yoga, a religious movement which became a fitness fad in the United States, may help incarcerated fathers improve their pare ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 19 2015 - 8:00am

Young Rural Latinos Experience Discrimination When Obtaining Health Care

Young Latinos living in rural areas say they face discrimination when they obtain health care services, a factor that could contribute to disparities in their rates for obtaining medical care and in their health outcomes. Perceived discrimination is consi ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 19 2015 - 1:12pm

It's "Back To The Future" Day! Where's my Reagan-Themed Restaurant?

The sci-fi comedy "Back To The Future" is a seminal piece of modern cinema. Like "Blade Runner" (and unlike most movies of any kind, much less science fiction, where special effects are important) from the same period, it holds up reall ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Oct 21 2015 - 11:02am

Science On Tap In Manhattan Starring...Me

If you are in Manhattan or one of the five boroughs or New Jersey or Long Island and want a free beer and to talk about science communication, you are invited to join me as guest of honor at the Science On Tap event, October 28th from 6:30-9:30 PM.  The l ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Oct 22 2015 - 11:13am

It's Not Religious People Who See Conflict Between Science And Religion, It's This Group

A representative survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults finds that 30 percent of Americans say their personal religious beliefs conflict with science, while 68 percent say there is no conflict. A majority(59 percent) say science and religion often conflict, ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 22 2015 - 11:31am

Storing Firearms: Internet Has Misfires For Members Of The AAP

Only 2 percent of Internet pages with information on firearm storage correctly identified all four practices that encompass safe gun storage. In frontier days, gun safety was a given but in the modern era most kids don't grow up around guns- and movi ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 27 2015 - 7:42pm

Why are Women more opposed to Fracking?

A storm has been brewing, over why in Britain women are more opposed to fracking than men.  Whether it is simply a storm in a teacup, or a mighty tornado, time will tell.  Here are three articles in succession, two from the Telegraph: Women ‘don’t understa ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Oct 24 2015 - 11:52am

Ecomodernism Unites Politically Divided Moms

Could Hillary Clinton and Carly Fiorina find agreement on one of the most contentious issues dividing America's two political parties today-- climate change? Is it possible they could move past the debate about who or what causes climate change and f ...

Article - Julie Kelly - Oct 26 2015 - 7:31am