Science & Society

Not long ago, I read an article Apocalypse now? Nuclear proliferation is the least of our worries, to which the sub-editor helpfully added the heading soon, a massive solar flare will bring the world to a halt claims the author of a new book. ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Jan 11 2017 - 12:35pm

Psst! Wanna Buy Some Truth?

Psst! Wanna Buy Some Truth? In case anyone has missed my many articles on the topic of global warming-induced climate change: I am totally convinced that humans have been causing global warming to an ever-increasing extent since we discovered the use of ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Jan 12 2017 - 8:48am

Debunked: World To End After Two Snowy Days In Salento, Puglia, Southern Italy, Tears On Macedonia Icon

As some of you may know, I've become deeply concerned, and indeed appalled by the large numbers of fake doomsday news stories, because I am so often contacted by people who get very scared and sometimes suicidal as a result of reading these stories. ...

Article - Robert Walker - Jan 13 2017 - 9:46am

Eugene Cernan, Hometown Astronaut of Bellwood Illinois dead at 82.

Y ou will read in many places of Gene Cernan as the last man on the moon. He certainly was that. To me and to all of us in the Village of Bellwood Illinois he was a home town hero. Bellwood is a bedroom community, mostly homes and small manufacturing loca ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Jan 19 2017 - 8:51pm

An American Decision and the Future of Forensic Science

Our nation once again celebrates its unique capacity to transfer leadership with grace and dignity. The joyousness of the occasion, however, quickly fades into solemnity as citizens and institutions alike assume their vigil, standing guard to keep watchf ...

Blog Post - John M. Collins - Jan 23 2017 - 8:39am

Scientists And Philosophers For Donald Trump: Let Master Feng Explain The New Reality To You

Ah the beauty, from victory to victory for over a year now – is it not wonderful to be alive today? For those few of us who have for years predicted the current affairs, 2016 was so refreshing also because it ensured that 2017 goes on giving. The Donald pu ...

Article - Sascha Vongehr - Jan 23 2017 - 2:21am

Beall's list and what we need to replace it.

Jeffery Beall was keeper of a controversial list of predatory publishers that has been shut down. A big problem with this list is it was academically classist and biased towards journals in non-English speaking countries. Rather than trash the idea of a l ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Jan 23 2017 - 1:56pm

Will Future Songs Be About Self-Driving Cars?

America is a car culture. The saying goes, in Europe 100 miles is a long distance whereas in America 100 years is a long time. With a heritage of continental exploration and frontier expansion, it is no surprise that Americans embraced the automobile in a ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 25 2017 - 6:36am

For Young Children Etc: "Doomsday Clock" Announcement Doesn't Mean World Will Blow Up In 2 Mins 30 Secs

I have written this for young children and others scared the world is about to blow up. If you read the news announcements today, you can understand why they seem to say this. Take them literally and that is exactly what they say. Summary: They have just ...

Article - Robert Walker - Jan 27 2017 - 12:23am

Scientists For Donald Trump Not “Scientists” Against Donald Trump