Science & Society

Open Access Promotes Scientific Discovery- Efforts Like Canada's Aggressive New Copyright Dates Hold It Back

As European science-related institutions, such as the European Research Council, have shown their growing preference for Open Access, e.g., via the Plan S, the primary rationale for this is the positive effect on the discovery of new knowledge that variou ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 8 2019 - 9:02am

A Baltic Lesson For The US In How To Counter Russian Disinformation Tactics

As the new Congress begins, it will soon discuss the comprehensive reports to the U.S. Senate on the disinformation campaign of half-truths, outright fabrications and misleading posts made by agents of the Russian government on social media in the run-up ...

Article - The Conversation - Jan 9 2019 - 4:01pm

What Is A ‘Super Blood Wolf Moon’? Just Our Shadow On Distant Moon- No, World Won't End- False Prophet Paul Begley At It Again

Another post to help people scared of perfectly normal harmless events because of the sensationalist press and false prophets. This is just the moon passing through Earth’s shadow as it does usually once or twice a year. It’s done it for billions of years ...

Article - Robert Walker - Jan 20 2019 - 7:52pm

We're Not As Far Apart As Media Accounts Make It Seem

If you read media accounts, Republicans deny global warming and evolution while Democrats deny vaccines and GMOs. Republicans hate immigrants and Democrats hate unborn babies. Yet such simple 'us' and 'them' narratives aren't true, ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 30 2019 - 3:32pm

Relax, 2002 NT7 Will NOT Hit Earth On 1st February- Millions Of Kilometers Away And Flying Further Every Day

UPDATE- NO HIT- AS PREDICTED BY ASTRONOMERS- The red top tabloids were quoting from something astronomers said 16 years ago. They aren't like the false prophet date setters. If they give a date they also give a time and timezone, just as they do for ...

Article - Robert Walker - Feb 1 2019 - 9:30pm

Vegetarians Are Even More Okay With Eating Insects Than Omnivores Are

For the last 20 years, insects have been touted as the next big thing in food, because they have a lot of protein and would be reasonable to produce at scale. And people who don't understand agriculture think land only suitable for animal husbandry co ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 4 2019 - 12:37am

YES, US & Russia Suspended INF Treaty- NOT Imminent Nuclear War

This is another of my articles to help people who get terrified by news stories, which often get exaggerated titles even by responsible journalists. In this case many are scared that withdrawal from the INF is going to lead to a nuclear war. So, yes, it&# ...

Article - Robert Walker - Feb 3 2019 - 9:50am

HPV Vaccine Did Not Lead To Promiscuity In Teenage Girls- Instead, Sexual Activity Declined

When the HPV vaccine was first introduced, there were a number of reasons people listed for being critical. Some were just corporate cynicism- a company that just lost $5 billion in a Vioxx settlement was working its way under the same vaccine halo as poli ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 4 2019 - 5:00pm

Have You Appeared In A Racist Photo Or Harassed Women? Here's How To Say 'I'm Sorry'

“I’m sorry.” These two words may seem simple, but the ability to express them when you’re in the wrong is anything but – particularly for those in the public eye. ...

Article - The Conversation - Feb 9 2019 - 10:00am

"Ultra-Processed" Food Is Not Killing People In France- Too Many Calories Are

A recent paper in JAMA Internal Medicine had all of the ingredients mainstream media love in food stories; a cosmic sounding number of participants (44,551), which sounds like it adds statistical power, and a provocative conclusion about the perils of the ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 13 2019 - 3:12pm