Science & Society

How To Put Sustainable Development Goals Back On Track

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are one of the key pillars of the UN’s attempt to remake the world according to a more equitable and sustainable model. The SDGs are a set of 17 individual goals which the UN aims to achieve by 2030. ...

Blog Post - Arthur Fong - Mar 10 2021 - 3:48pm

The Feel Good Fallacy Of Elite Philanthrophy

MacKenzie Scott does not give Science 2.0 any money. I wish she did. For a minute fraction of her $57 billion we could increase the science literacy for Americans quite a lot.  I am not criticizing her, just a few months ago she pledged $4 billion to nearl ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 12 2021 - 10:55am

Are We Living In A Simulation? Can Science Answer This?

C ould we be living in a computer simulation of some sort?  In priciple physics will never be able to directly test this.  It is an appealing idea, mentioned by everyone from scientist to pop culture figures.  It appeals as this would naturally explain ce ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Mar 14 2021 - 1:10am

Organic Trade Association's Puppet Group 'The Organic Center' Exposed

The Organic Trade Association has canceled The Organic Center's Annual Benefit Dinner due to venue concerns about coronavirus in Anaheim during the Natural Products Expo West, where the dinner was going to be held. Naturally. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 15 2021 - 1:16pm

Churches Increase COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among African-Americans

Pilot results from San Bernardino County, California, where crime is prevalent and distrust in government high, found that religion may be key to COVID-19 vaccine uptake. Focused education efforts and an on-site mobile clinic in Black church parking lots ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 23 2021 - 3:38pm

Just Correlation: Meat And 'Higher Risk' Of Death

Your risk of death is 100 percent. Yet your risk of early demise can be mitigated if you avoid things like ingesting alcohol and cigarettes and mustard gas. Those are clear killers. What about salt, sugar, and meat? Those have not been established as scien ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 6 2021 - 6:01am

Humor Works Better Than Scorn At Fighting Science Denial

A few years ago, much of the academic science community finally turned on the anti-science progressives that dominated the coasts of the U.S. and who refused to vaccinate their children.  Standing up to their political allies definitely turned the tide, ev ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 15 2021 - 12:26pm

Is The Cure Worse Than The Disease? In The COVID-19 Public Health Versus Jobs Debate, The Same People Suffer

Throughout the pandemic, millions of Americans wondered: “Is the cure worse than the disease?” The question implies a trade-off between “the cure,” in the form of economic shutdowns, and “the disease,” COVID-19. This debate dominated headlines in the firs ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 20 2021 - 6:01am

Taser Developed A Multi Shot, Long Range, Less Lethal Option. It Was Defunded Under Obama And Police Got Military Gear.

F orget emotional arguments about whether Black Lives Matter or All Lives Matter or any specific case.  There is one easy to verify fact that proves that policing in the United States is Broken. We give police a 9mm Glock that carries about 15 rounds or a ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Apr 23 2021 - 9:12pm

New Social Distancing Guidelines For The Partially Vaccinated

The Six Foot Rule is only a rule in a 'rule of thumb' way; it's okay for an estimate but you use a real ruler to build a house.  Analyses instead show that the most important things are a mix of masks and ventilation. What about outdoors whe ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 27 2021 - 5:52pm