Science & Society

James Lovelock: What's Eating The Godfather Of Global Warming?

James Ephraim Lovelock, CH, CBE, FRS, Ph.D, aged 92, is a chemist and creator of the Gaia Hypothesis. He is called the 'Godfather of Global Warming'.  What he was, to most people, was an alarmist more on the order of President Obama's Scienc ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 26 2025 - 7:47am

For July 4th Grilling, Are You Really Buying The US Grown Charcoal You Think You Are?

People dedicated to the art of grilling often choose lump charcoal – actual pieces of wood that have been turned into charcoal – over briquettes, which are compressed charcoal dust with other ingredients to keep the dust together and help it burn better. ...

Article - The Conversation - Jun 28 2025 - 4:30am

From Garbo To Gaga: Sunglasses Reveal The Elusive Soul Of Modern Celebrity

The fame of Lady Gaga is the stand-out phenomenon of 21st-century celebrity – the go-to example for any commentator. But in a recent interview for 60 Minutes she complained that being so famous wasn’t all peachy. Apparently, some people can’t see through ...

Article - The Conversation - Jul 1 2025 - 8:41am

6 Years To Scientists Guilty Of Not Predicting Earthquakes

Italy is a beautiful, crazy country. Take today's verdict, which condemns seven scientists (Franco Barberi, Enzo Boschi, Mauro Dolce, Bernardo De Bernardinis, Giulio Selvaggi, Claudio Eva, and Gianmichele Calvi) to six years of prison, plus a huge fin ...

Article - Tommaso Dorigo - Jul 5 2025 - 1:49pm

HBO No: John Oliver's Awkward Support For The Anti-Vaccine Community

On Sunday evening, John Oliver of HBO's "Last Week Tonight" took a break from talking about Paul Manafort's clothing to talk about public trust in science. Well, sort of. Really, he claimed he wanted to expose "astroturf" gro ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jul 7 2025 - 9:14am

3 Reasons We Can Stop Spending $5 Billion To Recruit Scientists

Sometimes Science 2.0 has to swim against the stream. The stream, in this case, has been the long-standing irrational belief that America 'needs' more scientists. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jul 13 2025 - 4:05pm

Should Chelation Therapy Get Science Funding?

Henry I. Miller, M.D., physician and molecular biologist, is the Robert Wesson Fellow in Scientific Philosophy and Public Policy at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and was at the NIH and FDA from 1977 to 1994. He is, basically, a longtime knowledg ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jul 14 2025 - 1:35pm

What Is Science 2.0? No One Else Seems To Know

I recently saw an article that surprised me, and it isn't often I am surprised by anything that shows up on the Internet.   It was written by Adrienne J. Burke at the New York Academy of Sciences and titled " Conversations with seven Science 2.0 ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jul 17 2025 - 10:04am

Contrary To The Poltical Narrative, A Lot Of Government Science Funding Doesn't Go To Science

Every day we read a new headline warning us that American leadership is about to erode because of budget cuts to 'science.' We have been told tuberculosis was about to be eliminated by a vaccine but a grant got cut and, gosh darn it, now Republic ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jul 17 2025 - 11:12am

Counterfeited In China: US Tariffs May Hurt Criminals The Most

In early 2025, the Trump administration began to place tariffs on countries that already had them on the U.S., like China, Brazil, and many in Europe. China has already begun to experience deflation but a new book reveals that the business sector likely to ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 20 2025 - 10:03am