Science & Society

Richard Dawkins Was Right!

    It’s all true! He was right! He was totally, hopelessly wrong about selfish genes, but he was right about memes. Well…he was a little bit right. He was wrong to equate the evolution of memes to the evolution of organisms, meme evolution being Lamarckia ...

Article - Steve Davis - Dec 9 2009 - 2:43am

Clumping, and throughput in public transportation

Several weeks ago, New Scientist ran a story about some mathematical modeling work that a couple of researchers in Mexico did. They modeled public transportation systems, and investigated the clumping effect that causes buses and trains that are supposed ...

Blog Post - Barry Leiba - Dec 9 2009 - 6:21pm

Computer Science Is Too Nerdy For Girls

The stereotype of the nerdy computer scientist who stays up all night coding and has no social life may be driving women away from the field, and  this stereotype can be brought to mind based only on the the environment in a classroom or office, according ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 14 2009 - 4:39pm

James Randi, Global Warming And The Meaning Of Skepticism

James “the Amazing” Randi is an icon of skepticism. The man has done more — over a span of several decades — to further the cause of critical thinking and to expose flimflammery of all sorts than arguably anyone else in the world, ever. That is why I was ...

Article - Massimo Pigliucci - Feb 12 2011 - 7:20pm

Baking with Squid Ink

For most Americans, holiday season is food season. Much of it, like holiday cookies, chocolate santas, mashed potatoes, buttered rolls, is unarguably delicious. Some of it, like fruitcake, is merely something to endure. You can decide for yourself to which ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Dec 20 2009 - 11:09pm

Free Markets Make Resource Development Worthwhile, Economist Says

In order to benefit from their natural resources, states need fewer regulations, lower taxes, and stronger private property rights, according to a new study by a Florida State University economist. The study offers an empirical analysis weighing the econom ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 21 2009 - 7:25pm

Music and Marijuana- Again

A recent study described in the article " Music Linked to Marijuana Use " illustrates just how badly science can run off the tracks. One of the more telling aspects of the study indicated that the surveyed students heard about 40 marijuana refere ...

Blog Post - Gerhard Adam - Dec 22 2009 - 3:03pm

Single Drug Lethal Injection--- For Animals

On December 8, the state of Ohio broke with tradition and killed a condemned prisoner with a single-drug lethal injection – a barbiturate overdose – instead of the 3-drug combo pioneered by Oklahoma and Texas in the 1970s. The “traditional” 3-drug combo u ...

Blog Post - Larry Carbone - Dec 26 2009 - 12:12pm

Merry Christmas, If...

This blog wishes you a very Merry Christmas, if... You would not really expect me to wish Merry Christmas à tout le monde, right? I hate nobody, but the fact you visit my site on December 24th does not make you eligible to have my sympathy, by itself. Ther ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Dec 24 2009 - 11:29am

International Conference: Decoding Veda Vidya and Tradional Resources for Rediscovering Indian Scientific Heritage.

FISH Incarnation of Lord Vishnu we invoke for ever flowing Grace. Shri Vaadiraaja Samshodhana Pratishtana, Puttige, Karnataka, India and Foundation for Indian Scientific Heritage, Surarkal, Karnataka, India ...

Blog Post - Dr.S.Ramakrishna ... - Jul 2 2010 - 10:27am