Science & Society

Science spectrum hard->soft: Math->Physics(->Chemistry->Biology->Medicine->Psychology->Sociology)->Modeling->Philosophy->Opinions @skyday ************** Alex Every Friday as The Daytime Astronomer, Every Tuesday in The Satelli ...

Blog Post - Alex "Sandy" Antunes - Jul 27 2010 - 9:47am

The Pragma Hypothesis

The Pragma Hypothesis A speculation on the possibility of the accurate prediction of future, hind-sight based, historical worldviews, and the application of such prediction to the current climate change debate. Pragma- mass noun: the practical outcome of ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Feb 13 2010 - 5:55pm

The dismal mathematics of economics

Blackboard qualitative proofs of the "existence" of, say, an equilibrium between demand and supply- beloved of economists trained in the maths of the department of mathematics rather than the maths of the departments of physics or engineering- a ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Feb 13 2010 - 3:02pm

My Bummy Valentine

It’s Valentine Day, and children everywhere celebrated friendship and love by giving cards and candy to their friends. In what alien observers must consider one of the most bizarre human customs, these same children were asked to draw lewd pictures of huma ...

Article - Mark Changizi - Feb 15 2010 - 12:42am

The Future Of Science In The Next Decade? Transdisciplinary Collaboration

I was asked the question, "What can we expect to see from science in the next decade?" My answer comes from the perspective of a social scientist, as I research social problems from the influence of cognitive neuroscience. I am inspired to write ...

Article - Andrea Kuszewski - Feb 16 2010 - 11:14am

A New Kind Of Science Journalism

Markets work well when there’s a chain from wholesaler to retailer to customer…and back. If none of the customer payments makes it back to the wholesaler, soon there may be few to no wholesalers producing anything worth buying. That’s bad for wholesalers, ...

Article - Mark Changizi - Feb 25 2010 - 3:54pm

Marc Morano- Global Superhero

Marc Morano- Global Superhero In one of the most philanthropic gestures ever from a mere political journo-lobbyist, Marc Morano has taken upon his own shoulders the entire burden of global climate change. Marc_Morano does not think global warming is anyth ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Feb 17 2010 - 10:16pm

Save Your Money: Leadership Training Courses Don't Work

You may think this is an odd claim from Think Training Development Limited, a company that specializes in Leadership Training, but it got them on a site with a million readers so, like a magician exposing trade secrets in a tell-all book, it may just work ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 17 2010 - 6:03pm

Media Credibility Saved By New Cosmetic Surgery Journalism Prize

The New Cosmetic Surgery Journalism Prize will be awarded by DDr. Heinrich for outstanding reporting on New Cosmetic Surgery techniques. That's right, journalists. You can win a prize from a cosmetic surgery company if you simply write about the techn ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 18 2010 - 10:46am

Is Your Government Making You Fat?

An investigative piece so explosive, no book company marketing hyperbole can be left out. "After reading BIG FAT LIES you will never trust the government again- Dr John Briffa" Hannah Sutter says she has used the analytical eyes of a lawyer to l ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 17 2010 - 5:45pm