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Energy Efficient Buildings – Beware Possible Health Risks

Energy Efficient Buildings – Beware Possible Health Risks

Sep 24 2014 | comment(s)


BedZED in Hackbridge, London. Credit: Tom Chance, CC BY-SA

By Melissa C. Lott, University College London

The primary goal of home energy efficiency initiatives might be to reduce total energy consumption, but these projects could have a negative impact on public health if we do not take care.

Evidence Of Gravity Waves Clouded By Interstellar Dust

Evidence Of Gravity Waves Clouded By Interstellar Dust

Sep 24 2014 | comment(s)


Planck telescope and the Cosmic microwave background. ESA and Planck, CC BY

By Robert Crittenden, University of Portsmouth

Doom And Gloom Won’t Do It – Here’s How To Sell The Climate Change Message

Doom And Gloom Won’t Do It – Here’s How To Sell The Climate Change Message

Sep 23 2014 | comment(s)


But which words will lead to action? Credit: EPA

By James Painter, University of Oxford

Each of the 125 leaders attending the New York climate summit this week has been given four minutes to speak to the world. They (or their aides) may well have dipped into the climate literature to add scientific ballast to their speeches. But they may not be as familiar with the vast array of academic studies on effective communication about climate change.

7 Things You Need To Know About The Climate Summit

7 Things You Need To Know About The Climate Summit

Sep 23 2014 | comment(s)


Climate March, New York City

By Alessandro R Demaio, Harvard University

Why Research Beats Anecdote In Our Search For Knowledge

Why Research Beats Anecdote In Our Search For Knowledge

Sep 22 2014 | comment(s)


US Army scientists analyze unknown samples to determine whether hazardous. That's typical of research trying to understand the unknowns and expand on our knowledge. Credit: Flickr/US Army RDECOM, CC BY

By Tim Dean

UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH: What do we actually mean by research and how does it help inform our understanding of things? We begin today by looking at the origins of research.

Vitriolic Abuse Of Anita Sarkeesian: Why The Games Industry Needs Her

Vitriolic Abuse Of Anita Sarkeesian: Why The Games Industry Needs Her

Sep 22 2014 | comment(s)


Sarkeesian has been the focus of much online hatred since she started her website Feminist Frequency in 2009. Credit: Anita Sarkeesian

By Jessamy Gleeson, Swinburne University of Technology

Three weeks ago, well-known feminist gaming critic Anita Sarkeesian was forced to leave her San Francisco home due to an ongoing tirade of abuse and threats. Members of a vocal minority of online trolls had threatened to kill her parents, drink her blood, and rape her – all while publishing her personal details online.