Science Education & Policy

Soft Vs. Hard Science, Part II

As I wrote  a few days ago, if we agree that the nature of science is along the lines I have described, next we need to ask why it is so. Platt, in his classic 1964 article on strong inference, briefly mentions a number of answers, which he dismisses witho ...

Article - Massimo Pigliucci - Jun 2 2008 - 4:24pm

Danish Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Consolidates Global Communications With Verizon Business

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 3 /PRNewswire/--- 115 Embassies and Consulates in 95 Countries Unite Under Verizon Private IP The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has chosen Verizon Business to consolidate its global communications over a single IP network. T ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 3 2008 - 2:30am

Writers Meet Politicians To Discuss Their Rights

LONDON, June 3 /PRNewswire/--- Dr Ian Gibson MP Hosts House of Commons Reception for All Party Parliamentary Writers Group- 2 June 2008 Dr Gibson hosted a reception on the House of Commons Terrace last night attended by Members of both Houses who had the ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 3 2008 - 9:33am

The Alliance For Digital Equality Holds Mid-Year Board Retreat And Appoints NFL's Harold Henderson And Energy Technology Executi

ATLANTA, June 3 /PRNewswire/--- New Members Join Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis, Former McDonald's Executive Bill Lamar and Recording Industry Pioneer Clarence Avant in Consumer Empowerment Coalition The Alliance for Digital Equality held its Mid-Y ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 3 2008 - 5:33pm

City Of Utrecht Selects Finjan's Secure Web Gateway To Prevent Unknown Malware And Stealthy Crimeware Attacks

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, June 4 /PRNewswire/-- The City of Utrecht (Gemeente Utrecht) deployed Finjan's award winning Secure Web Gateway to secure its infrastructure and data and to ensure the availability, integrity and confidentiality of its commu ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 4 2008 - 5:32am

Lymphoma Experts Herald 10 Years Of The "Magic Bullet"

LUGANO, Switzerland, June 4 /PRNewswire/--- Award and Lecture Mark Anniversary of Monoclonal Antibodies Today, physicians and patient group representatives from around the world celebrated the presentation of the San Salvatore Foundation award for outstan ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 4 2008 - 8:30am

Ringdale Integrates Fax Receiving Functionality With FollowMe Secure Document Output Management Solution For Enhanced Workflow C

AUSTIN, Texas, June 4 /PRNewswire/-- Ringdale, Inc., a technology leader in network enhancing connectivity solutions, today announced the integration of fax receiving functionality with the document routing engine of FollowMe(R) to provide enhanced workfl ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 4 2008 - 9:32am

Europe Looks To The US Model To Settle The Cormorant Fight Between Fishermen And Conservationists

President Bush is having a tough 2008 but one group in Europe thinks the USA is the model of conservation when it comes to Cormorant management. The Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) is regarded by fishermen in Europe as the "black plague" th ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 4 2008 - 10:22am

Alcatel-Lucent Evolves Its Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture To Boost Revenue Through The Creation Of Innovative Multime

PARIS, June 4 /PRNewswire/--- Alcatel-Lucent has Already Announced the Deployment of More Than 50 TPSDA Networks Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext: Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced several new enhancements to its Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture (TPSD ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 4 2008 - 11:33am

Conversation With A Modern Creationist

Many scientists have expressed the belief that if they only had a chance to explain the facts, they could convince intelligent educated people (at least) of the validity of a neo-Darwinian approach to understanding life. As the following email exchange su ...

Article - Lee Silver - Jun 4 2008 - 1:40pm