Science Education & Policy

EU Can Afford To Lead On Climate Change- So They Should

Like most of the developed world, European citizens are suffering from 'green fatigue'- claims that it is too late to do anything about climate change alternating with demands that more action is needed right now. Solar power has been an expensi ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 20 2014 - 9:37pm

Junk Neuroscience 'Used And Abused' When Making Government Policy

Should mothers feel guilty if they actually feel stress during pregnancy? What if they suffer postpartum depression, do those things hurt baby brains? No, but pop psychology coverage in mainstream media is increasingly making its way into policy decisions ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 19 2014 - 12:52pm

Embrace Hunting: Excessive Deer Populations Hurt Native Plant Biodiversity

States that have hunting industries have the best of both possible worlds; instead of having state union workers expensively managing wildlife, they get the public to do it- and pay for the privilege. That money is then used to pay for state biologists an ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 20 2014 - 10:28am

Lessons Learned From Carbon Cap And Trade Schemes

As economic policy, carbon trading doesn't seem to work. Mandating a market and forcing people to participate is in defiance of what a market is. Markets for trading carbon emission credits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are in place in some coun ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 21 2014 - 10:17am

Water Fluoridation Safety, Efficacy And Value In Oral Health

During the 43rd Annual Meeting&Exhibition of the American Association for Dental Research, held in conjunction with the 38th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research,  Stephen H. Abrams of Cliffcrest Dental Office in Toronto chai ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 21 2014 - 2:52pm

Natural History Got Hijacked- It's Time To Take It Back

Natural history, the study of organisms in the environment, is in steep decline and for good reason. A large part of the modern chemophobia that has undermined science acceptance in America is due to natural history- it became a haven for weak observation ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 26 2014 - 1:49pm

Liberty Is Why The Public Won't Swallow Soda Tax And Size Restrictions

Soda taxes and beverage portion size restrictions mandated by government are the poster children for social authoritarian efforts to control behavior but a recent survey in Preventive Medicine finds that the public is not willing to believe that a 15 ounc ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 30 2014 - 9:53am

California GMO Food-Labeling Bill Clears Committee

California State Sen. Noreen Evans wants any food that contains a genetically modified ingredient to have a special label declaring it- unless the product is alcohol. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 2 2014 - 5:00am

APS Puts Global Warming Skeptics In Expert Workshop

The American Physical Society is reviewing its Climate Change Statement. The APS Panel on Public Affairs (POPA) formed a Subcommittee, consisting of Steven Koonin, Phillip Coyle, Scott Kemp, Tim Meyer, Robert Rosner and Susan Seestrom, to consider revision ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 30 2014 - 12:28pm

How To Get Millions Off Blood Pressure Medication- Change The Guidelines

What is high blood pressure? When do you need medication? The answer was never clear. What is clear is that a lot of people are on medication that may not need it. In February, the Eighth Joint National Committee relaxed the blood pressure goal in adults ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 29 2014 - 2:15pm