Science Education & Policy

More On David Sloan Wilson And The Invisible Hand Of Evolution

David Sloan Wilson, over at the Huffington Post,  has replied  to my criticism of his previous essay on why the so-called “invisible hand” guiding financial markets is, as he puts it, “morally, ethically, spiritually, physically, positively, absolutely, u ...

Article - Massimo Pigliucci - Jan 15 2009 - 5:56pm

Online Auction Site EBid Celebrates 10th Birthday By Expanding Global Reach

LONDON, September 29 /PRNewswire/--- Award Winning 'best eBay alternative' invests to strengthen worldwide businesses Offering online sellers and buyers the chance to make money and find a bargain, eBid.net, today announces its expansion into Po ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 29 2008 - 1:30am

CensorNet Is Checkmark Premium Certified For Web Filtering By West Coast Labs

BRISTOL, England, September 29 /PRNewswire/-- CensorNet Pro achieves the highest Checkmark certification from West Coast Labs. West Coast Labs is an independent organisation that tests Internet security products. The Checkmark Premium accreditation certif ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 29 2008 - 1:30am

NHS Plus Network Awarded First National Occupational Health Service Contract

LONDON, September 29 /PRNewswire/-- NHS Plus and NHS Direct today announced the NHS Plus network has won its first national contract to provide occupational health services. Led by Health at Work at Imperial College, in partnership with 31 NHS Plus networ ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 29 2008 - 7:30am

Nature Asks Barack Obama The Tough Questions On Science Policy

Leave it to a British publication to finally come out and ask a question that similar US organizations have sought to avoid; namely whether or not Intelligent Design should be taught in school. US presidential candidate Barack Obama took up Nature's i ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Sep 29 2011 - 10:26pm

Wind Turbines And Ecology- Birds Are Smarter Than You Think

Wind farms pose less of a threat to farmland birds than previously feared, new research has found. The study, published this week in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Applied Ecology, helps resolve a potentially major environmental conflict: ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 30 2008 - 4:34pm

South Pole Tourism- Don't Fight It, Market It, Says Study

Tourism on Antarctica is increasing and that can form a threat for the vulnerable South Pole area. Research from Maastricht University provides a possible solution: market the visitor rights to the highest bidder. Tourism in Antarctica has grown dramatical ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 29 2008 - 9:12pm

Entrust EAC EPassport PKI Operates 'Flawlessly' At Prague, Leveraging Slovenia And UK Infrastructure

DALLAS, September 30 /PRNewswire/--- Entrust demonstrates perfect PKI certificate exchange for EAC interoperability test across multiple countries and vendors At a key interoperability test for second-generation ePassports in Prague earlier this month, En ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 30 2008 - 2:34am

Aptilo And Redline Collaborate On Mobile WiMAX Solutions

WIMAX WORLD 2008, CHICAGO, September 30 /PRNewswire/-- < < Companies' Industry Leading Products Will Provide an End-to-End Open Mobile WiMAX Offering > > Aptilo Networks, the global leader in pre-integrated solutions for Service Managemen ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 30 2008 - 6:34am

Redline And Starent Networks Join Forces To Deliver Complete Mobile WiMAX Solution

CHICAGO (WiMAX World 2008), September 30 /PRNewswire/--- Solution Based on Leading Technologies and Open Standards Will Enable Service Providers to Roll out True Mobile WiMAX Networks CHICAGO (WiMAX World 2008), September 30 /PRNewswire/-- Redline Communi ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 30 2008 - 6:34am