Science Education & Policy

The Humanities Are In Crisis- Science Is Not

Graduate education in the humanities may have its problems, but don't try to tar science with the same brush. In a NY Times Op-Ed, by Dr. Mark Taylor, the chairman of Columbia's religion department, we're told that graduate education in gene ...

Article - Michael White - Apr 28 2009 - 12:13pm

Getting Rid of Tenure

Is tenure good for America? Mark Taylor, a professor of religion, has observed (in the New York Times) that: ...

Blog Post - Nicholas Horton - Apr 27 2009 - 5:18pm

Is Richard Dawkins Really That Naive?

Richard Dawkins doesn’t usually strike me as being naïve, but one has to wonder when Dawkins abandons himself to the following sort of writing about his favorite topic these days, the incompatibility between science and religion,  on his web site: ...

Article - Massimo Pigliucci - Apr 28 2009 - 12:01pm

Big Science Puts Black Swans in Danger of Extinction

This topic isn't new, but it's worth revisiting (h/t to Bioephemera)- over at Physicsworld  read about science's need for "black swan" scientists: If the path to discovery is full of surprises, and if most of the gains come in just ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Apr 29 2009 - 9:24pm

Adolf Hitler- World's Best-Selling Children's Author.

Who are your all time favourite childrens' authors? Dr. Seuss, Enid Blyton, Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Adolf Hitler? Warning: satire alert! Adolf Hitler- World's Best-Selling Children's Author. Adolf Hitler, famous author of t ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - May 1 2009 - 10:09am

High School Biology Teachers Influence Student Views On Creationism/Intelligent Design Versus Science

High school biology teachers may be even more important than the curriculm, according to a University of Minnesota study published in the May issue of BioScience. Co-authors Randy Moore and Sehoya Cotner, professors in the College of Biological Sciences, s ...

Article - News Staff - May 1 2009 - 11:47am

Social/Behavioral Science And Global Security

Throughout the post-industrial era, science and technology have been central  to understanding both global security threats and possible solutions. Within the US and across the globe, major scientific organizations have developed Committees and working gr ...

Article - Randy Borum - May 9 2009 - 8:51am

Fighting Dirty in Science

John Tierney wants to know- how widespread is the problem of unethical competition in science? Here's the problem explained by Dr Sean Cutler on Tierney's blog: Sadly, there is a lot of unethical competition that goes on in science. This year alo ...

Blog Post - Michael White - May 12 2009 - 2:55pm

Children Fail To Thrive In Britain's Schools, Say Parents

British parents call for a radical overhaul of the education system, saying that secondary school is not working for over a quarter (28 per cent) of children. According to independent education foundation Edge, it is a situation that worsens with age as 4 ...

Article - News Staff - May 18 2009 - 10:32pm

Is Stanley Fish Smarter Than Richard Dawkins?

I could write a book refuting the nonsense regularly expounded by New York Time’s columnist Stanley Fish. Oh, wait, I almost  have written a book about it! ...

Article - Massimo Pigliucci - May 20 2009 - 5:22pm