Science Education & Policy

A Simple Yet Thought Provoking Question

Compare the following situations: 1- You dial the number of a call center, and the automated system informs you that the estimated waiting time is eight minutes. 2- You dial the number of a call center, and the automated system tells you that the estimated ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - May 7 2013 - 3:31am

EPA Joins Bob Geldof And Embraces Nuclear Science

Bob Geldof, former singer with The Boomtown Rats, is better known today for his work with poor people. Long after it stopped being fashionable, he has continued to help starving people in Ethiopia. It's not the only way he is unfashionable- so is his ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 7 2013 - 1:46pm

Forget Science, Fracking Must Go

Responsible energy production would seem to have an obvious positive roadmap; have energy companies include environmental groups in guiding pollution standards and participating in studies about natural gas extraction. But for entrenched constituencies, th ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 13 2013 - 4:46pm

Let Them Eat Bugs

There are some places where food is easy to grow and some where it is not. Nature is not fair. Expecting companies in countries with food to ship it everywhere for free is not practical and the poorest people don't have the money to import food, so th ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 31 2014 - 9:11am

Helmets Prevent Head Injuries But That Doesn't Mean Helmet Laws Do

Between 1994 and 2008, Canada had 66,716 hospital admissions for cycling accidents. 30% of those were head injuries. Cyclists are vulnerable road users and head injuries account for 75% of cycling-related deaths. It's a dangerous way to travel and so ...

Article - News Staff - May 14 2013 - 9:00pm

There Is Scientific Consensus On Anthropogenic Climate Change Among Climate Scientists

An analysis of 4,000 abstracts of peer-reviewed articles on the topic of global warming and climate change has revealed an overwhelming consensus among climate scientists that recent warming is human-caused. ...

Article - News Staff - May 15 2013 - 9:52pm

US Government Updates Draft Rule For Hydraulic Fracturing On Public And Indian Lands

The Obama Administration released an updated draft proposal that would establish common sense safety standards for hydraulic fracturing on public and Indian lands. Following the release of an initial draft proposal in 2012, the Department of the Interior r ...

Article - News Staff - May 16 2013 - 2:40pm

9th Circuit Court Of Appeals Denies Claim That GM Alfalfa Is A 'Plant Pest'

If you live in California, you can never get too amazed by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. If there is a progressive position that an activist court can take, they usually take it. If you can't go to a national chain store and get your eyes checked ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - May 17 2013 - 6:11pm

Helmet Laws, Not Parental Concern, Have Led To Reduced Fatalities In Bicycle-Car Collisions

A 12-year study (1999 to 2010) analyzed fatality reductions in bicycle-car collisions to determine the effect of mandatory helmet laws. 16 states had bike helmet laws in the beginning or the study. The researchers identified all relevant fatalities, total ...

Article - News Staff - May 23 2013 - 5:30am

U.S. Senate Rejects GMO Labeling Amendment

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders knows that the The Food and Drug Administration will not require any special label on foods just because a competitor seeks to market its product differently. And marketing is the only distinction between organic food and tra ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - May 24 2013 - 3:06pm