Science Education & Policy

Would The High Quality Research Act Cut Science Hype?

I generally didn't have much of an issue with the intent behind the High Quality Research Act. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 28 2013 - 2:40pm

Do Republicans Have A Point In Questioning NSF Guidelines?

You’ve probably heard of the uproar that has recently been caused by a bill introduced by Texas Representative Lamar Smith, the chair of the US House of Representatives’ Science Committee. ...

Article - Massimo Pigliucci - Jun 1 2013 - 5:00am

European Wind Energy Association: Europe Losing Money Not Overpaying For Wind

How can paying less for energy cost more? When activists advocating their technology start doing math. The EU paid 406 billion Euros for oil and gas imports in 2012 (1.1 billion Euros per day), 3.2% of its GDP, notes the European Wind Energy Association. I ...

Article - News Staff - May 31 2013 - 7:00am

Need For Caution For An Early Mars Sample Return- Opinion Piece

It seems like a great idea, doesn't it, to send an automated rover to Mars to gather  samples of rocks and dust, and return it to Earth, to study in laboratories with all the specialist instruments we have here. You can understand why so many scientis ...

Article - Robert Walker - Aug 7 2014 - 9:25am

If A Rock Sinks In Water, Then Govenment Scientists Are Wrong About Keystone XL

Congressman Raul Grijalva, (D-Arizona), has some interesting ideas about science. Namely, he thinks that all of the government scientists in the State Department who did numerous environmental impact assessments regarding the Keystone XL project don't ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Jun 4 2013 - 11:37am

James Hansen's Deficit Thinking

A few years ago, I wrote a piece for Communicating Astronomy with the Public outlining how to more effectively reach the public. (1) I have some credibility. Science 2.0 has become a well-known movement despite not having media conglomerate backing, a mark ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 5 2013 - 11:13am

Clean Air Act Caused Climate Change

A Georgia State University researcher says the Clean Air Act signed by President Richard Nixon in 1970 led to climate change- in a good way.  Jeremy Diem, an associate professor in the Department of Geosciences, analyzed summer rainfall data from nine wea ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 5 2013 - 1:01pm

Caps On Soda Size Don't Discriminate Against Poor People, Just Fat Ones

Almost no one outside New York City government and health advocates engaged in social experimentation thought a ban on some drink sizes for New York City made any sense or would actually do any good.  Soda companies were obviously against it. They would p ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 18 2013 - 9:36am

What Makes Or Breaks Environmental Collective Actions

Sustainability programs are not just about advocation and action- a lot of thought also goes into how many people working together can change the world. It doesn't matter what issue, conservation or climate change action, some groups work using stren ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 17 2013 - 4:10pm

Education: The Puzzle Of Student Engagement

A student who shows up on time, listens respectfully and appears fully engaged to teachers might still lack emotional and cognitive involvement with the course material, according to survey results More importantly for educators, the paper in Learning and ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 20 2013 - 6:30pm