Science Education & Policy

3 Pro-Science Action Items For EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin

Yesterday, the Senate confirmed former Congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Though the Trump administration has promised reform, there will be big challenges in that. Though high-profile jobs are appointees, the nuts-and-bolt ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 16 2025 - 2:01pm

Anti-Science Epidemiologists Have A New Friend In Government

In September, epidemiologists out to scare people about homeopathic- "detectable"- levels of pesticides published a paper hoping to get journalists promoting fear and doubt about agriculture. Being the opposition to science in academia is a good ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 18 2025 - 11:05am

Scientization Of Politics: Seed Oils Are The Latest Nocebo Fad

You may suddenly have read a lot about the dangers of seed oils- e.g. sunflower and canola oil- and wonder why this is just being discovered.  The harms weren't recently discovered, they've still never been discovered. They're not harmful so ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 24 2025 - 10:33pm

The Problem With Peer Review

In a world where misinformation, voluntary or accidental, reigns supreme; in a world where lies become truth if they are broadcast for long enough; in a world where we have unlimited access to superintelligent machines, but we prefer to remain ignorant; in ...

Article - Tommaso Dorigo - Apr 5 2025 - 1:50pm

Learning Through Student Feedback And The Role Of Digital Engagement

In this article I'm going to examine how student feedback plays a pivotal role in enhancing learning design and engagement, particularly in online education environments. I will explore the mechanisms by which timely, constructive feedback not only i ...

Article - Mark Pierce - Apr 7 2025 - 5:38am

Runaway Technology: What To Do?

Image credit: Depositphotos In 2025 it’s hard to argue that social media are not to blame for much antisocial and suicidal behavior among preteens and teens (e.g., Orben and Matias 2025). The harms of online bullying, deepfake nudes, and fringe conspiraci ...

Article - Fred Phillips - Apr 30 2025 - 3:24pm

California Didn't Reduce Brownouts With Solar, It Reduced Them With Less Regulation

In the 1990s, utility regulations promised to do for electricity what it had done for airline travel and telephone calls- reduce costs by 90 percent for consumers. California instead did what government had done to cable television costs; used over-regulat ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 6 2025 - 10:02am

New York Is Blaming Washington DC For Its Coronavirus Problem

In 2015, New York Governor Mario Cuomo and his politically allied state legislature told experts to create a rationing plan for ventilators in case of a pandemic in the state. Though Ebola was wrecking Africa and coronavirus had done the same to the mid-ea ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 6 2025 - 10:50am

COVID-19 Lockdown Fallout: We May Have Failed School Kids

When a pandemic is happening in real time, it's only possible to know in hindsight what was a successful mitigation strategy, what was hype to help a presidential candidate, or even what was suppressed for geopolitical interests. There is no question ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 6 2025 - 11:00am

San Francisco Sides With EWG In Cell Phone Warning Label Lawsuit

Everyone should have a home where they feel comfortable. If you want to carry a six-shooter on the street, move to Kennesaw, Georgia, outside Atlanta- Gun Town, USA (bonus: only 4 gun murders in 30 years, so you will be safe) (1) and if you like to ban eve ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 8 2025 - 9:28am