Science & Society

FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Meeting Suggests Rogue Activist Group IARC Be Reined In

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) was once a serious, revered organization with the somber task of tackling what environmental factors caused what cancers so that we could eliminate them.(1) And they did. Their decisions for the first ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 3 2019 - 12:50pm

Call For Articles: USDA Honey Report, Swiss March Against Science And More

1. On Wednesday, May 15th, the House Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife will hold a Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2532: To protect grizzly bear populations, and for other purposes, in the Longworth House Office Buildi ...

Article - Administrator - May 13 2019 - 4:19pm

US Journalism Is A Lot Less Objective, Finds RAND Analysis

Many American journalists have dispatched any pretense of objectivity, according to a new think tank report. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 5 2019 - 12:22pm

Smoking In Kids Has Fallen, And Bans On Display Ads Are Part Of The Reason Why

Cigarette smoking among kids has continued to fall and since, as we have long noted, "smoking is a pediatric disease". if people don't take it up as children they likely never will. That will pay public health dividends. But with a problem a ...

Article - News Staff - May 15 2019 - 9:53am

Why Advertising Doesn't Work Very Well- People Profiled By Demographics Actually Agree On Little

If you want to annoy someone in their late 30s, joke that all they care about are avocado toast points or beard grooming or running off to Coachella when a project needs to be finished. Because they are millennials. You can also stereotype Baby Boomers or ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 23 2019 - 1:18pm

The Voynich Manuscript- Speech Notes for a Presentation?

The Voynich Manuscript- Speech Notes for a Presentation? What is this image for, what is it about and what language is that? ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - May 26 2019 - 8:49am

Dog Walkers: Because It Makes Them Happy

Some will say that walking a dog is a conversation starter and the fitness benefits of walking are well-known, but most who walk their dog simply enjoy it, not because of health or social benefits. Using 26 interviews combined with personal written reflect ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 3 2019 - 8:58am

Even In Science A Leap Of Faith Can Help

The movie version of scientists is a lone scientist having a "Eureka!" moment in a laboratory- thanks, Archimedes. In modern times, for example, ecoterrorists attack because humanity is a plague, science creates a cure, we are saved, or a scienti ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 6 2019 - 9:20am

Center For Biological Diversity Wants America To Be More Like Communist China When It Comes To Politicization Of Science

China bans some chemicals whether or not the evidence shows it, and the United States should be more like communist dictatorships, suggests a Center for Biological Diversity blogger in a press release for their latest op-ed in Environmental Health. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 27 2019 - 12:55pm

Most Gun Owners Will Buy Personalized 'Smart Guns'- Once They Actually Work

In a new survey, 80 percent of gun owners support the concept of personalized guns, referred to as "smart" guns because they include safety features like fingerprint locks to help prevent use by unauthorized individuals. But only 18 percent are ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 10 2019 - 10:18am