Japan Quake - Media Up To Mischief Edit - this blog entry is now out of date.  The complaint about 100 versus 1000 is now withdrawn.Please see Japan's Nuclear Emergency - The Straight Goods -…

In science, Democrats and Republicans agree on very little, or at least the things they value in science debates are different.   Republicans don't think stunting the economy today is a good fix…

In science, Democrats and Republicans agree on very little, or at least the things they value in science debates are different.   Republicans don't think stunting the economy today is a good fix…

Over many years, as a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, I have regularly received their magazine, formerly Chemistry in Britain, now Chemistry World.  This often contains…

There are expensive gambles we can make and none are in the forefront of cultural thought more than penalizing current businesses and subsidizing 'green' ones to protect the environment.  …

I define the fringe as anyone trying to make a contribution to a field where they are not employed or do not have a degree in the subject.  I happen to be a fringe physicist because my degrees…

Astrologers are feeling pretty good today.   Because it's made up and not science, anything happening anywhere near a date they predict can be attribution, so talk of a 'supermoon' - a new or…

Tokyo: A powerful tsunami spawned by the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast Friday, sweeping away boats, cars, homes and people as widespread fires burned out of…

More and more, policy decisions and what medications doctors prescribe for their patients are being driven by large 'studies of studies' called meta-analyses, which statistically combine results from…

Progesterone, prescribed for decades to prevent premature birth in high-risk mothers and made by specialty drug stores known as compounding pharmacies, could soon change in cost from $10 a dose to $1…

Progesterone, prescribed for decades to prevent premature birth in high-risk mothers and made by specialty drug stores known as compounding pharmacies, could soon change in cost from $10 a dose to $1…

If you have a chance to win a basketball game but need to make a shot from 10 feet away on the right side of the court, do you try a direct shot or use the backboard to bank home the winning basket?…

A new composite image  from NASA shows the central region of the spiral galaxy NGC 4151...and, well...if you have seen the film versions of "The Lord of the Rings" you know what it looks like.…

In case you were living under the science equivalent of a rock, the Journal of Cosmology published a study by a NASA researcher stating, essentially, that fossilized bacteria had been found on Earth,…

It sounds great - teach ambiguity by introducing complex questions that do not have easy answers.    The problem is that a lot of students aren't going to get what they need out of classes…

It sounds great - teach ambiguity by introducing complex questions that do not have easy answers.    The problem is that a lot of students aren't going to get what they need out of classes…

It may not be in favor today but urine was used in medicine for millenia. In Rome,  Richard Sugg at the Guardian tells us, Pliny the Elder recommended fresh urine for the treatment of…

It may not be in favor today but urine was used in medicine for millenia. In Rome,  Richard Sugg at the Guardian tells us, Pliny the Elder recommended fresh urine for the treatment of…

Biodegradable sneakers?   Anything with 'green' slapped on it is going to sell to a certain audience but, as science always knew and the public discovered about ethanol, just because activists…

Biodegradable sneakers?   Anything with 'green' slapped on it is going to sell to a certain audience but, as science always knew and the public discovered about ethanol, just because activists…