Seals Happy About Global Warming Sea Ice Loss

Seals Happy About Global Warming Sea Ice Loss

Though the developed world is concerned about greenhouse gas emissions implicated in climate change and global warming, reactions in nature have been less consistent. Polar bears have been…
A Foolproof Social Skills Hack

A Foolproof Social Skills Hack

In my role as lead investigator at the Science of People laboratory complex, people often ask me if those 'social skills hacks' they read about are real. Well, I am here to tell you they are, and I…
BPA Will Kill The World Homeopathically

BPA Will Kill The World Homeopathically

It is rare enough to have one accepted scientific paradigm turned on its head, but last week we had two. Pay attention. This may never happen again. A study that was just published in the oft cited…
Instead of an April's Fool

Instead of an April's Fool

Taking inspiration from Resonaances, who this year offers much more than an April's Fool in his blog (I am also flattered to see that I am featured there, and with a character of my liking), I am…
Thank Your Mother For The Nature Of Nurture

Thank Your Mother For The Nature Of Nurture

When it comes to survival of the fittest, it's all about your mother, according to a study that analyzed 24 years' worth of data from a population of North American red squirrels in Canada's…
Will We Ever Get Accurate Hurricane Forecasts?

Will We Ever Get Accurate Hurricane Forecasts?

The biggest challenge facing climate models is similar to those facing economic ones - predicting the past is relatively easy, but predicting the future is far more of a challenge. In the United…
Iberian Lynx Threatened By Habitat Loss

Iberian Lynx Threatened By Habitat Loss

Nearly half of the 36 species of felids that live in the wild in the world are at threat, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature advocacy group, and the main threat they all…
YouTube And Spotify Portend The Death Of MP3

YouTube And Spotify Portend The Death Of MP3

In a recent survey 76% of young respondents listened to music from YouTube every day with Spotify coming in second. But YouTube is so popular for music listening and new music discovery that even…
Obama's Plan to Combat Antibiotic Resistance

Obama's Plan to Combat Antibiotic Resistance

There has been much press lately about President Obama’s plan to address the growing crisis of antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens. And I agree with many that there is much to like in the plan.…