Science Education & Policy

High School Biology Teachers Influence Student Views On Creationism/Intelligent Design Versus Science

High school biology teachers may be even more important than the curriculm, according to a University of Minnesota study published in the May issue of BioScience. Co-authors Randy Moore and Sehoya Cotner, professors in the College of Biological Sciences, s ...

Article - News Staff - May 1 2009 - 11:47am

Social/Behavioral Science And Global Security

Throughout the post-industrial era, science and technology have been central  to understanding both global security threats and possible solutions. Within the US and across the globe, major scientific organizations have developed Committees and working gr ...

Article - Randy Borum - May 9 2009 - 8:51am

Fighting Dirty in Science

John Tierney wants to know- how widespread is the problem of unethical competition in science? Here's the problem explained by Dr Sean Cutler on Tierney's blog: Sadly, there is a lot of unethical competition that goes on in science. This year alo ...

Blog Post - Michael White - May 12 2009 - 2:55pm

Children Fail To Thrive In Britain's Schools, Say Parents

British parents call for a radical overhaul of the education system, saying that secondary school is not working for over a quarter (28 per cent) of children. According to independent education foundation Edge, it is a situation that worsens with age as 4 ...

Article - News Staff - May 18 2009 - 10:32pm

Is Stanley Fish Smarter Than Richard Dawkins?

I could write a book refuting the nonsense regularly expounded by New York Time’s columnist Stanley Fish. Oh, wait, I almost  have written a book about it! ...

Article - Massimo Pigliucci - May 20 2009 - 5:22pm

Rules For Government Scientific Integrity

The politics of science is about more than just funding and science-based policy decisions: governments, and in particular the US Federal Government, are into science education in a big way, whether you like it or not. In fact, it's hard to see how th ...

Article - Michael White - May 19 2009 - 5:00pm

Creationism Down For Another Year In Missouri

Here in Missouri, the annual intelligent design bill has died with the end of the legislative session. Every year, several representatives from Missouri's rural areas introduce some sort of creationism bill. This year, the bill contained the latest an ...

Article - Michael White - May 22 2009 - 4:26pm

Gender Gap Closing In Science Faculties

When women  apply for faculty positions in math, science, and engineering at major research universities, they are interviewed and hired at rates equal to or higher than those for men, says a new report from the National Research Council.   Women are stil ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 2 2009 - 9:47am

Your Thoughts Needed on Blogs, Big Physics, and Breaking News

In four weeks I will speak at a very interesting session of the World Conference on Science Journalism 2009, an event that takes place in London from June 30th to July 4th. Together with James Gillies (head of Communication at the CERN laboratories) and Ma ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Jun 6 2009 - 8:43am

With All The Talk About Empowering Girls, Boys Are Getting Neglected

Both boys and girls have issues but boys are  getting a raw deal, according to Judith Kleinfeld, professor of psychology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the US. It's commonplace to hear about gender-specific issues involving girls but when th ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 8 2009 - 11:19am