Science Education & Policy

A Biological Basis For Gender Differences In Math?

American education reform in the first decade of the 21st century, called No Child Left Behind, resulted in math parity among boys and girls for the first time in history. It may have taken so long because legacy education methods fight biology and not the ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 18 2013 - 2:37pm

Young Women Too Smart To Go Into Politics

Though every election has high-profile female candidates and elected officials, a new paper conducted by American University Women and Politics Institute director Jennifer L. Lawless and Richard L. Fox of Loyola Marymount University says that young women ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 26 2013 - 3:07pm

The Moon, Then Mars

There has been much activity in the news by those who have been promoting various ideas on paths to a manned presence on Mars. In some ways the approaches are all similar, except for one where volunteers are sought for a one-way trip to Mars with enough su ...

Article - Haym Benaroya - Apr 4 2013 - 8:00pm

One Man Bravely Stands Against Science, Big Donors And His Party To Oppose Keystone XL

For an administration that promised to 'restore science to its rightful place' and that is run by a man who calls himself ' scientist in chief ' there is sure a lot of anti-science activity going on. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 5 2013 - 10:42am

No, You Can't Buy The Right To Name A Planet

The adage that 'there is a sucker born every minute' has always been true. Organic food? Homeopathy? Social psychology?  I am cool with all of those unless poor people who think they are accepting science are being exploited for financial gain. A ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Apr 16 2013 - 2:51pm

Climate Change: Where Republicans And Democrats Agree

In America, only two political parties can win the presidency. For that reason the two parties tend to have a 'big tent' mentality and embrace a lot of fringe members in return for votes. The perfect shouldn't be the enemy of the good, the ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 1 2013 - 11:15am

A Simple Yet Thought Provoking Question

Compare the following situations: 1- You dial the number of a call center, and the automated system informs you that the estimated waiting time is eight minutes. 2- You dial the number of a call center, and the automated system tells you that the estimated ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - May 7 2013 - 3:31am

EPA Joins Bob Geldof And Embraces Nuclear Science

Bob Geldof, former singer with The Boomtown Rats, is better known today for his work with poor people. Long after it stopped being fashionable, he has continued to help starving people in Ethiopia. It's not the only way he is unfashionable- so is his ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 7 2013 - 1:46pm

Anti-Science Waves The White Flag In San Francisco 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 2013 - 10:59am

Forget Science, Fracking Must Go

Responsible energy production would seem to have an obvious positive roadmap; have energy companies include environmental groups in guiding pollution standards and participating in studies about natural gas extraction. But for entrenched constituencies, th ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 13 2013 - 4:46pm