Science Education & Policy

Let Them Eat Bugs

There are some places where food is easy to grow and some where it is not. Nature is not fair. Expecting companies in countries with food to ship it everywhere for free is not practical and the poorest people don't have the money to import food, so th ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 31 2014 - 9:11am

Helmets Prevent Head Injuries But That Doesn't Mean Helmet Laws Do

Between 1994 and 2008, Canada had 66,716 hospital admissions for cycling accidents. 30% of those were head injuries. Cyclists are vulnerable road users and head injuries account for 75% of cycling-related deaths. It's a dangerous way to travel and so ...

Article - News Staff - May 14 2013 - 9:00pm

There Is Scientific Consensus On Anthropogenic Climate Change Among Climate Scientists

An analysis of 4,000 abstracts of peer-reviewed articles on the topic of global warming and climate change has revealed an overwhelming consensus among climate scientists that recent warming is human-caused. ...

Article - News Staff - May 15 2013 - 9:52pm

US Government Updates Draft Rule For Hydraulic Fracturing On Public And Indian Lands

The Obama Administration released an updated draft proposal that would establish common sense safety standards for hydraulic fracturing on public and Indian lands. Following the release of an initial draft proposal in 2012, the Department of the Interior r ...

Article - News Staff - May 16 2013 - 2:40pm

9th Circuit Court Of Appeals Denies Claim That GM Alfalfa Is A 'Plant Pest'

If you live in California, you can never get too amazed by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. If there is a progressive position that an activist court can take, they usually take it. If you can't go to a national chain store and get your eyes checked ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - May 17 2013 - 6:11pm

European Farmers Ignore Science In Favor Of Superstition- Or So They Want Us To Believe

Next month, the US and Europe would like to make some progress in tearing down trade barriers, an archaic notion left over from the Colonial period in history. (1) Special trade agreements with blocs, like The Hanseatic League of the 12th century, were alw ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 21 2013 - 2:44pm

Helmet Laws, Not Parental Concern, Have Led To Reduced Fatalities In Bicycle-Car Collisions

A 12-year study (1999 to 2010) analyzed fatality reductions in bicycle-car collisions to determine the effect of mandatory helmet laws. 16 states had bike helmet laws in the beginning or the study. The researchers identified all relevant fatalities, total ...

Article - News Staff - May 23 2013 - 5:30am

U.S. Senate Rejects GMO Labeling Amendment

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders knows that the The Food and Drug Administration will not require any special label on foods just because a competitor seeks to market its product differently. And marketing is the only distinction between organic food and tra ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - May 24 2013 - 3:06pm

Would The High Quality Research Act Cut Science Hype?

I generally didn't have much of an issue with the intent behind the High Quality Research Act. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 28 2013 - 2:40pm

Do Republicans Have A Point In Questioning NSF Guidelines?

You’ve probably heard of the uproar that has recently been caused by a bill introduced by Texas Representative Lamar Smith, the chair of the US House of Representatives’ Science Committee. ...

Article - Massimo Pigliucci - Jun 1 2013 - 5:00am