Science Education & Policy

Boys Are Slighted When It Comes To 'Teaching Time'

If there are fewer than 50% females in physics, that is a call to action, argues virtually... everyone in academia. We need greater outreach for girls, we need to change classes to appeal to them, we need to fund campaigns to convince women who are incline ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Jul 21 2013 - 1:33pm

Global Warming Is Not The World's Top Problem, Energy Is

I've long said that energy is the biggest issue we face in the 21st century- with energy, I can solve the problems of food and water and that helps solve poverty too. I can even turn lead into gold. ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Aug 15 2015 - 9:07am

Forest Management Policy Is Reducing Diversity

In California, there are runaway wildfires because no one is allowed to take a machine into the woods and clear dead trees. Other countries have the opposite problem; a shortage of dead wood in forests results because fallen branches and trees are cleared ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 26 2013 - 10:09am

NHS Ward Nurses Say They Are Forced To Ration Care

There's still no free lunch. Finite budgets based on taxes that give equal treatment to everyone aren't really resulting in equal quality. Instead, most ward nurses in NHS hospitals say they are forced to ration care, or not complete certain asp ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 29 2013 - 6:56pm

Taxes On Sugary Beverages To Reduce Obesity Won't Work

Taxes reduce consumption and usage of the products being targeted, it is just often the case that it isn't reducing consumption among the people being targeted. As a way to spur consumption of 'healthier' eating, societal food advocates hav ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 30 2013 - 11:29am

Marijuana Certification- Is That USDA Organic Or Oregon Organic Or Portland Organic?

Though Oregon voters gave a thumbs down to a 2010 ballot measure to create state-certified marijuana dispensaries, the Legislature bucked that tyranny of the majority and made them legal this month. Now the real work starts: how to certify them.  ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jul 30 2013 - 12:22pm

Climate Scientists Should Be Less Political, Says Lonely Climate Scientist

If you visit the outside of a meeting regarding biology and policy today, you are sure to see protesters who all insist that they should be voting on the science.   They have reached their own consensus and their consensus is that biologists are just tinke ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 8 2013 - 3:37pm

Clean Water- Honest People Get Harassed But Marijuana Farms Get A Free Pass

The administration can turn a blind eye to enforcing federal laws when it comes to marijuana farming but they won't have a choice when it comes to pollution- because they will get sued into taking action. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 30 2013 - 10:07am

The President's Behavioral Insights Project Wants You

There are two ways to influence the public- basically carrots and sticks. A stick is, of course, taxes and fees and regulations and armed federal agents at your house should you choose not to obey the law. A carrot is to create a Behavioral Insights projec ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 2 2013 - 5:18pm

Help Poor People By Increasing The Cost Of Eating $537 Million

We're in a hyper-regulated society. Everyone wants to regulate other people while they claim to care about freedom and choice. If you claim to care about freedom and then want to ban marriage or IVF or food or medicine, I know how you vote. As a hallm ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 12 2013 - 6:00am