Science Education & Policy
- 2 Dirty Secrets About Science Funding
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There's a little-known dirty secret in science funding; prior to World War II and the Manhattan Project, the overwhelming majority of basic research was done by corporations. Thus, the tanks, planes, materials advancements and everything else were cr ...
Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 6 2013 - 1:42pm
- Manufacturing The Myth Of A GMO Debate
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I-522, the initiative in Washington state that would have required special labels for foods that are genetically modified (a gene has been transferred from another organism to express a natural trait), has been defeated, making two high-profile defeats in ...
Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 5 2014 - 6:11pm
- The Gluten-Free Fad Is Dangerous- So Is The Backlash
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In the summer of 2012 I wrote Celiac: The Trendy Disease For Rich White People, which annoyed a few people with celiac disease but a whole bunch of people who had latched onto a fad and craved medical or scientific legitimacy in doing so. ...
Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 15 2013 - 11:20am
- Teen Night Owls Are Worse Off Academically And Emotionally
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Late nights are not great for most people and especially roe children, according to a new paper. Teenagers who go to bed late during the school year are more prone to academic and emotional difficulties in the long run, compared to their earlier-to-bed c ...
Article - News Staff - Nov 11 2013 - 11:17am
- Online Classes Fall Short When It Comes To Physics- Maybe High School Students Can Help
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Online course platforms are good for easier topics, like manufacturing or history, but they only provide a sort of "X For Dummies" way to get overview knowledge of science (still, free is hard to complain about) but Princeton Plasma Physics Labo ...
Article - News Staff - Nov 12 2013 - 5:59pm
- What Do Climate Scientists And Republicans Agree On? Nuclear Power
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In the first decade of the 21st century, blogging really took off. In America, it was embraced by the technologically progressive left and therefore immediately exploited as a marketing tool against the right. ...
Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Jul 14 2015 - 3:19pm
- Science Must Trump Politics In Climate Talks If A 2°C Target Is Going To Happen
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Can you have a real climate treaty when the world's largest polluter says it is a developing nation and can't be bound by emissions obligations? Add in India and Mexico as exemptions and there is a reason why CO2 emissions have continued to cli ...
Article - News Staff - Nov 15 2013 - 11:36am
- Is Creativity In Decline?
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New research from the University of Washington Information School and Harvard University, followed 20 years of student creative writing and visual artworks and finds that the dynamics of creativity are changing. They wanted to find out if creativity was i ...
Article - News Staff - Nov 17 2013 - 1:38pm
- New Hampshire Legislators Not Buying Anti-GMO Scare Tactics
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If biology fear mongers can't get referendums (let's vote on science!) passed in states like California and Washington where, let's face it, evidence-based thinking about science left long ago, what chance do they have in more politically mo ...
Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Jan 16 2016 - 8:07pm
- Affordable Care Act: Displaying Lab Costs Upfront Can Save Money
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Health care costs are going to continue to go up and a new paper says that physicians control more than 80 percent of those costs. That part is true, though doctors are often forced to practice such "defensive medicine" for legal reasons. ...
Article - News Staff - Nov 21 2013 - 6:30pm