Science Education & Policy

2 Dirty Secrets About Science Funding

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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