Science Education & Policy
- Junk Neuroscience 'Used And Abused' When Making Government Policy
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Should mothers feel guilty if they actually feel stress during pregnancy? What if they suffer postpartum depression, do those things hurt baby brains? No, but pop psychology coverage in mainstream media is increasingly making its way into policy decisions ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 19 2014 - 12:52pm
- Embrace Hunting: Excessive Deer Populations Hurt Native Plant Biodiversity
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States that have hunting industries have the best of both possible worlds; instead of having state union workers expensively managing wildlife, they get the public to do it- and pay for the privilege. That money is then used to pay for state biologists an ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 20 2014 - 10:28am
- Lessons Learned From Carbon Cap And Trade Schemes
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As economic policy, carbon trading doesn't seem to work. Mandating a market and forcing people to participate is in defiance of what a market is. Markets for trading carbon emission credits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are in place in some coun ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 21 2014 - 10:17am
- Water Fluoridation Safety, Efficacy And Value In Oral Health
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During the 43rd Annual Meeting&Exhibition of the American Association for Dental Research, held in conjunction with the 38th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research, Stephen H. Abrams of Cliffcrest Dental Office in Toronto chai ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 21 2014 - 2:52pm
- Natural History Got Hijacked- It's Time To Take It Back
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Natural history, the study of organisms in the environment, is in steep decline and for good reason. A large part of the modern chemophobia that has undermined science acceptance in America is due to natural history- it became a haven for weak observation ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 26 2014 - 1:49pm
- Liberty Is Why The Public Won't Swallow Soda Tax And Size Restrictions
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Soda taxes and beverage portion size restrictions mandated by government are the poster children for social authoritarian efforts to control behavior but a recent survey in Preventive Medicine finds that the public is not willing to believe that a 15 ounc ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 30 2014 - 9:53am
- California GMO Food-Labeling Bill Clears Committee
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California State Sen. Noreen Evans wants any food that contains a genetically modified ingredient to have a special label declaring it- unless the product is alcohol. ...
Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 2 2014 - 5:00am
- APS Puts Global Warming Skeptics In Expert Workshop
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The American Physical Society is reviewing its Climate Change Statement. The APS Panel on Public Affairs (POPA) formed a Subcommittee, consisting of Steven Koonin, Phillip Coyle, Scott Kemp, Tim Meyer, Robert Rosner and Susan Seestrom, to consider revision ...
Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 30 2014 - 12:28pm
- How To Get Millions Off Blood Pressure Medication- Change The Guidelines
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What is high blood pressure? When do you need medication? The answer was never clear. What is clear is that a lot of people are on medication that may not need it. In February, the Eighth Joint National Committee relaxed the blood pressure goal in adults ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 29 2014 - 2:15pm
- School Boards: The Public Likes Them, Almost 50 Percent Of Principals Don't
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About 66%f school heads think that school boards have value in rooting schools in the community, but about 45% still think they are unnecessary. 60% think that it is wrong that boards decide on HR matters. A survey funded by the Swiss National Science Foun ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 30 2014 - 10:31am