Science Education & Policy

Seeking An Easy Win On Carbon Emissions? Cut Global Trade

Is this really necessary? Credit: EPA By John Weeks, SOAS, University of London The Obama administration has proposed several ad hoc multi-country economic agreements, and in doing so has abandoned de facto the World Trade Organization (WTO) as insufficie ...

Article - The Conversation - Sep 15 2014 - 9:00pm

Social Motives And Social Networks Close The Science Gap

America leads the world in adult science literacy, science output and social media. That means broad social networks. And it means, unless some field of science is your particular hot-button issue, the US is doing better in science acceptance than every o ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 16 2014 - 2:00pm

Climate Council: Without Action, Rising Seas Will Cost Us Billions

Australia's coast is famous around the world- but rising sea levels are poised to make things a lot less fun. Credit: Adam J.W.C./Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA By Martin Rice; John Hunter, University of Tasmania; Lesley Hughes, and Will Steffen, Austra ...

Article - The Conversation - Sep 17 2014 - 10:30am

US Health System Doesn't Think About End Of Life- Yet

The United States is one of few wealthy nations without national or socialized health care and, as a result, the Hippocratic Oath has always been paramount. Even when it hasn't been efficient, doctors have tried to save and extend lives. As a result, ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 17 2014 - 1:00pm

Fortune 500 Employees Will Pay More For Health Insurance- Government, Other Unions Will Be Okay

The wage gap between government employees and the private sector is already large and growing. Now there will be a gap in benefits due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare) also. Employees working for Fortune 500 companies can ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 18 2014 - 9:30pm

Could Worldwide Climate Protests Make A Difference?

Is protest pointless or productive? Credit: EPA By Olaf Corry, The Open University It is set to be one of the largest ever coordinated protests. The People’s Climate March is due to take place in cities all over the world this weekend to try and influence ...

Article - The Conversation - Sep 19 2014 - 5:30pm

Why Research Beats Anecdote In Our Search For Knowledge

US Army scientists analyze unknown samples to determine whether hazardous. That's typical of research trying to understand the unknowns and expand on our knowledge. Credit: Flickr/US Army RDECOM, CC BY By Tim Dean UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH: What do we a ...

Article - The Conversation - Sep 22 2014 - 11:01am

Doing a Graduate Tracer Study (GTS)- An Experience

Enhancing the marketability of the graduates and improving curricular programs are two of the main concerns of any academic department in a university. In line to this, t he Department of Chemistry where I belong wanted to know the status of its graduates ...

Blog Post - Camilo Tabinas - Oct 2 2015 - 7:46am

Virtual Water- 20 Years Of An Invalid Method To Track Unseen Water In Goods

In 1993, Professor John Anthony Allan of King’s College London coined the term "Virtual water" because the term 'embedded water' "did not capture the attention of the water managing community" and he wanted to create a metaph ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 23 2014 - 11:00am

7 Things You Need To Know About The Climate Summit