Science Education & Policy

Is generalization as the new specialization driving inequality?

Technology development and use is one of the distinguishing human characteristics. ...

Blog Post - David LePoire - Jan 27 2017 - 11:46am

The SciComm Challenge: Communicating Concepts In Climate Change

Last December I took on a new challenge.  I was asked to speak to a large Canadian audience of agricultural producers about climate change.  ‘Bout time I stepped into a controversial area.  I’m used to getting hassles and public records requests from left ...

Article - Kevin M. Folta - Jan 29 2017 - 12:09pm

Draining The Junk Science Swamp

President Trump says he came to Washington to “drain the swamp,” and now his administration is looking for wasteful programs to cut. A great start would be pulling the plug on numerous federal “research” programs that, frankly, have been captured by Washi ...

Article - Angela Logomasini - Mar 17 2017 - 11:27am

Should You Opt Your Child Out Of State Testing? A Guide For Parents

The time of year for standardized state testing has arrived and if you have school-age children, there’s no way to avoid this topic. Everyone has strong opinions when it comes to the issue of “opting out,” so how do you decide what’s best for your child? ...

Article - Stephanie O’Leary - Mar 17 2017 - 10:50am

Can IARC Be Salvaged?

The IARC monograph program on Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks must be reformed and brought into the 21 st century – or it should be abolished The World Health Organisation’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) monograph program is an outmo ...

Article - Genetic Literacy ... - Jul 24 2019 - 9:00am

CBC – Controversy Before Credibility

When did it become okay for the media to be anti-science and anti-agriculture? ...

Blog Post - Stuart Smyth - May 12 2017 - 7:56pm

False Argument For U.S. Solar Subsidies: That It Prevents Pollution Deaths

Solar energy, with tens of billions in subsidies to keep it afloat, now employs more people than the fossil fuel alternative it is irrationally pitted against in media- coal.  Solar panels are fine for elites, just like organic food is- but like with organ ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 2 2017 - 1:50pm

Trump's EPA Takes On Environmental Science Assault

The Trump administration is regularly accused by green activists in media as being opposed to science, but only the science they accept. On one recent policy decision the opposite is true and EPA is taking a stand against junk science by greens who had bee ...

Article - Angela Logomasini - Jul 22 2017 - 6:59pm

Does Rope Cause Suicide?

A new paper claims that guns are only involved in 5 percent of suicide attempts but are 50 percent of suicide deaths. Despite everyone claiming to want to be data-driven about gun deaths, few are and this is no exception.   ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 18 2017 - 12:25pm

An End To Politicization Of Science At EPA?

If scientists and journalists want the politicization of science to stop, they have to be part of the solution, even if a guy they didn't vote for is in power. But now that he is, all the talk about "depoliticizing science" has been exposed ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 26 2017 - 6:23am