Science & Society
- The Medium Religion
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At M.I.T. the philosopher, critic and essayist Boris Groys, Global Distinguished Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies, New York University, in a talk based on his paper, "Religion in the Age of Digital Reproduction", draws freely on such pred ...
Article - Camillo Di Cicco - May 3 2010 - 2:23am
- Announcing The Winners Of Our Writing Competition
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We had some fantastic articles entered this spring into our Writing Competition open to all university grad students, and we are happy to announce the winners based on the votes entered by YOU- our online audience. Our grand prize winner was Sena Koleva wh ...
Article - Community Connect... - May 3 2010 - 4:37pm
- The Spirituality Of Scientists
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A new book, just about to be published, has already caused a stir in the blogosphere. “Science vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think” by Elaine Ecklund, a sociologist from Rice University, claims that scientists are less atheistic than previously thou ...
Article - Richard Mankiewicz - May 4 2010 - 10:23am
- The Oldest Song In The World (Hurrian Song)
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The Hurrians (also Khurrites; cuneiform Ḫu-ur-ri) were a people of the Ancient Near East, who lived in northern Mesopotamia and areas to the immediate east and west, beginning approximately 2500 BC. Prof. Anne Kilmer (professor of Assyriology, University ...
Article - Camillo Di Cicco - May 4 2010 - 11:01am
- Parents Still Skeptical Of HPV Vaccine
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A new study published in PLoS Medicine has found that skepticism about the benefit of the HPV vaccine remains high among parents of adolescent girls. Even when financial and healthcare barriers are removed, some parents remain hesitant to have their daught ...
Article - News Staff - May 5 2010 - 1:27pm
- The Science of OM
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In the spirit of collaboration between the sciences and religions, two Indian scientists have tuned their laboratory to the sacred mantra, OM. Their paper," Time-Frequency Analysis of Chanting Sanskrit Divine Sound “OM” Mantra ", published in the ...
Blog Post - Richard Mankiewicz - May 6 2010 - 1:16pm
- NAS Members Take On Climate Change Skeptics
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Following a drop in public confidence in climate scientists as a result of the 'Climategate' emails, two hundred fifty-five members of the National Academy of Sciences have joined together to defend the rigor and objectivity of climate science. T ...
Article - News Staff - May 7 2010 - 12:50pm
- Do Pharmaceutical Companies Manipulate Drug Trials?
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Pharmaceutical companies may be financing drug studies in order to influence their outcomes, say researchers writing in Deutsches Ärzteblatt International. The findings confirm the conclusions of two previous reviews published in 2003 which looked at the p ...
Article - News Staff - May 7 2010 - 1:09pm
- Who Cares What the Experts Say?- The Democratization of Science
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I don't consciously seek out the Huffington Post, but two stories on Google News that caught my eye recently happened to be from there. I know how you love that site, Hank. Today's find is on the democratization of science, or the fall of experts ...
Blog Post - Becky Jungbauer - May 11 2010 - 11:46am
- Who cares what the experts say?
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This piece about crumbling faith in expertise is making the rounds on the web (see also Becky's comments): ...
Blog Post - Michael White - May 12 2010 - 4:04pm
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