Science & Society

Science And Religion

"What is the meaning of our existence, what is the meaning of existence for all living beings in general? Knowing how to answer such a question means to have religious feelings. You will say, but then sense asking this question. I will respond: anyone ...

Article - Camillo Di Cicco - Jun 16 2010 - 10:25am

New 2009 Impact Factors Soar For Newest Cell Press Journals

In the year since their 2008 preliminary ranking, Cell Stem Cell and Cell Host and Microbe saw their Impact Factors surge, according to new data released in the 2009 Journal Citation Reports(c) published by ThomsonReuters.   The Impact Factor is a measure ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 21 2010 - 3:59pm

The Ingredients Of A Good Popular Science Book

The hardback of The Vision Revolution has been out for one year, and I couldn’t be happier with the reaction it has received, including reviews in fantastic places like the Wall Street Journal and Sciam Mind and mentions in places like the New York Times. ...

Article - Mark Changizi - Jun 21 2010 - 10:57am

Should The BP Oil Spill Be A Weapon In The Culture War?

The BP oil spill in the Gulf is doing unmeasurable damage to the local economy and ecology of the region.   Are government efforts geared toward making undersea oil extraction safer or cleaning up the damage done? Not really.   Pres. Obama's BP Deepwa ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Jun 21 2010 - 2:11pm

Open Access And Good Citations: The PLoS Factor

The big war in science during this decade has not been Republicans against human embryonic stem cell research or Democrats against agriculture, it has instead been open access publishing versus subscription peer-reviewed journals. Open access publishing of ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 25 2010 - 4:03pm

Why Does Consensus Matter In Climate Science?

A new  study published in the Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences has compared the qualifications and publication histories of climate change skeptics to those of Anthropogenic global warming proponents.  Unsurprisingly, those espousing skeptic ...

Blog Post - Cameron J English - Jun 23 2010 - 10:33pm

Life In The Lab

One balmy July afternoon, when the fresh-faced optimism from having completed my PhD had seriously begun to wear off, I went to lunch with a famous scientist.   This jovial, moustached man did something to really surprise me; he told me the truth about thi ...

Article - Jane de Lartigue - Aug 4 2010 - 12:19pm

Science 2.0- The Blessing And The Curse

It's no secret we have done things our own way here- no marketing, no corporate hierarchy, no political or cultural litmus test and no requirement that you already be popular before you can join. The big net of Science 2.0 is exactly what some people ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Jun 24 2010 - 5:47pm

Ending The World For 60 Years: More 1952

Post-Holocaust Noble Savages ...

Article - Michael White - Jun 26 2010 - 10:48am

The Value Of Listening In Science Outreach

Frustrated in dealing with the public?   You are not alone.   It may seem to researchers that the public is either stupid or intentionally ignoring evidence but it's not that one-sided, writes Chris Mooney in the Washington Post. Chris generally doesn ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 27 2010 - 6:29pm