Science & Society

The Merging Of Art And Science As A Communication Tool

People are sometimes surprised to hear that I am both a research scientist and an artist, but I see them as quite similar in purpose, only different medium. They both involve imagination, visualization, and communication of those ideas in a way that makes ...

Article - Andrea Kuszewski - Feb 26 2011 - 4:06am

Were Republicans Smart All Along? They Accept Climate Change But Not Global Warming

If we're being honest in retrospect, the first decade of the 2000s was bad for science journalism.    Too many journalists decided they wanted to be cheerleaders for science or, worse, had scientist envy and wanted to be included in cool discussions a ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 5 2011 - 10:04am

Senators, Please Do Not Cut Science Research

I just became aware of a letter that is being sent to a couple of US Senators by a large and illustrious collection of scientists, and I decided to put my signature below it. The letter is clear and I will not comment it here- suffices to just paste it her ...

Article - Tommaso Dorigo - Mar 6 2011 - 12:22pm

Germany Ranks First In Internationalism

This from the BBC: “Germany has been named as the most supportive country for overseas students, in an international league table.” If you are a student looking for international experience, you should go to Germany. Why the hell go to the US and pay huge ...

Blog Post - Sascha Vongehr - Nov 8 2016 - 12:50am

The Spending Priorities Of Americans

Despite what you may guess by mass media coverage, the priorities of Americans are not global warming or wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but are instead just what they were in 1990; health care and a good education for their children. ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 9 2011 - 2:36pm

Infinite Growth And The Crisis Cocktail- A Guest Article

Infinite Growth And The Crisis Cocktail- a guest article Infinite growth is not possible in any real-world context, yet many otherwise rational people behave- economically speaking- as if they believe that it is possible. Some time ago I invited Neven- wh ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 10 2011 - 4:44pm

Alien Life Hype- Blame Fox News

In case you were living under the science equivalent of a rock, the Journal of Cosmology published a study by a NASA researcher stating, essentially, that fossilized bacteria had been found on Earth, but originating from outer space. That was a bit of a st ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Mar 10 2011 - 2:37pm

Lift Tales

Over many years, as a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, I have regularly received their magazine, formerly  Chemistry in Britain, now  Chemistry World.  This often contains an article of historical interest ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Mar 11 2011 - 4:11pm

Japan Quake- Media Up To Mischief

Japan Quake- Media Up To Mischief Edit- this blog entry is now out of date.  The complaint about 100 versus 1000 is now withdrawn. Please see Japan's Nuclear Emergency- The Straight Goods- including comments- for updated information. Original post be ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 24 2011 - 3:07pm

Japan's Nuclear Emergency- The Straight Goods

Update: For the latest bulletins, please see my new article: Japan's Nuclear Emergency- The Straight Goods- Update original post begins here: Japan's Nuclear Emergency- The Straight Goods There is much speculative and inaccurate reporting in the ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 24 2011 - 3:08pm