Science & Society

Democracy And The Wisdom Of Crowds

“ The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations ”, published in 2004, is a book by James Surowiecki. It discusses, often using anecdotes, that under certain conditio ...

Article - Sascha Vongehr - Oct 13 2011 - 10:35am

Happy National Failure Day, Finns!

Due to difficult economics and an aging population that needs social services, Finland is finding itself desperate for workers, but jobs cannot simply be created by giant corporations anymore and the only way to sustain the welfare state seems to be throu ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 16 2011 - 10:49am

Spaying: Depression in Dogs and Cats?

In today's world where far too many people already defer spaying/neutering of pets, we have an article that provides another rationalization for those people.  Apparently, we should be concerned about our pets experiencing increased anxiety levels and ...

Blog Post - Gerhard Adam - Oct 13 2011 - 1:41pm

Dethinking The Unpossible

Dethinking The Unpossible A closed mind is totally incapable of being shown real world facts.  Lead a person with a closed mind step by step through a very logical process; show them a simple experiment in actual progress; show them what every kid learns ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Oct 14 2011 - 12:55pm

Citizen Scientist 2.0

What does the future of science look like?   About a year ago, I was asked this same question. My response was: Transdisciplinary collaboration. Researchers from a variety of domains—biology, philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, economics, law—all coming ...

Article - Andrea Kuszewski - Oct 17 2011 - 3:10pm

Chimps in advertising

Recently a news item from Duke University appeared: "Cute" Chimps in Ads May Harm Species' Survival "We were testing the argument that the entertainment industry has made that exposure to chimpanzees in human settings makes people more ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Oct 25 2011 - 9:33am

What If Apple Ran U.S. Health Care?

Quick, which British cell phone do you use?   No?  Okay, which French microprocessor is in your PC?  No again? America leads the world in innovation, the legacy of historical laissez-faire approaches to fixing big problems using the private sector.  Obviou ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 18 2011 - 3:57pm

Freedom To Cheat?

Freedom To Cheat? Do the laws and constitutional safeguards which guarantee freedom of speech grant a freedom to cheat?  According to a basic principle of common law, freedom of speech ends where cheating begins. Xavier Alvarez of Pomona, California has f ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Oct 19 2011 - 2:36pm

Sorry Women, Men Really Are Funnier

If you're a man, no matter how funny you are, your wife thinks you are not.  Well, men, science is giving you the last laugh. Sort of. Men are funnier than women, though mostly to other men, according to a psychology study from the University of Calif ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 19 2011 - 3:22pm

New Climate Analysis Group Slams Nature And Science Magazines

A new climate group sought to replicate findings from recent analyses- and did- and Richard Black at the BBC seeks to spin that as stating Phil Jones of East Anglia University needs an apology. Did anyone really doubt the numbers would match?   While the & ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Oct 23 2011 - 10:35am