Science & Society

If anyone still felt CNN was credible before their Boston Bomber coverage two months ago, it was only because they hadn't read their science and health coverage. Sure, all mainstream media loves its…

Do you like nuclear weapons? If you respond yes to that, I think you have lost your mind. While I understand the value of an overwhelming force to end a bloody world war, it's also something that can…

A new statistical estimate projects that the world population could reach nearly 11 billion by the end of the century, according to a United Nations report issued June 13 - about 8 percent more than…

Social Bonding and Nurture Kinship - Compatibility between Cultural and Biological Approaches.Author – Maximilian HollandAvailable from Amazon and online at http://maximilianholland.com/  “…

Edward Joseph Snowden, a 29 year-old systems administrator, the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations and already called biggest scandal of them all, wants transparency; so might I.…

Law, Lies and Logic The foundations of logical science, and of that part of law which concerns itself with logic rather than rhetoric, were laid by Aristotle, in 350 B.C.E. His analysis of reasoning…

Humans have long been yearning for an immortal life and everlasting youth—to continue living freely without having to confront death. A renowned novel written by Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, reveals…

A Tool For Etymologists Advances in science frequently generate new words and phrases.  Accordingly, a good source of etymological information can often help pin down the era in which a new…

The Mousetrap Myth Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.  The metaphor of a better mousetrap suggests that any really useful invention will be eagerly adopted. In…

Increasingly one can't help but notice the tone of many of today's hot button science topics have decidedly left the realm of science and become firmly entrenched in advocacy.  My choice of…