Science & Society

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Industry Report

Stem cell research and experimentation has been in process for well over five decades and they have been a huge medical success story because stem cells have the unique characteristics whereby they are able to divide and replicate repeatedly in addition t ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 25 2013 - 10:11am

For Policy Makers, Gun Control Needs To Keep Perspective

Gun control, a dormant issue for much of the 21st century, became a political hot-button again after the murder of children and adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.  To effectively influence a country divided on the issue, e ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 25 2013 - 1:15pm

Women Make Better Decisions Than Men- Yeah, We Said It

Women may be terrible drivers but their abilities to make fair decisions when competing interests are at stake make them better corporate leaders, humanities scholars have found. ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 26 2013 - 9:39am

Wind Farm:1- Eagle:0

Sometimes there is a story with no winner and a bunch of losers.  In this case, first among the losers are wind energy subsidies squandered on companies that aren't doing much good at all to bridge us to a clean energy future. California likes to brag ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Mar 26 2013 - 2:48pm

Sex Discrimination In India Begins In The Womb

American women extol the technical educations of women in India- it may be that so many women in India are intent on getting a technical degree so they can get out of India. While sexual violence is getting all the current media attention, sexism and othe ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 27 2013 - 10:17am

Scientific Sleight Of Hand And Monarch Butterflies

A recent article entitled " Monsanto v Monarch Butterflies " begins by examining the argument that GMO foods are impacting the population of Monarch butterflies.  There are enough references and quotes that indicate that this assertion isn't ...

Article - Gerhard Adam - Mar 29 2013 - 10:29am

Health Care 2025: Personalization, Without A Primary Care Physician

Health care is shifting to be more like traditional service industries and that means more value will (and must be) delivered through technology and lesser-trained clinical personnel.  With increased government control of health care, a predicted shortage ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 2 2013 - 12:30pm

Low-Premium Insurance Patients Don't Just Focus On Cheapest Cost

Health plans that offer low premiums and high deductibles believe that patients with deductibles of $1,000 or more for individual coverage (or twice that for family coverage) will shop around for the best price to get their health care. ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 5 2013 - 11:17am

Poor Countries Rejoice: They Are Wealthy Enough For 'Diseases Of Affluence'

Long ago, obesity and high blood pressure were signs of being a wealthy elite. But the world has progressed and now even the poorest countries can eat enough to be fat. As recently as 1980 those health risks were more prevalent in countries with a higher ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 9 2013 - 2:39pm

Eliminate Capping And Crime Rates Look A Lot Different, Say Sociologists

Violent crime is undercounted or overcounted, depending on who you ask. Some statistics count gun violence twice, for example, as a criminal getting shot and a police officer doing the shooting. On the other side, in a paper published in the Canadian Jour ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 10 2013 - 4:34pm