Science & Society

This Emissions Amp Goes To 11- Coal Linked To Suicide

Not getting the message that emissions are bad?  A new paper claims that air pollution and emissions from coal-fired electricity plants are associated with higher suicide rates right along with psychiatric conditions. ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - May 13 2013 - 5:12pm

Drawing The Line With Congress

In the ongoing struggle between the Representative of the 21st District of Texas, Lamar Smith, and all that is holy about the peer review grant process, the battle lines are getting clearer. ...

Article - David Sloan - May 16 2013 - 9:45am

Investment Banking On Wall Street Is Less Competitive Than The LHC

If you are a particle physicist, and not French, your career at Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire  - CERN, The European Organization for Nuclear Research and the world's largest physics laboratory- may be rather limited, it seems. ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - May 16 2013 - 12:46pm

Some People Trust Researchers More Based On Gender And Race

In order for research to be most effective, the people included need to be as diverse as possible.  That is why the hundreds of papers each year that are surveys of psychology undergraduates who got extra credit come up with the kind of crazy conclusions ...

Article - News Staff - May 19 2013 - 2:37pm

Chemtrails Or Acid Rain?

Chemtrails or Acid Rain?- The Birth Of Two Myths The idea that acid rain is some sort of hoax or scam is ludicrous. Sulfuric acid and its environmental effects have been known since ancient historical times. If acid rain is a hoax, then the ancient Sumeri ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - May 23 2013 - 10:23am

Is Hosting The Olympics Good For Local Charities? The Psychology Of Philanthropy

It is often believed that mega-events like the Olympics are good for a city or country. Many of the benefits are implied but they still get a monetary value attached when selling it to the public; 'leadership','world-stage', etc. The h ...

Article - News Staff - May 22 2013 - 10:46am

A Green Step For Humanity

A Green Step For Humanity Under the headline: "Absolute emissions cap proposed for China",  Australia's Business Spectator reports that "According to local Chinese media, the government’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDR ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - May 22 2013 - 11:27am

From – Or To – Japan With Love?

Saffron In one of my school history books, as I remember, there is a story that saffron was introduced into Europe by a pilgrim from concealing some corms in his staff, to avoid the death penalty if found by the agents of the Sultans who controlled its ex ...

Article - Robert H Olley - May 22 2013 - 2:52pm

40 Percent Of Children Read Calorie Information: 33 Percent Are Overweight

Does more food labeling related to calories and nutrition make a difference?  About one third of American kids and teens is overweight or obese, nearly triple the rate in 1963, making it a much bigger health concern than smoking or drug abuse. Meanwhile, ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 29 2013 - 5:08pm

Atheists In Foxholes? Not Many- And Less The More Soldiers Dislike War

Ernie Pyle, the iconic embedded World War II embedded journalist killed by Japanese machine gun fire in 1945, made famous the adage, "There are no atheists in foxholes."  He was making a point that it's better to be safe than sorry when you ...

Article - News Staff - May 24 2013 - 2:29pm