Science & Society

The Importance Of The Literature The public at large, and unfortunately too many writers, do not know how vital a properly conducted survey of the scientific literature can be. We must remember the motto of the Royal Society- nullius in verba- do not rel ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - May 24 2013 - 12:43pm

For Pundits, It's Better To Be Confident Than Accurate

Pundits are wrong more often than they are right but when preaching to the faithful, being accurate is less important than being confident. It's no different in politics or sports or business shows. You often choose to be accurate- or be popular. & ...

Article - News Staff - May 30 2013 - 3:55pm

Chesterton, Darwin, and Race

One has to be careful how one reads. A few years ago I used this short bit from Darwin’s Descent of Man (page 174) to tease a Welsh friend: ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Jun 8 2013 - 4:09am

Space Warriors And STEM: An Interview With Thomas Horn And Tim Hall

It's not often that the Hallmark Channel gets a shout-out on Science 2.0 but when they send young people into space, I'm in. I got an email about an upcoming movie and it intrigued me so the publicist not only put me in touch with interesting peo ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 3 2013 - 2:14pm

Beef Production In Africa Can Improve Lives, Says Wildlife Conservation Society

Some groups insist that eating meat is bad for the environment. They even invented a bogus metric, it takes a gallon of gas to make a pound of beef, to show the environmental harm of not being a vegetarian. ...

Article - News Staff - May 31 2013 - 10:00am

The Data: Spain Is The Best Place To Get Hammered This Weekend

If you want to have a good time, visit Spain. It isn't just the tapas. They have bars. A lot of them. The average is one bar for every 132 residents. For comparison, the US state with the most bars per capita is North Dakota- one for every 1,620 Nor ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - May 31 2013 - 11:22am

Gerald Warner Blows Wind

Gerald Warner Blows Wind Gerald Warner is not a scientist: he is a polemicist. A very good polemicist, if that means someone who knows how to make good use of the diatribe dictionary. If there is a word or phrase which will get Gerald Warner a high ranki ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Jun 1 2013 - 8:58pm

Advocacy As Science

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 discussion is Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) foods ...

Article - Gerhard Adam - Jun 2 2013 - 1:57am

The Mousetrap Myth

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 this series of articles I trace a history of invention and d ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Jun 6 2013 - 9:13am

A Tool For Etymologists

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 discovery was made. Similarly, a knowledge of the history of dis ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Jun 6 2013 - 7:10pm