Science & Society

Social Media Underwhelms: Armchair Activists Aren't Doing All That Much

It may seem like social media is a great way to engage people, but outside creating a flash mob of dancers or overthrowing an African dictatorship and replacing it with another one, armchair activists aren't accomplishing much. 'Talk is cheap� ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 4 2014 - 6:55pm

Moving Boys Out Of High-Poverty Neighborhoods Leads To PTSD Symptoms

There is a naive belief among some advocates that if people just had more money, their problems would be solved. Yet the saying 'money does not solve everything' exists as a truism for good reason. Less worry about basic needs is obviously good ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 5 2014 - 3:08pm

We Think About Illness Differently Than Our Ancestors, Thanks To The Internet

If you feel ill, chances are you go to the Internet before you see a doctor. Most Americans have seen dramatic rises in health care premiums thanks to new government mandates and penalties, but the cultural groundwork to visit doctors less was laid a deca ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 8 2014 - 12:21pm

Why Are Women So Uncooperative?

Female professors are less cooperative than men, which is exactly what we would expect from watching the behavior of men and women in groups. That is the claim recently published in a letter to Current Biology. Or, at least that’s the tabloid version of th ...

Article - Curt Rice - Mar 6 2014 - 12:24pm

A View of Cosmos A Space Time Odyssey.

I will blog my real time reaction to Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Seth MacFarlane's Cosmos remake. From the perspective of a relatively young astrophysicist and science educator. 7:20 PM CST: I love astronomy and astrophysics. When people would ask me ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Mar 9 2014 - 9:01pm

Money And Government Health Care: Older People Denied Proper Access To Cancer Treatment

When advocates want governments to take over some aspect of society, the argument is often an economic one- the money saved will be a suitably cosmic number. Yet in the trenches of government-run industries the reality is much different. Taxes are finite ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 10 2014 - 10:50am

What is Advertising Science?

Science is frequently employed in the advertising industry, often as a positive selling point for products and services. Four out of five dentists recommend a type of gum. A prophylactic is “tested” in a lab full of leggy researchers. A “breakthrough”diet ...

Blog Post - Brandon T. Bisceglia - Mar 12 2014 - 8:36am

Why Muslims Aren't Organ Donors

A survey conducted by researchers from the University of Chicago's Program on Medicine and Religion delves into the relationship between attitudes toward organ donation and the Islamic faith. Previous surveys have found that Muslims are less likely t ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 14 2014 - 12:48am

Is "Cosmos" Suffering From Unrealistic Expectations?

In Five Things Neil deGrasseTyson’s “Cosmos” Gets Wrong  at  The Federalist  ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 17 2014 - 9:08pm

Study: Media Can Foster, Reduce Conspiracy Beliefs

Exposure to media that promotes conspiracy theories may increase belief in them, but exposure to debunking information can decrease that belief, a new study has found. The report, published in the January-March edition of the journal Communication Quarter ...

Article - Brandon T. Bisceglia - Mar 17 2014 - 6:23pm