Science & Society

Criticism Of Violent Video Games Has Decreased As Gamers Have Taken Positions Of Leadership

20 years ago there was widespread concern about the impact of video game violence. "Mortal Kombat" created a gore filter so parents could turn that off, "Postal" had, unsurprisingly, someone committing mass killings emulating the rash ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 2 2014 - 11:28am

It's Been A Bad Decade For Union Of Concerned Scientists

A decade ago, a well-orchestrated political campaign against Republicans in general and George W. Bush in particular turned everything into an anti-science issue. Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), which is run by a former Democratic staffer, was front a ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Apr 3 2014 - 10:26pm

Cosmos, Fox, and Corporate Risk

The television docudrama Cosmos: A Space-time Odyssey is in free-fall, having dropped in the ratings for the third straight week after a somewhat tepid debut. TV By the Numbers reports that only 3.91 million people watched the fourth episode of the series ...

Blog Post - Brandon T. Bisceglia - Apr 2 2014 - 8:18pm

Publicity Spurs Science Study Retractions 7X More Often

Sometimes errors happen, sometimes fraud happens. Sometimes methodology is suspect. ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 3 2014 - 9:47am

IPCC Optimism May be Smart Marketing

When the second working group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its fifth report March 31, its unexpected emphasis on the positive may have been more than a reflection of better efforts to deal with the impacts of a warming planet. ...

Blog Post - Brandon T. Bisceglia - Apr 10 2014 - 11:47am

Sweden Has 3X As Many Young People With Type 1 Diabetes As Previously Thought

Sweden, the country with the second highest prevalence of type 1 diabetes in the world, could actually have 2-3 times more adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes than previously estimated, according to new findings in Diabetologia. Current esti ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 7 2014 - 1:30am

On The Eve Of The ACA, Primary Care Doctors Are Available- If You Have The Right Insurance

Previous expansions in Medicaid eligibility by states were not associated with an erosion of perceived access to care or an increase in emergency department use- so why are so many now complaining that no doctors will take Medicaid? The problem is compoun ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 7 2014 - 6:05pm

I Can Haz Blood? The Surprising World Of Pet Transfusions

What makes a good blood donor? A willingness to welcome anyone who enters the room, it seems, and names like Don Juan, Napoleon, Gucci, Azur, and Marissa don't hurt either. “I chose them for their hematological characteristics, but also for their good ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 7 2014 - 6:46pm

Why Cosmos's ratings don't matter.

This is a TV show which will be more appreciated in ten to twenty years than it is now.   The nation may not be as ready as we would like to hear this content from any host much less one like Dr. Niel D. Tyson. "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" has s ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Apr 13 2014 - 11:26pm

Whites Become More Conservative When Thinking About Minorities Becoming Majorities

Want to turn a liberal into a conservative? Present the prospect of a racial minority becoming the overall majority in the United States, according to an analysis of Pew Research data. White Americans across the spectrum move more toward the conservative ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 8 2014 - 11:09am