Science & Society

In Hindsight, "Superstorm" Sandy Didn't Help Obama Much In The 2012 Presidential Race

Starting in July of 2012, smart people called the election of November for President Barack Obama, barring some nasty "October Surprise." Instead, the October Surprise was for the challenger, Mitt Romney. A hurricane hit the eastern coast of the ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 6 2014 - 11:08am

The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Nazism: The Enduring Popularity Of "The Sound Of Music"

Liberal critics have always panned 1965's "The Sound of Music" as conservative and schmaltzy, a throwback to the 1950s during a decade that claimed to be about revolution and progress. Yet the public loves it.  London academic Martin Gorsky ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 8 2014 - 5:00am

World Map Of Research Created Using 15 Million Articles

An analysis of the scientific production of more than 80 countries from 1996 to 2006 found that there are three major ‘clusters’ of countries, defined by the thematic areas they investigate and that their governments invest in most. Using this data, resear ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 8 2014 - 11:31pm

For Poor People, The Most Important Label Remains The One With The Price

It's not surprising that in a trial, mothers participating in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) who received subsidized vouchers for fruits and vegetables at area farmers markets used them- and chose fruits or vegetables more often then they woul ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 8 2014 - 11:57pm

What Is The Lifetime Cost Of Autism?

In the past, we have seen how much it would cost to replace a housewife and how much it cost to raise a child. What about a child with special needs?  A recent literature review of U.S. and U.K. studies on patients with autism spectrum disorders and their ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 9 2014 - 6:12pm

PLOS One Output Drops- AAAS Cackles Like Scrooge McDuck

Can you imagine how difficult it is to juggle peer review for 10,000 published studies per year? That's 40 every single working day, without the time it took to look at the ones that got rejected. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 10 2014 - 9:13am

Illegal Aliens Don't Do The Most Dangerous Jobs- But The Dangerous Ones They Do Don't Pay Well

Advocates for open borders and amnesty for illegal aliens often claim that they are doing jobs legal residents won't. That isn't really true, they just do some jobs for less, because their illegal status makes them unable to compete. The most da ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 10 2014 - 3:38pm

Stop Reducing Felony Charges And There Could Be Less Violent Crime

Why do so many criminals convicted of misdemeanors then get involved in violent crime? It turns out that in many cases it's because they weren't misdemeanors at all, they were felony crimes that were reduced during plea bargaining. And that poli ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 10 2014 - 5:03pm

Windows 8.1 + Ubuntu under Virtualbox the ultimate system for scientific use.

Scientist often end up using two computers, one for scientific work, another for everything else.  Thanks to really practical and affordable virtualization that is no longer necessary.  The hardware is now cheap enough for the average consumer-scientist to ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Jul 10 2014 - 2:50pm

Migrating North For Health Care Is A Mistake For Mexicans

Illegal immigrants from Mexico who move to the United States often face barriers like poorly paying jobs, crowded housing and family separation. Such obstacles, and the migration process itself, may be detrimental to their health. Health even drops for pe ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 11 2014 - 12:08pm