Science & Society

Mercury Program: Want To Own The Camera Used By Schirra And Cooper In Space? It's Up For Auction

The camera and lens that Wally Schirra and Gordo Cooper carried into space during their Mercury Program flights is going up for auction in a few weeks.  Wally Schirra, a known camera enthusiast, said the Hasselblad camera they used was held in highest rega ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2014 - 2:57pm

When It Comes To Climate Science, Fox News And Liberal Media Both Distort

For MSNBC, climate change is an opportunity to stoke anger over conservative “denialists.” MSNBC 5/12/14 By Matthew Nisbet, Northeastern University Recent Pew Research Center studies offer valuable insight on the ideological makeup of those Americans most ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 30 2014 - 10:15am

Should Women Be Standing Alongside The 'Father' Of Modern Gynecology?

J. Marion Sims by Jim.Henderson, CC BY-SA By David T. Z. Mindich, St. Michael's College On an October day in 1894, a group of New York City’s leading doctors gathered to unveil a statue in honor of one of the greatest surgeons of his day and the foun ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 30 2014 - 10:31am

Majority Of High School Seniors Favor More Liberal Marijuana Policies (Alcohol Too)

Though young people are pleased that the federal government has declared they are not actually adults until age 26 when it comes to having to pay bills, adults who remember being teenagers know that teens don't actually buy into that- they feel matur ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 31 2014 - 11:51am

Gated Communities Lock Out Equality

Villa Bajo Flores in Buenos Aires. Roy Maconachie, CC BY-SA By Séverine Deneulin, University of Bath and Roy Maconachie, University of Bath ...

Article - The Conversation - Nov 2 2014 - 10:43am

The 'Valley Of Death' Between Academia And Commercializing A Product

A professor with a company and the idea of commercial success with something they developed is very common, in everything from biotechnology to software. But the 'Valley of Death' between the lab and a company is daunting.   In Physics World, Ja ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 3 2014 - 11:56am

Sexism In Academic Science Is Overstated

Academic science has been in a bit of a cultural schism; groups like the National Science Foundation and universities have spent billions of dollars promoting the idea that academic science is the only real science- discovery- which has led to a glut of Ph ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 3 2014 - 12:29pm

Half Of Liverpool Stop Smoking Services Users Tried E-Cigarettes

Over 51 percent participants in the Liverpool Stop Smoking Service have tried electronic cigarettes and almost 46 percent are currently using them. ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 4 2014 - 12:14pm

Brand It Like Beckham: 4 Things Posh Spice Can Teach Young Entrepreneurs

Brand Beckham. Dave Thompson/PA Wire By Tamara Friedrich, University of Warwick Victoria Beckham has been named Entrepreneur of the Year by Management Today. She topped their list of 100 successful entrepreneurs thanks to her fashion company’s turnover, w ...

Article - The Conversation - Nov 5 2014 - 11:30am

Tobacco Shop Density Causes Teens To Smoke

Do stores that carry cigarettes create new smokers or do they carry cigarettes because their customers smoke? Would a nexus of comic book stores create more comic book readers? Will that work with broccoli? A new geography paper matches smoking to store l ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 6 2014 - 8:00am