Science & Society

The Laws of Science Teaching at Community Colleges.

These semi-serious but mostly joking statements are based on my observations as a student and as a Adjunct Professor at community colleges.  Thinking about the initiative to give school through the associates degree for free brings this to mind.  First a w ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Jan 17 2015 - 12:44pm

We're Playing Classical Music All Wrong

Look lively! Stokkete/Shutterstock By Clive Brown, University of Leeds After a very drawn out and fraught construction, the Philharmonie de Paris is finally open. The 2,400 seat concert hall was conceived with ambitious plans to democratize classical musi ...

Article - The Conversation - Jan 19 2015 - 11:46am

Aboriginal Women And High Rates Of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is one of a group of preventable, lifelong conditions (the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders) that may result from high alcohol use in pregnancy. It can cause low IQ, delays in development and problems with learning, academic achiev ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 30 2015 - 11:02am

Will Shakespeare, Secret Jesuit?

Literature scholars love to debate Shakespeare. Like 'the greatest baseball player of all time' everyone can have an opinion and they are all just as valid, if even a modicum of thought went into it.(1) He was real, he was not real, he was a frau ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jan 23 2015 - 12:44am

In Norway, The Key To A Child's Success Is A Rich Stay-At-Home Mother

In an interview of wealthy Norwegian business elites, mothers talked freely about their everyday lives- and why being wealthy enough to not have to work is important to many of them.  Among the 13 families chronicled  by sociologist Helene Aarseth from the ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 21 2015 - 3:11pm

5 Strategies For Writing Medical Review Articles

Let's be honest, review articles are popular because they are easier than studies. Studies can take months or years and require methodology, money and expertise. A review just means finding other papers and figuring out what the consensus is. Want to ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 21 2015 - 3:57pm

AirAsia 8501- More Bodies Retrieved, More Data Released

AirAsia 8501- More Bodies Retrieved, More Data Released Detik News reports that there was some difficulty in relocating the fuselage.  Sidescan sonar was used and the fuselage was discovered "a few centimeters" from the last reported coordinates ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Jan 22 2015 - 5:37am

California Has Had Anti-Vaccine Hotbeds Since 2000

By using spatial analysis software and electronic medical records to identify clusters of under-immunization and vaccine refusal among Kaiser Permanente members in Northern California, researches don't just know where anti-vaccine sentiment is more p ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 26 2015 - 9:00am

CohBar Completes IPO To Develop Mitochondrial-Derived Therapeutics

CohBar, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on discovering mitochondrial-derived peptides and developing them into therapeutics, completed an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 11,250,000 units at a price of $1.00 each.  All units consist of one share of C ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 25 2015 - 11:32pm

Binary Gender — Mud across the Atlantic

I have recently been enjoying a bit of cross-Atlantic mud-slinging with some of our most prolific writers, most recently on the subject of which is the true and authentic version of Football. However, there are occasions where the urge to do this must be ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Jan 26 2015 - 11:44am