Science & Society

Science Is Changing- And Sharply Segregated Expertise Is Obsolete

The world's challenges demand science solutions- and fast- but it doesn't need the old style of detached experts, write a team of scientists in, ironically, one of America's most prominent and detached corporate science publications; Science ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 3 2015 - 9:45am

The First Big Challenge For A New Scientist Is Finding A Job

The typical biography of a scientist might look something like this: At a young age, a boy or girl discovers a love for science. Their dream is to become perhaps a geologist, a chemist, or a marine biologist. ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 3 2015 - 10:35am

Avoid These 3 Risk Factors, Gain 13 Years Of Quality Life

A recent study found that people without three risk factors by age 45 were diagnosed with heart failure 11 to 13 years later, on average, than people who had those risk factors. Heart failure, a chronic condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 4 2015 - 6:39pm

Is The UK Experiencing A Brain Drain?

Immigration continues to be one of the key issues in the build-up to the general election. The latest figures show a net flow of 298,000 into the UK. This is higher than when David Cameron’s government took office, despite his pledge to cut the number to ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 5 2015 - 11:56am

7 Ways To Advance Women In Science

Women are not under-represented in science, they dominate in some fields and lag in others, part of the natural variation in humanity- but in academia at the highest levels, they are under-represented. ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 5 2015 - 5:09pm

Science Debunks Fad Ideas About Autism, But That Doesn't Dissuade Believers

According to a 2014 National Consumers League poll, 29% of American adults believe that childhood vaccinations can trigger autism. To many, these views are difficult to comprehend. After all, multiple controlled studies conducted on huge international sam ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 6 2015 - 6:01am

Fast Food Commercials Aimed At Kids 'Deceptive'

Fast food advertising doesn't emphasize healthy menu items enough, and by giving away toys in things like Happy Meals restaurants are being deceptive even by their own self-regulation standards, according to scholars who showed 100 children aged 3–7 y ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 6 2015 - 11:26am

'Lone Warrior' Entrepreneur Mythology Penalizes Women

Sunday marks the 106th celebration of International Women’s Day. Since New Yorkers first celebrated it in 1909, American women have made great strides toward equality in the workplace, politics and at home. Long gone are the days when women couldn’t vote ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 7 2015 - 8:30am

50 Percent Of Management Is Women, Why So Few CEOs?

The number of women in paid employment has risen significantly over the past 40 years. In developed countries especially, there are increasing numbers of women reaching top positions in different fields of work. And new research shows how girls are doing ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 7 2015 - 10:00am

Impact Factor, Citations- Can Science Be Saved From Itself?

Not many people would know the peculiar vocabulary used to evaluate scientists. ‘ H index ’, ‘ impact factor ’ and ‘ citation number ’ are some of the snazzy phrases that are now ubiquitous in the world of science. Not all scientific papers are born equal ...

Article - The Conversation - Aug 30 2015 - 11:03am