Science & Society

What Should You Do If Your Child Is Bullied At School?

Having your child bullied at school is one of the greatest fears of parents – and research shows this fear is well founded. School bullying has been described as the single most important threat to the mental health of children and adolescents. ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 17 2015 - 4:00am

More Access To Health Care Has Made People Feel Less Healthy

How much of feeling healthy is subjective?  People today feel less healthy than ever, even though people live far longer far better than ever in history, according to a new paper. The reason they feel less healthy, and thus demand more medical treatment, i ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 19 2015 - 10:15am

The Dark Criminal Underbelly Of Kindergarten Revealed

A new paper has found that criminal masterminds have been engaging in creating future henchmen starting at the earliest ages- Kindergarten. Suitable candidates are carefully placed in Kindergarten where they develop vast academic and social networks so tha ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 1 2015 - 10:49am

The Ugly Food Movement Is Winning Friends

Consumer driven food trends are nothing new. “Organics”, gluten-free, and more recently buying “local” have all captured consumers, encouraging supermarkets around the globe and in Australia to respond. But the next emerging European food trend that may h ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 22 2015 - 8:00am

Aggression And Violence Against Doctors: Almost Everyone Is Affected

Verbal abuse, aggressive behavior, criminal damage to objects are expected in certain professions but hardly anyone includes doctors, although they are exposed to such incidents- and not just in dictatorships or the developing world.  Florian Vorderwülbec ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 29 2015 - 11:56am

What Grade Do Academics Give To IARC Organophosphate Claims? A Big "F"

In politics, all parties have their own 'fact-checking' and supposedly non-partisan organizations debunking each other, so they can't really be trusted. But in science true neutral fact-checking is actually possible. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 24 2015 - 3:56pm

Should The New York Times Get Out Of Science?

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Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Mar 24 2015 - 7:30am

The Obstacles Women Face Reaching The Top In Science

Women are playing an increasing role in science today but there are still barriers that can prevent them from achieving success comparable to their male colleagues. This feeds the argument that there is a gender pay gap in earnings in science, although th ...

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

Would You Have Sex For Science?

Who volunteers to have sex in a laboratory? I was struck by this question when reading about an experimental study of ideal sexual positions for men with back pain. For the purpose of the research, couples were filmed using motion capture and infra-red te ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 24 2015 - 3:00am

Was The Recent NY Times Fiasco A Failure For Journalism Or Science?

A columnist at the New York Times has written that he believes that technologies like Apple’s upcoming watch could be as as dangerous as cigarettes and cause cancer. ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 24 2015 - 5:28pm