Science & Society

Why Do Breastfeeding Moms Want More Sex?

A new study notes that many breastfeeding mothers in the Philippines want more sex right after giving birth than they did before they became pregnant. The Philippines culture has a low divorce rate so is it a relationship survival strategy? Or an increased ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 6 2015 - 4:40pm

The Hubris Of Monsanto

Candor from Monsanto C-level people is downright refreshing- and it's new.  In seeking to perhaps take over Syngenta, they recognize they may want to do things differently than they did when they rolled out GMOs. GMOs were already the future 20 years ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Aug 23 2019 - 10:48am

Suicides Under-Reported In Western Countries- And That Has Consequences

Japan is famous for committing suicide- as many people kill themselves using rope as Americans, with a much larger population, do with guns- but they may have more accurate numbers than western countries, according to a new paper.  In western countries, s ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 7 2015 - 3:21pm

How Do We Solve Science's Credibility Problem?

Science is considered a source of truth and the importance of its role in shaping modern society cannot be overstated. But in recent years science has entered a crisis of trust. The results of many scientific experiments appear to be surprisingly hard to ...

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

Is Science Better Than Journalism At Self-Correction?

Rolling Stone’s retraction of an incendiary article about an alleged gang rape on the campus of the University of Virginia certainly deserves a place in the pantheon of legendary journalism screw-ups. It is highly unusual – although not unprecedented – fo ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 10 2015 - 8:00am

Why Protest Clean Multi-Cultural White-Collar Astronomy Jobs?

Having once lived in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, on occasion I would drive to those old gigantic relics of steel mills. They were behemoths and so were the buildings that housed them. They looked like they could block out the sun. In John Ford's ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 14 2015 - 10:18pm

Uninsured People Pay Far More For Cancer Drugs Than Medicare Patients

Uninsured cancer patients are asked to pay anywhere from 2 to 43 times what Medicare would pay for chemotherapy drugs, according to a new paper. Uninsured patients who did not negotiate the billed amounts could expect to pay $6,711 for an infusion of the ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 17 2015 - 2:18pm

Why Not Ask The Public What Works To Get People Into Clinical Trials?

While a debate was raging between scientists and government regulators on how best to explain to patients the risks of participating in clinical research studies that compare standardized treatments, a team of bioethicists boldly went where no experts had ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 16 2015 - 2:30pm

Physician Support For Obamacare In California Is Along Party Lines

A survey of California doctors found that a majority of the 525 who responded believe the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, also called Obamacare) will steer the country's health care in the right direction, but California has only 28 ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 17 2015 - 9:00am

Active Aging Increases In EU Despite Economic Crisis

A healthy and active old age is a reality for many Europeans and is a genuine possibility for many more, despite the 2008 economic crash and years of austerity measures, according to a new United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and European ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 21 2015 - 8:30am