Science & Society

Teens Try E-cigarettes, But Few Become Regular Users

There is concern about e-cigarettes that they may cause addiction rather than cure it- California advocates are spending millions claiming Big Tobacco is marketing them to children- but like nicotine patches and chewing gum, teens may try them but unless ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 19 2015 - 5:31pm

For Academic Grad School Advice, Women And Minorities Should Prepare To Be Ignored

The humanities are considered the least discriminatory academic discipline- known cases of discrimination do not reach statistical significance- but women and minorities are still collectively ignored at 1.4 times the rate of Caucasian males when seeking ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 16 2015 - 12:33pm

Do All These Health Awareness Day Campaigns Actually Help Anyone?

In 2014, there were almost 200 health awareness days, weeks or months on the 2014 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Health Observances calendar.   Since there are only 250 days in a working year, that means one day each week was n ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 16 2015 - 4:44pm

Standards Needed For Post-Conviction Review Of Forensic Evidence

So what methods and professional standards are applied to the review of scientific evidence long after the original work was completed? Very few. This morning's Washington Post article titled FBI overstated forensic hair matches in nearly all trials b ...

Article - John M. Collins - Apr 22 2015 - 11:19am

Why Are More Boys Born At The End Of Wars?

More boys are born than girls: this is a fact. In the western world the ‘sex ratio’ is around 105 boys for every 100 girls, but this changes through history.  And rather remarkably, it peaks at the end of wars: another fact. So why are more boys born at th ...

Article - David Spiegelhalter - Apr 22 2015 - 9:00am

If Everyone Brings Potato Salad To The STEM Picnic, It's A Terrible Picnic

A new analysis of the "sub-workforces" population in the National Science Board's Science and Engineering Indicators 2014 report shows that the National Science Foundation, and likely the dozen other federal agencies evangelizing STEM career ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 21 2015 - 9:58am

Survey Finds People With Hepatitis B And C Suffer From Discrimination

If you have hepatitis B or C and feel like you are treated poorly by others due to it, you are not alone. As many as half of people infected with viral hepatitis say they have suffered discrimination and one-quarter admit that family members have avoided ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 25 2015 - 9:11am

Dr. Oz: A Mea Culpa Or Finally Aware?

On today's "Dr. Oz" television show, Dr. Mehmet Oz finally addressed what has worried some and infuriated others about his media career; the show addressed the possibility that a gifted medical professional with too many awards to count had ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Aug 23 2015 - 9:47am

Columbia's Lame Oz Defense

Columbia University and seven other schools make up the prestigious Ivy League. But, sometimes things change and standards drop. It may be time to create a new group of schools, the Poison Ivy League, and perhaps Columbia should be its first member.  Today ...

Article - Josh Bloom - May 1 2015 - 10:48am

7 Great Achievements In Children's Health Research

Pediatric research discoveries over the past 40 years have led to prevention and treatment strategies that have saved millions of lives worldwide and seven of the greatest research achievements were presented on Sunday, April 26 at the Pediatric Academic ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 27 2015 - 7:56am