Science & Society

On December 8, the state of Ohio broke with tradition and killed a condemned prisoner with a single-drug lethal injection – a barbiturate overdose – instead of the 3-drug combo pioneered by Oklahoma…

A recent study described in the article "Music Linked to Marijuana Use" illustrates just how badly science can run off the tracks. One of the more telling aspects of the study indicated that the…

In order to benefit from their natural resources, states need fewer regulations, lower taxes, and stronger private property rights, according to a new study by a Florida State University economist.…

For most Americans, holiday season is food season. Much of it, like holiday cookies, chocolate santas, mashed potatoes, buttered rolls, is unarguably delicious. Some of it, like fruitcake, is merely…

Obese women may be putting themselves at greater risk of breast cancer by not undergoing regular screening. According to new research by Dr. Nisa Maruthur and her team from The John Hopkins…

"In short, both success and failure are both overrated." Take a look at Thomas Rid and Marc Hecker's December 2009 - January 2010 Terror Fringe policy review and you might just feel a little blown…

James “the Amazing” Randi is an icon of skepticism. The man has done more — over a span of several decades — to further the cause of critical thinking and to expose flimflammery of all sorts than…

The stereotype of the nerdy computer scientist who stays up all night coding and has no social life may be driving women away from the field, and  this stereotype can be brought to mind based…

Several weeks ago, New Scientist ran a story about some mathematical modeling work that a couple of researchers in Mexico did. They modeled public transportation systems, and investigated the…

    It’s all true! He was right! He was totally, hopelessly wrong about selfish genes, but he was right about memes. Well…he was a little bit right. He was wrong to equate the…