Science & Society

Outreach campaigns like 'Rock the Vote' don't generally do a lot for the image of young voters - if you're in the tank for one party the other party gives up on you and your own party takes you for…

For all of you postdocs who worry about an uncertain future, endure low pay, fret about getting stuck on uninspiring research, then you might take heart from the example of Francis Crick. In late…

A recent LiveScience article "Recession May Boost Life Expectancy" suggests that economic downturns may boost the life expectancy of the population.  The conclusions suggest that, while not…

Journalists can't seem to write an article about Humboldt squid without mentioning their "Mexican name" diablo rojo. But in all my squid trips to the Gulf of California, I've never yet heard a…

In the issue dated 10 October, Science News reports on a study that suggests that peer reviewers prefer positive results: Peer reviewers for biomedical journals preferentially rate manuscripts with…

A recent article entitled "Educators could learn a thing or two from the automotive industry, study finds" piqued my interest.  "...explains how "Lean production" techniques have transformed…

In the Aug. 9, 2009 issue of Time magazine there was an article entitled "Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin". In reading this article, I couldn't help but conclude that this was another series of bad…

I was going to write about this article in the Kitsap Sun, which highlighted my advisor's recent research trip off the WA coast. I thought that was pretty cool, but the article had a few science…

I like Penn&Teller, the magicians and debunkers of pseudoscience and general inanity. I regularly use clips from their show in my critical reasoning class, despite cringing every time Penn…

Okay, I know Michigan is practically an island, but that water is fresh, and there are no freshwater cephalopods (curious, yes? I will muse on that later!). So we can consider it landlocked from a…