Science & Society

What is it with Republicans and Creationism?

Why is it so hard to find national Republican leaders who don't espouse creationism? Why does opposition to the very successful science of modern biology have to be part of today's definition of a conservative? When you hear that someone is a cre ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Oct 22 2008 - 11:03pm

Stop CERN Euro Court Action Slips And Slides Forward

LHC Kritiks in Switzerland, Germany and Austria survived the first ruling on their case by the European Court for Human Rights, August 29th. So did CERN's Large Hadron Collider, which will go ahead while the court action continues. A stunningly quick ...

Article - Alan Gillis - Sep 2 2008 - 11:57am

Are You An Older Father? Your Child Is More Likely To Be Bipolar, Says Study

Older age among fathers may be associated with an increased risk for bipolar disorder in their offspring, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Bipolar disorder is a common, sever ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 2 2008 - 1:36pm

How Sarah Palin Is Different From Other Female World Leaders- No Male Relative Led Her Path

Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, is different from many female leaders around the world in at least one respect – her political career does not follow that of a male relative, according to an expert on women in global politics. Many ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 4 2008 - 12:51am

How A Woman Walks Can Say A Lot About Her Orgasms- Sexologist

A new study found that trained sexologists could infer a woman's history of vaginal orgasm by observing the way she walks. The study is published in the September 2008 issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine. Led by Stuart Brody of the University of ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 4 2008 - 5:26pm

Enough Fear Mongering About The LHC, Already

A new Institute of Physics report published Friday, 5 September, 2008, provides the most comprehensive evidence available to confirm that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)’s switch-on, due Wednesday September 10th, poses no threat to anyone. Nature’s own cos ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 12 2008 - 10:45pm

Free Drug Samples Aren't Cheap If They Always End In A Brand Name Prescription

Free drug samples provided to physicians by pharmaceutical companies could actually be costing uninsured patients more in the long run, according to a study done by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues. The retrospect ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 5 2008 - 9:33am

Simple Test To Detect Fake Medicines

The fight against fake medicines could soon be aided by a small, portable device that quickly measures the hardness of a tablet, revealing whether it is counterfeit, according to research presented at the British Pharmaceutical Conference (BPC) in Manches ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 7 2008 - 1:28pm

Relief- Daily Show Doesn't Really Impact Voters

If you've grown concerned that young people chuckling ironically at news clips of real events may actually not be getting a real grasp of what those fake news shows are ridiculing, you can rest assured there is no truthiness to it. A new study sugges ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 9 2008 - 9:37pm

Understanding Healing- The Spirituality Aspect Of Patient Care

Patients visiting an ophthalmologist report that prayer is important to their well-being and that God plays a positive role in illness, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Ophthalmology. "Ethical medical practice includes phys ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2008 - 5:21pm