Science & Society

Medical Education And Sneetches With Stars

Proper clinical research exposure in medical school is a somewhat modern invention. Prior to changes implemented by Harvard Medical School in the 19th century, medicine was more application-focused, but gradually medical schools began to expose students t ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 16 2024 - 5:20pm

This Earth Day, Thank A Chemist

Earth Day is fast approaching and, let's face it, if you celebrate Earth Day you probably hate science. And you really hate chemists.  But there has never been a reason for it, it is simply modern chemophobia. If you ask an environmentalist if they s ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 18 2024 - 9:17am

Ecomodernist Manifesto- Environmentalism For The 21st Century

When a sustainability advocate leaves the intellectual playground of academia and starts trying to really get things done related to climate and energy, it is easy to become disillusioned. Not because of corporations, they actually did what was expected an ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 22 2024 - 9:23am

The 2014 Food Revolution Promises To Save You From Science

Food is interesting to me. It's essential, of course, but it's also a lot of cutting-edge science that people don't see. It's hard to imagine now that when I was a kid, Prof. Paul Ehrlich (and then later our current science czar, Dr. Jo ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 2 2024 - 9:49am

Norm Borlaug Created The Green Revolution- And Pro-Science Groups Like CAST Took It From There

YDr. Norm Borlaug, Nobel Laureate and "Father of the Green Revolution" was obviously a big believer in advancing an evidence-based, pro-science approach to food, He saw the need for debunking the myths that a generation of environmental groups b ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 2 2024 - 10:30am

Science Media, Politics And The Big, White Elephant In The Room

What do science media and politics of 2013 share in common with 2006? Anti-science beliefs among the public? Check. Scientists willing to call them out? Check. Scientists and science media noting the common political affiliation of anti-science offenders? ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - May 6 2024 - 9:28am

DEI Without Compromise: Embracing Diversity in the LISA Global Scientific Collaboration. A ESA NASA Project.

D iversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) have become buzzwords often debated within the United States, sometimes controversially perceived as a redistribution of opportunities. However, in a global context—such as in the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - May 8 2024 - 1:42pm

Cancel Culture Prevents The Best Researchers From Engaging With The Food Industry

After Chris Wild took over the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a UN-funded body in France that looks for statistical links between food/chemicals and cancer, they made a switch in their policies regarding participation; an epidemiologis ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 8 2024 - 3:07pm

Physician Burnout Is Common- And Informal Rationing Is One Big Cause

If the government promises every home a great gardener, most people recognize they won't get a great gardener at all, they will probably get someone who couldn't get a better job while the lawn service they used to use is priced out of reach. The ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 13 2024 - 1:15pm

Declaring War On Frappuccino And Diet Soda Is Not A Valid Government Nutrition Guideline

You're not  a Frank-people because you eat Doritos, despite what people writing lifestyle/diet books and New York Times journalists who gush over them want you to believe. Such claims are pure food populism by rich white people for rich white people. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 16 2024 - 4:00am