Science & Society

Germany Versus Science, Round Two

An editorial in the Wall Street Journal summarizes the European Union’s decades-long flight from science, common sense and consistency. These un- or even anti-science positions are driven by many idées fixes, baseless myths and superstitions, promulgated ...

Article - Gil Ross - Sep 9 2024 - 2:23pm

Not Just Wealthy White People, Expensive Snacks Are All The Rage For Gen Z Too

Once upon a time, wealthy white women virtue signaled to other wealthy white women when they spent $500 on snacks at stores they're paid to promote, like "upscale" grocery chain Erewhon, where its overpriced nonsense supposedly leads to a &q ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 14 2024 - 4:04pm

Celebrating 50 Years Of Weapons Grade Junk Science

To people who are brand new to the culture wars, California's Proposition 37 might be scary. It has demonstrated that the world is a very small place, lies and hysteria can travel around the world and be perpetuated by the blogosphere, the Tweety page ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 15 2024 - 8:32am

If RFK Jr. Wasn't Good Enough For Pres. Obama, He Shouldn't Be Good Enough For Trump

Earlier today, President-Elect Donald Trump met with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and, at least according to RFK, Jr., wants the prominent Democratic anti-vaccine activist to head a commission on vaccine safety. ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Nov 6 2024 - 12:10pm

We Stopped RFK Jr When Obama Wanted Him, We Stopped Him With Trump, Let's Do It Again

In 2008, fresh off a decisive victory over Democratic establishment candidate Senator Hillary Clinton in the primary and one over highly-regarded Senator John McCain in the general election, President-elect Obama began to engage in worrisome behavior. His ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 6 2024 - 12:12pm

Organic Food Shoppers- Part Of The.01 Percent

Talking about "the 1 percent" has become a popular pastime, though usually the person doing the talking means someone else- outside TV commercials no one ever cops to being The Man.(1) Protesters in the Occupy Wall Street movement meant it about ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 14 2024 - 11:41am

And The USERN Prize Winners For 2024 Are....

USERN (Universal Scientific Education and Research Network, https://usern.org) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that supports interdisciplinary science across borders. Founded in 2015 by a distinguished Iranian Immunologist, Prof. Nima Rezaei ...

Article - Tommaso Dorigo - Nov 15 2024 - 3:34pm

Eugenics

A recent article addressing the subject of Nikolas Tesla, chose to focus on his opinions regarding eugenics.   One of Tesla’s most disturbing ideas was his belief in using eugenics to purify the human race. Of course, this statement is framed in the modern ...

Article - Gerhard Adam - Nov 19 2024 - 12:55pm

Alternet And The Anti-Vaccine Movement

Given the political demographic of the webzine Alternet and its anti-science mentality, it's not a huge surprise that its contributors are in common cause with the Russians and others who are merchants of doubt about American science and medicine. Wha ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 26 2024 - 9:32am

An Earthquake In Science Utopia?

There's no question that the World Wide Web is a much different beast today than it was during the election of 2000.   Yes, it was even then a communication medium but it was primarily a way to sell dog food.   After Bush was inaugurated www.blogger.c ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Dec 3 2024 - 12:09pm