Science & Society

I have been reading a blog entitled (wouldya believe it?) Catholic bishops back sex education for primary school children. Now it's not the blog itself, but a couple of the comments have set me a-thinking. One says: Sure Start will be made nationwide ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Oct 24 2008 - 2:58pm

My Internship At Scientific Blogging, Part I

What it's like to live and breathe Scientificblogging. The Interview- Sometime in September Graduate students are always looking for part time jobs to subsidize their livelihood. So, when I scaled back my course schedule from four classes to two, I s ...

Blog Post - Jen Palmares Meadows - Oct 24 2008 - 8:39pm

Twenty-four years, a political party and a gulf of ideology separates the first two women to share the nation’s major party tickets. But has the way the media talks about Sarah Palin and Geraldine Ferraro changed? Not so much, according to ongoing research ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 25 2008 - 4:45pm

Who Would Benjamin Franklin Vote For In November?

If Barack Obama is elected president on Nov. 4, and current polling suggests that is the case, he will come into office with something few presidents get and all envy: both houses of Congress controlled by his own party. With Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the he ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 25 2008 - 8:08pm

Choosing Entertainment: More Than Mere Enjoyment

Uncovering the reasons for why we as humans choose our entertainment media has plagued communication researchers for decades. In the wake of non-answered questions of how such media entertainment affect the masses and their world views, after discussions o ...

Blog Post - Erin Richards - Oct 26 2008 - 5:34pm

Number Of Women Looking For Sex On Casual Dating Sites Doubled In Last Five Years- Claim

Plentyoffish.com, a free online dating site which generates revenue from sending members to other dating sites, has recently released data that promiscuity among women has doubled since 2004. The site tracked 315,478 users going to casual only dating site ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 28 2008 - 12:54am

Does Religion Really Make A Difference In Politics?

No one talks about John McCain's religion, though conservative Christians are supposed to be Republican. Democrats are the more secular, liberal party, it is said, yet they have defended Barack Obama's link to his controversial pastor. During ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 27 2008 - 3:53pm

The Y Lift

Yan Trokel, MD says he is revolutionizing the field of aesthetic surgery with the Y Lift, a new, non-invasive procedure that restores and improves the appearance of the face from the forehead to jaw line to neck more effectively with more natural-looking ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 10 2009 - 10:58pm

Voters Believe Presidential Candidates Different On Key Issues (No, Really)

There's a presidential election happening, in case you didn't know. If you talk to the fringes who are most actively mobilized, they certainly feel the differences are key; if John McCain gets elected, Democrat zealots contend, abortions will be ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 28 2008 - 1:43pm

Undecided Voters And Bigfoot- One May Exist But How Many There Are Is Whatever You Want To Believe

Political polls show Barack Obama ahead in the minds of confirmed voters but a nebulous grey area, the 'undecided' voter, coupled with margin of error, means anything can happen Political parties spend a great deal of money trying to appeal who ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 28 2008 - 5:22pm