Science & Society

Canadian Homosexuals Make Significantly Less Money Than Heterosexuals

A new study in the Canadian Journal of Economics outlines the first evidence on sexual orientation and economic outcomes in Canada. The study found that homosexual men have 12 percent lower personal incomes and lesbians have 15 percent higher personal inco ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2008 - 10:45am

Richard Dawkins off the deep end

At long last I'm getting a paper out the door, which means my latest blog column's been delayed. In the mean time, John Hawks (whose blog you should be reading) has some priceless stuff on Richard Dawkins' war on Harry Potter: ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Oct 29 2008 - 9:13pm

Major Climate Intervention Study

Consistent with their position that greenhouse gas emissions are causing global warming, the Royal Society (United Kingdom) is soliciting submissions  to "moderate climate change by deliberate large-scale intervention in the working of the Earth' ...

Blog Post - Hatice Cullingford - Oct 31 2008 - 9:55am

Biotechology Industry: On The Ropes?

Industry analysts suggest that the recent financial crisis is starting to have an effect on the growth of the biotechnology industry, once thought to be a recession-proof sector.  They contend that the lack of available institutional cash and venture money ...

Article - Cliff Mintz - Nov 1 2008 - 12:32pm

Social Media And Politics: Do MySpace And YouTube Matter?

While it certainly can't hurt for Barack Obama to get millions of hits on YouTube with an 'Obama Girl' does it really help, or is John McCain's "Joe The Plumber" in traditional media just as good?   Dr. Paul Haridakis, associa ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 1 2008 - 1:08pm

The Weather May Be Frightful, But You Don't Have To Be SAD This Winter

The seasons are shifting. For most places, colder weather and less daylight means the steady approach of winter. In my home in Northern California, summer lasts through October.  The sun shines steadily, temperature drops to a tolerable high 60’s and not ...

Article - Erin Richards - Nov 11 2008 - 2:59pm

The Real Deal Behind Diet Pills

Now that the magical glow of Halloween is over, and in its wake you realize that you have decimated the entire tub of Halloween candy that failed to attract enough trick-or-treaters. You also realize that now that the winter months are approaching, bringin ...

Article - Erin Richards - Feb 11 2011 - 10:51am

Need something to distract you from the election?

If you've already voted here in the US, or if you're not from the US and just burned out on US politics, here's a distraction: Basic Books' Feynman extravaganza- all of their products (of course), but also some great reminiscences, inte ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Nov 4 2008 - 4:48pm

Ack... I just heard a pundit use the term 'political physics'

In case you didn't know it, there's an election happening in America and it hasn't been called or conceded by anyone but only the staunchest Republican could have gone into this expecting a win.  Well, if we get 9 people on the Supreme Court ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Nov 4 2008 - 10:57pm

Modern Gossip Magazine Culture Began With Celebrity Obituaries- In The 1700s

Research by the University of Warwick shows how death gave birth to the modern cult of celebrity as the sudden rise in the popularity of obituaries of unusual people in the 1700s provided people with the 18th Century equivalent of a celebrity gossip magazi ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 5 2008 - 10:58pm