Science & Society

Foot grows in baby's brain- includes the photo, be warned

You can't make this stuff up. Or maybe you can, but still, I think it's mind-boggling. A doctor in Colorado found a surprise when removing what he thought was a benign growth from a newborn's brain. Instead of a microscopic tumor, out popped ...

Blog Post - Becky Jungbauer - Dec 21 2008 - 11:35am

Food Is Cheap, People Aren't Exercising And It's Society's Fault- Study

In small towns in the Midwestern United States, people who eat out often at buffets and cafeterias and who perceive their community to be unpleasant for physical activity are more likely to be obese, says a studt in Preventive Medicine. Thirty percent of U ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 19 2008 - 3:10pm

How sustainable is child-bearing?

If you haven't seen the Dugger Family show, you are missing a great real-time experiment in sustainability. Mom Michelle, 42, had her 18th baby today, according to AP.  She told a local news writer that "as long as God wills it" she will &qu ...

Blog Post - Becky Jungbauer - Dec 19 2008 - 3:35pm

Are Obama's Science Picks A Slap To Life Sciences?

When I learned that Barack Obama had picked John Podesta as his transition chief, I was not impressed, being that he has a crank belief the government is hiding UFOs. The folks at ScienceDebate don't necessarily agree, though I think they are going to ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Dec 19 2008 - 6:41pm

Top Ten Science Picks

Chose my chemistry picks Knew it was coming. Let's see Science's tricks Got the list humming? 1. Cellular reprogramming 2. Exoplanets 3. Cancer genes 4. High temperature superconducting materials 5. Proteins' work 6. Excess renewable energy ...

Blog Post - Hatice Cullingford - Dec 20 2008 - 9:52am

Earthquake Social Aftershocks- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Runs In Families

Earthquakes have aftershocks — not just the geological kind but the mental kind as well. Just like veterans of war, earthquake survivors can experience post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety.  In 1988, a massive earthquake in Armenia killed ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 24 2011 - 3:32pm

Target Alcohol And Smoking In Teens And You Get Sex Too

Teenage sexuality spiked in the 1970s and 1980s and then began to decline.   Part of the reason is targeting alcohol, drugs and smoking.  It turns out that while sexual behavior can vary considerably among teens, nonsexual risk behaviors are similar among ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 21 2008 - 10:31am

Who's More Charitable- Liberals or Conservatives?

To be honest, I don't really care about the answer to this question. But read this Kristof NY Times column, and see if you're convinced of the answer. It's time to practice your critical thinking skills- questions you should ask about the cl ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Dec 21 2008 - 8:58pm

Science Blogs And Shock Value

Coturnix at ScienceBlogs.com had an interesting post yesterday on part of the reason they (Science Blogs)  do things the way they do them and the way he says more science writers should- shock value and, at the end of it all, maybe a shot at a greater sci ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Dec 22 2008 - 8:07pm

Kissing Cousins? Let Them Marry, Say Zoologists

Laws banning marriage between first cousins are based on outdated assumptions about a high degree of genetic risk for offspring and should be repealed, according to a population genetics expert. In an opinion article published in the US open-access journal ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 22 2008 - 9:22pm