Science & Society

In Defiance Of Population History, Child Marriages In India May Lead To Fertility Problems, Says Study

India, the largest and most prosperous nation in south Asia, raised the legal age for marriage to 18 in 1978.   In the past 15 years, national policy efforts have been developed to increase educational and economic opportunities for girls and women, reduce ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 9 2009 - 6:06pm

Economists: Don't Follow Us, We're Lost Too

You wouldn't think that tanking an economy would make anyone happy but it puts a spring in the steps of a small group; economics professors.     If the lousy economy is cause for a party, the election of Barack Obama and more government meandering is ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 11 2009 - 10:30am

Unhealthy Behavior Can Be 'Socially' Contagious, Says Study

Human problems rarely occur in a vacuum, but persist as part of ongoing social interaction in which causes and effects are interwoven. One person's behavior can set the stage for what another does. A new study in the journal Family Process reveals tha ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 11 2009 - 10:02am

Geopolitical Worldviews Shaped For You, Courtesy Of Disposition Theory

Humor is a powerful communications tool with potential political implications at various levels of society, as the recent Danish political cartoon representations of Islamic prophet Mohammad and the political repercussions and resulting economic boycotts d ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 11 2009 - 10:15am

Who Watches The Watchmen? Making The Unmakeable Film

The story’s Superman figure doubts if humanity is worth saving. Its Batman is impotent. Its Wonder Woman has mommy issues. And its closest thing to a protagonist also is a murderous sociopath. Welcome to the world of Watchmen, considered by many to be the ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 11 2009 - 10:04pm

Morning Coffee Science Browsing

While you're sipping that morning cup and looking for excuses to put off work, here's what's interesting in science around the web today (well, ok, not just today- I haven't done one of these in about a month): Your tax money pays for t ...

Article - Michael White - Mar 12 2009 - 6:03am

Iraq War- Gore Would Have Done The Same As Bush, Says Study

In the early parts of the decade, German and British intelligence said that Iraq had acquired weapons of mass destruction and were on their way to nuclear capability.    The American CIA agreed.    Saddam Hussein, in maybe the stupidest bluff of this centu ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 14 2009 - 11:17am

Irish Soda Bread: Take It Or Leaven It

I have a curious mind and like to find out how and why things work. Unlike my husband and my two boys, I don’t necessarily take things apart to uncover how they operate (what is it with the Y chromosome and the inherent need to do this?) – instead, I’m mor ...

Article - Kimberly Crandell - Mar 18 2009 - 8:17am

The Sesame Street Approach To Scientific Writing

I've written perhaps four articles to date and I'm already tired of defining what an "allele" is.  Granted I encounter this annoying waste of writing time more frequently because I prefer to write genetics articles, but regardless of m ...

Blog Post - Hayley Mann - Mar 21 2009 - 5:56pm

Thomson Reuters Names 'Hottest' Researchers And Papers Of 2007-2008

The Healthcare and Science business of Thomson Reuters today announced the results of its annual roundup of the hottest researchers and research papers. In its March/April issue of Science Watch, Thomson Reuters identified the top 13 authors who fielded t ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 17 2009 - 2:49pm