Science & Society

If the question were asked, what is the primary purpose of business, the most likely response would be "to make money". However, this is an unsatisfactory answer since it clearly doesn't provide sufficient justification for businesses to ex ...

Article - Gerhard Adam - Oct 27 2009 - 12:50pm

Animal Welfare in the Animal Laboratory

So, I told you that I have an odd job. Though I’m a veterinarian, I work at a large human medical center, behind the scenes, in the animal laboratories. Few of my friends are scientists or medical people, so they don’t always understand how a human medica ...

Blog Post - Larry Carbone - Oct 24 2009 - 10:47am

Vote for Your Favorite Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi

Everyone's got a book idea kicking around somewhere in their heads, even though most of us won't admit it. For some time now I've been working on an idea for what I call an inverse post-apocalyptic book, that is, a book that falls squarely i ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Oct 23 2009 - 9:43pm

A Simple Explanation of What Is To Come

For my initial article, I would like to talk about what I intend for this blog to accomplish as well as who I am and what interest I have in science as a whole and physics in general. My name is Kari Wolfe and you can find me in other locales such as my pe ...

Blog Post - Kari Wolfe - Oct 24 2009 - 3:46pm

Reliability of Medical Research

In light of recent discussions about vaccines and scientific consensus it is sobering to consider that fully one-third of medical studies turn out to be wrong. "A study in 2005, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that ...

Blog Post - Gerhard Adam - Oct 26 2009 - 1:08pm

Ghosts And Hauntings

In looking at the concept of a ghost, the first problem one encounters is defining exactly what is meant by such an apparition. It seems that the general view over history is that ghosts represent some aspect of a once living individual that may have occa ...

Article - Gerhard Adam - Oct 27 2009 - 12:47pm

Ghostly Photos- Hauntings Or Hoaxes?

Halloween is on the horizon, and even the most analytical-minded among us can find ourselves getting pulled into stories of unexplained spooky phenomena and paranormal activity. Science has so far been unable to unequivocally prove the existence of spooks ...

Article - Kimberly Crandell - Nov 1 2009 - 10:23am

Science and Politics, the Boundary

Where does one draw the boundary between science and politics? Here in Dear Old Blighty, our Home Secretary has just sacked his chief drugs adviser over this very issue. If you care to read the article, Cannabis row drugs adviser sacked, please let me know ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Oct 30 2009 - 4:17pm

Secular Segue? Praying And Spirituality Up But Religion Down

How to explain modern belief? A rising number of people report having no formal religious affiliation but the number of Americans who say they pray has increased, according to a new survey from the University of Chicago. 'Spiritual but not religiou ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 30 2009 - 10:45pm

Writing Competition Finalists Announced!

The day is here! After much reading and reviewing, we’ve determined the finalists in our University Writing Competition. We had some pretty impressive entries, and we believe our final group highlights the best examples of science writing we received. The ...

Article - Community Connect... - Nov 1 2009 - 10:17am