Science & Society

The Mouse Who Spoke In A Deep Voice

FOXP2 is known as “the language gene.” When it goes wrong, as it famously did for a family in England, it can cause severe deficits in language ability. In the “KE family" in England, for instance, several family members carry a defective mutation of ...

Article - Larry Carbone - Jan 7 2010 - 7:47pm

Smoking Ban- Children Unaffected

An article entitled " Children unaffected by smoking ban consequences " points to a new study indicating that children's exposure to second hand smoke is unaffected by the smoking ban in Wales. We found that the smoke-free legislation in Wal ...

Blog Post - Gerhard Adam - Nov 23 2009 - 8:34pm

science meets fantasy...or vice versa

One of those areas that always fascinated me was looking at historical figures and events and trying to figure out the science behind it.  For example, I had a genetics professor in college whose hobby was to study famous people who had died for "myst ...

Blog Post - Mrs. H. - Nov 24 2009 - 2:56pm

Diamonds Are A Driver's Best Friend

Missouri can proudly claim it is first in the nation- first to test a new "diverging diamond" interchange that improves traffic flow by eliminating problematic left turns. Sound boring? I admit, the story didn't jump out at me at first. But ...

Article - Becky Jungbauer - Nov 24 2009 - 7:46pm

A long time ago, in a shoe factory far, far away...

Cue the Star Wars music! Fellow fans, rejoice- you can now wear your love for all things SW loud and proud- on your feet. The folks at adidas Originals were either desperate for a new fan base or wanted to express their inner sci-fi selves. Regardless, the ...

Blog Post - Becky Jungbauer - Nov 25 2009 - 9:56am

The Dollar Chokehold on the World, and What it Means for Us at Home.

Everyone knows that the dollar is the reserve currency of the world.  But most people probably don't know what that really means and how it affects them personally.  The dominance of the dollar as the global currency of exchange has given the citizens ...

Blog Post - Ed Chen - Feb 4 2011 - 7:31pm

From Trade-off To Mutuality: Modeling The Transition To Free Green, Free Flex, And Free Qual

Does it cost money to be green, or can a company make greater profits by being green? Even a decade ago, most companies thought environmental sensitivity was too expensive an option, that it would render them uncompetitive in a harsh marketplace. Today, m ...

Article - Fred Phillips - Nov 30 2009 - 2:11am

12-21-2012 What are Your Predictions? The Cosmic Vagina

Hey if were around I think a party is in order. To steal from Prince, party like is December 21, 2012.  Well I predict if the universe is lined up we could have unusual ocean tides from abnormal gravity. But it probably will be just another day. Because i ...

Blog Post - Russell Ade - Nov 28 2009 - 12:23am

On Rats, Anxiety, Exercise & Animal Welfare

The NY Times headline on Nov 18, 2009, read: “ Why Exercise Makes you Less Anxious ” ...

Blog Post - Larry Carbone - Dec 7 2009 - 11:53am

How To Not Get Blinded With Science

From The Times, a journalist global warming skeptic changes his tune: I thought global warming was all bog-standard, apocalyptic nonsense when it first emerged in the 1980s. People, I knew, like nothing better than an End-of-the-World story to give their l ...

Article - Michael White - Dec 2 2009 - 11:32pm