Science & Society

Free Markets Make Resource Development Worthwhile, Economist Says

In order to benefit from their natural resources, states need fewer regulations, lower taxes, and stronger private property rights, according to a new study by a Florida State University economist. The study offers an empirical analysis weighing the econom ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 21 2009 - 7:25pm

Music and Marijuana- Again

A recent study described in the article " Music Linked to Marijuana Use " illustrates just how badly science can run off the tracks. One of the more telling aspects of the study indicated that the surveyed students heard about 40 marijuana refere ...

Blog Post - Gerhard Adam - Dec 22 2009 - 3:03pm

Single Drug Lethal Injection--- For Animals

On December 8, the state of Ohio broke with tradition and killed a condemned prisoner with a single-drug lethal injection – a barbiturate overdose – instead of the 3-drug combo pioneered by Oklahoma and Texas in the 1970s. The “traditional” 3-drug combo u ...

Blog Post - Larry Carbone - Dec 26 2009 - 12:12pm

Merry Christmas, If...

This blog wishes you a very Merry Christmas, if... You would not really expect me to wish Merry Christmas à tout le monde, right? I hate nobody, but the fact you visit my site on December 24th does not make you eligible to have my sympathy, by itself. Ther ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Dec 24 2009 - 11:29am

International Conference: Decoding Veda Vidya and Tradional Resources for Rediscovering Indian Scientific Heritage.

FISH Incarnation of Lord Vishnu we invoke for ever flowing Grace. Shri Vaadiraaja Samshodhana Pratishtana, Puttige, Karnataka, India and Foundation for Indian Scientific Heritage, Surarkal, Karnataka, India ...

Blog Post - Dr.S.Ramakrishna ... - Jul 2 2010 - 10:27am

Venomous dinosaurs? How scientists disagree.

One criticism of science that we often hear is... Wait. You know, criticism of science is still a phrase that seems odd to me. When I was growing up, we never thought to criticize science, in general. Of course, there’d be things that scientists got wrong ...

Blog Post - Barry Leiba - Dec 28 2009 - 8:58pm

Flu Pandemic School Closures

A few recently published studies offered some insight into the issue of closing schools to reduce the effects of a flu epidemic. The first problem, which hasn't been resolved, is determining the criteria for closing a school in the first place. Howev ...

Blog Post - Gerhard Adam - Jan 6 2010 - 3:22am

"Stylish, Stinky" Sake

Apparently, a committee in Japan is lobbying for a return to the traditional sake bottle. The squid skins dry in the sun, stuffed with rice or grains to create the bottle shape. Once fully dried, warm sake is poured into the squid bottle to create a disti ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Dec 30 2009 - 7:17pm

French Fries Are The New Cigarettes: Obesity Poses Greater Health Risk Than Smoking

As smoking continues to decline among the US population, the rate of obesity is growing and has now become an equal, if not greater, contributor to the burden of disease and shortening of healthy life compared to smoking, according to Researchers from Colu ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 5 2010 - 6:25pm

Bible Science 101- Again