Science & Society

There has been much discussion lately about the ignorance of matters scientific among the public. With this is mind, here are some thoughts from Blighty. I have just been speaking to my friend O, who is quite a senior figure in science education. He ha ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Mar 1 2010 - 2:05pm

Mathematical Formula Predicts Success On The Baseball Field

Iowa State University physicist Kerry Whisnant has developed a mathematical formula that he says predicts how well baseball teams will perform on the field. The new formula is based on work of Bill James, the baseball author and statistician who inspired s ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2010 - 7:03pm

The Richard Dawkins Forum: Evolution Or Extinction?

Richard Dawkins should write a paper entitled "How not to run a Web 2.0 website." Perhaps apt that he is now the former Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, as he has shown little understanding of his public, which has also ...

Article - Richard Mankiewicz - Feb 11 2011 - 10:56am

Rehire The Journalists! Audiences Want More Science

A new report released by the Pew Internet and American Life Project suggests that news has evolved from a consumable product to a participatory experience. Technology has not only changed how, where and when people get their news, but now allows the consum ...

Article - Lauren Rugani - Mar 2 2010 - 5:27pm

Global Bureaucracy, Global Warming- Or Why I Dislike The Nobel Prize

This is an English translation of a potpourri of a number of recent papers and reports by one of the most interesting modern Russian journalists, Julia Latynina. I have just added a number of related thoughts. ...

Article - Evgeni Starikov - Mar 14 2010 - 1:39pm

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Headlines

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Headlines The problem with attracting readers to scientificblogging.com with attention-grabbing headlines is that some people don't realise that perhaps only the headline is to be taken as a joke. A headline ca ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 2 2010 - 10:07pm

Symphony of Science- The Poetry of Reality- New Video

The Symphony of Science is a project inspired by the work of Carl Sagan and has become well-known for producing short videos setting to music the wise words of scientists. ...

Blog Post - Richard Mankiewicz - Mar 3 2010 - 7:21am

Your Copyright Rights

Since we're frequently quoting, linking to, and commenting on someone else's copyrighted stuff, those of us who blog should have a strong interest in our copyright rights. Ars Technica has a piece on overboard copyright clauses and a recent comp ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Mar 3 2010 - 11:27am

How a Utopian Playland Could Actually Work

Disclaimer: As we do not know just how science and society will evolve over the next few decades, much of this is entirely speculative. Good day to everyone. Today I come to you as Toy Soldier #TS21243 to represent Dr. Steel's vision of a Utopian Pla ...

Blog Post - Seraph LeSabre - Mar 4 2010 - 6:40pm

Alan Caruba Has A Problem With The Truth About Accuracy In Media

Alan Caruba Has A Problem With The Truth About Accuracy In Media Alan_Caruba recently wrote a guest column for AIM. AIM promotes itself as Accuracy in Media for fairness, balance and accuracy in news reporting. I'm all for accuracy in news reports. ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 6 2010 - 9:42am