Articles by Joel Shurkin

Climate Debate Needs More Psychology

Thanks For The Wake: Catered Funerals Began In The Mid-east

South Dakota Wine? New Grape Genetically Optimized For Extreme Temperatures

The Serious Physics Of Super Balls

Ancient Romans Ate Meals Most Americans Would Recognize

Of The 3 Types Of Potential Malaria Vaccines, 2 Might Be Bad Ideas

There Are Still Things To Learn About George Washington's Time At Valley Forge

The Enemy Of Archaeology Is Not People, It's Salt

Watching Neurons Learn: Learning New Ideas Is More Difficult

All Our Brains Generate Emotions The Same Way

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March For Science phfft! Marching for Science Literacy Would Be Better

A so-called "March for Science" will occur April 22nd 2017.

Men Don't Go To The Doctor Enough

Health care in America is broken and the chief reason is the government. In 2009, when Obamacare became part of the President's agenda, I said we should just write out the check for trillions of…

Essential Oils Yield Microbials To Preserve Wine

Researchers have studied the effectiveness of new antimicrobial systems based on the use of essential oils extracted from plants such as thyme or cinnamon to improve the preservation of foods and…

Europe Ponders Another Year Trying To Combat Fall Armyworm Without Modern Pesticides

The polyphagous Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm), a Lepidopteran pest, has European farmers in a panic and, when the environmental NGOs government funds are not around, it has politicians…