Readers of this blog are familiar with my criticism of some scientists or scientific practices, from evolutionary psychology to claims concerning the supernatural. But, especially given my dual…

In the previous installment of this longish article, I have introduced some of the issues that may affect the correct interpretation of a statistically significant effect. Below is the second part,…

Though women work in corporations and serve at higher levels of organizations more than at any time in world history, sociologists note that they still lag behind men in one high-profile way; fraud.…

An interesting issue came up through my volunteer work for the new website, "GMOAnswers.com".  Apparently some pot users are concerned that they might be unwittingly consuming what they consider…

Toxicologist Edward Calabrese of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has dropped cultural bombs on both the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and two scientists who provided crucial information…

An international analysis of conservation biologists finds that they work late at night and over weekends - just like much of the salaried corporate world and science writers.  The paper affirms…

Thanks to athletes like Ryan Braun and Lance Armstrong, doping has gotten a bad rap, but if solar power is ever going to be viable, doping will be essential. Flexible thin film solar cells require…

While cultural pundits are worried about the health impact of obesity and which foods need to be more regulated to prevent chronic disease, a new analysis has found that incidents of ischemic…

The nature of hypnotically suggested changes in perception has been controversial throughout the history of hypnosis.  The major current hypotheses of hypnosis hold that we always actively use…

Sociologists have challenged the perception that there is a "new and pervasive hookup culture" among contemporary college students that is substantially greater than a generation ago. They used an…