The Economist argues, as they would be expected to argue, given their free market leaning, that due to the glut of Ph.D.s and therefore the poor job market (in academia), it is a waste of time.…

Last Wednesday, this paper, published in PLoS ONE, hit the popular news in the medicine/science category, with articles such as this one from MedPage Today and this, from Reuters. The headlines are…

Like the right, the left has its anti-science contingent and agriculture is ground zero for the zealots in the environmental movement.   To be sure, any science that is misused can have…

Jonah Lehrer in The New Yorker about the slipperiness of the scientific method: "The Truth Wears Off: Is There Something Wrong With The Scientific Method?" The test of replicability, as it’s known,…

NEW YORK, December 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. David Samadi, the Vice Chairman, Department of Urology, and Chief of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New…

It's no secret that humans are not the only species with circadian rhythm - a biological clock.   Studying red bread mold may teach us how our own internal clock works and by experimenting with…

Sorry I've been absent for a while. (I hope you missed me!) Here's one thing that's been keeping me busy: Having played a role in Austin's transformation into “Silicon Hills,” and having consulted…

Inconvenience #1: Genetics represents 10% of the risk but most of the science In the Prezi above you will notice a statistic that is corroborated by the New England Journal of Medicine: 90% of…

 New York State would achieve significant cost savings, while also creating opportunities to generate revenue with state owned assets by shifting to Real Time Pricing. Furthermore, the state may…

HAIFA, Israel, December 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Frutarom Industries Ltd. ("Frutarom") announced today the signing of an agreement to acquire Rieber Industrial Spices Savory activity and its fixed…