If there are fewer than 50% females in physics, that is a call to action, argues virtually ... everyone in academia. We need greater outreach for girls, we need to change classes to appeal to them,…

A study using adults who listened to short Hungarian phrases and then sang them back found that singing in a foreign language can significantly improve learning how to speak it.   Three…

Scientists and policy makers need all the evidence to make informed decisions about medicines but drug research is an area where privacy concerns and transparency are in conflict. Like all areas of…

Because the Obama administration's Climate Action Plan focuses on cutting carbon emissions by more fuel mileage regulations for American vehicles and are too narrowly focused on "tailpipe emissions…

In the 2012 presidential election, seven out of 10 Latino immigrants voted for President Obama. News pundits declared the Latino vote as unattainable for the Republican Party. Yet Latinos voted for…

This is a draft article I wrote for wikipedia. about the legal issues and requirements for public debate for return of a sample to a Mars Sample Return Receiving Facility. It is background…

Background material for How Valuable is Pristine Mars for Humanity - Opinion Piece? for those who want to research into the official studies on back contamination issues and design of the Mars Sample…

I love the movies.  I love science.  I spent many formative years watching Joe Bob Briggs, Commander USA, the goofballs at Mystery Science Theatre 3000, and similar people who introduced…

How much money would you be willing to spend to find out if supersymmetry - SUSY - is real or not? It was always known that discoveries made by the Large Hadron Collider would require the…

The American FDA allows ingredients that are banned in other countries. Like in stories about bat boys living in caves, it's always best to use foreign lands few people visit (like West Virginia) in…