In the last couple of years STEM organizations from across the nation have come together in an effort to engage the next generation in potential science and engineering careers. Gaining in…

In the last couple of years STEM organizations from across the nation have come together in an effort to engage the next generation in potential science careers. Gaining in popularity rapidly, local…

Science and our legal system intersect frequently and everywhere - climate, health care, intellectual property, you name it. It wouldn't make much sense to hire an environmental lawyer for a case on…

After writing, then discarding, a particularly snarky bit because it was too snarky for even me, I realized I am still due this week's entry.  Fortunately, to my rescue comes Blackboards in Porn…

It makes environmental activists crazy, in that 'believe scientists when science agrees with us but scientists are out to kill us when science doesn't agree' kind of way, but a large study of U.S.…

Being in media, it's easy to get inundated with convincing opposing data and so it's easy to understand why it can be confusing for the public who don't have hours each day to sift through it all.…

To PhD or not to PhD? It seem this is a question many students face. Perhaps the results of the first Eurodoc Survey can help some of them with their decision. Eurodoc, or the European Council of…

The least convincing argument for government-run schooling is that it provides a 'social' experience for children.  Anyone who attended school has horror stories about the behavior kids learn…

If a school system overburdened by costs cuts drama programs, celebrities get on television and lament the loss.  Athletics gets support from boosters if their programs are in danger but if a…

Xiao-Gang Wen, a condensed matter theoretical physicist, has joined the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics as the new BMO Financial Group Isaac Newton Chair.   Yes, their Isaac Newton…