Since the early 1970s, all aspects of academia have skewed left.  With that political shift, the confidence that scientists are neutral arbiters for the public good has also declined on both…

Coming into the Democratic convention, science academia is going to be enthusiastic in its support of President Obama.  Unlike counterparts in private-sector science, academia will vote up to 85…

Social security is in a crisis even worse than Medicare. Because Congress has consistently spent contributions, social security is always on the edge of insolvency and now that the Baby Boomers have…

Standards of Transparency in Science?  The issue of attention, scrutiny -- and transparency --  has never been more paramount than in science, which sets the gold standard for…

While Californians in America are fighting for ways to send America back to the 13th century, some Canadians are embracing science and the modern world. Why? Two reasons.  First, they have…

39% of Americans feel 'green guilt' for wasting food, a much higher number than letting the sink run while they brush their teeth or not buying those stupid low-flow toilets. The 2012 Eco Pulse…

Distrust and paranoia did not start with claims about genetically modified foods or vaccines. Concern about the motivations of government, secret societies and corporations has a long history. The…

Having just read an article about forest fires [How the Smokey Bear Effect Led To Raging Wildfires], I was struck by the obvious question of why this should be a problem. In effect, it illustrates…

The British may think they 'colonized' Kenya to teach them about civilization and the modern world, but it would be the other way around today.  While over 80 percent of Europeans admit they are…

A key aspect of being human, in the literal and figurative sense, is rationality.  It separates us from our pets. Not in a good way, we are a lot less rational than other animals and we even…