I like stirring, so here is this recent University Press Release (27 January 2009): 'Censoring' language is key to female survival in the boardroom New research from the University of Reading argues…

I like stirring, so here is this recent University Press Release (27 January 2009): 'Censoring' language is key to female survival in the boardroom New research from the University of Reading argues…

"It is in the realm of the public interest for society to help support our efforts," Harold Varmus, Nobel laureate and one of the co-chairs of Obama's Council of Advisors on Science…

If you have a 401K, you've seen what happens when confidence abandons the stock market.   If people didn't trust financial leaders and institutions before, they certainly do not now.  …

People have found plenty to criticize in the last year but if we look at the last few decades, there is actually a lot more American equality - in overall happiness.   Which is really looking at…

Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health have released findings identifying factors that affected evacuation from the World Trade Center (WTC) Towers after the terrorist…

In a Times News Review interview, Marcus du Sautoy, our new Oxford University Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, says: I became a mathematician and not a scientist because science…

When comparing players in baseball, it's difficult to cross even modern 'eras' because conditioning and strategies have changed.   6'2" shortstops are relatively common now but unheard of even…

A high-quality glossy titled, "What Really Happened To Dinosaurs?", is making the rounds, thanks to CEO Ken Ham and the good people at Discovery Institute. Dinosaurs, in addition to…

I have watched two so far of a BBC2 TV series The City Uncovered with Evan Davis, of which the three parts are: Banks and How to Break Them: Evan returns to first principles, and explains exactly…