Plastic Surgery Tackles Inequality

Plastic Surgery Tackles Inequality

Female plastic surgeons need more equitable representation in leadership roles, according to an op-ed in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. "Women bring unique qualities to leadership, yet there…
State Of Academic Freedom 2016

State Of Academic Freedom 2016

This is the reply after asking a scientist to endorse putting a draft of an article into a more fitting category on the arXiv, which is a mere preprint archive (not a journal or anything like that)…
The Seasonal Spike In Divorce Filings

The Seasonal Spike In Divorce Filings

Associate sociology professor Julie Brines and doctoral candidate Brian Serafini claims there is quantitative evidence of a seasonal, biannual pattern of filings for divorce - determined by analyzing…
Drunkorexia - New Weight Loss Plan

Drunkorexia - New Weight Loss Plan

Like other claims about binge diets, if this becomes a thing, someone out there will try to claim there is a biological mechanism. But unless it is a gene only in middle class white women it probably…
Fact Or Hype: Brexit Will Hurt Science Funding

Fact Or Hype: Brexit Will Hurt Science Funding

Though Britain has consistently been part of formal European trading, it was with some hesitation that they entered the European Union (EU) in 1993, and they famously balked at adopting the Euro…