Category: Science: The Softer Side
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How Yellowstone Revolutionized Biotechnology
The beautiful hot springs played a direct role in the biotechnology revolution.
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A Letter to Dr. Oz from a PhD Microbiologist
I am writing to you because I was deeply troubled by your rebuttal to the letter signed by ten medical doctors seeking your termination from Columbia University.
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Monkeys Suffer Human-Like Depression
Not only does this have ethical implications for primate research, it also raises questions about the reliability of biomedical data collected using depressed animals.
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The New York Times Should Seriously Consider Not Writing About Science Anymore
Either do it right, or don’t do it at all.
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Chris Matthews’ Sick Obsession with Racism
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Is there extraordinary evidence to conclude that today’s Republican Party is motivated primarily by racism? No.
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A Bias in Field Goals and Penalty Kicks?
A study in PLoS ONE showed that, from 2005-2009, kickers in Australian football (which is more like rugby than American football) tended to miss to the right. But why?
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Net Neutrality: Obamacare for the Internet?
This article was originally posted on RealClearScience. Fox News is in a tizzy over net neutrality. (This topic has been covered extensively in the technology press; see the archive at RealClearTechnology.) In a nutshell, net neutralityrequires internet service providers (ISPs, such as Comcast, Cox, and Verizon) to treat all data equally. An ISP would not…
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Anti-Vax Parents Face Jail in Europe, Africa
Though many Americans (myself included) understandably flinch at the idea of the government forcing people to do or not to do things, there are times when government mandates are entirely appropriate.