Zoe P. Strassfield

BU Class of 2015, Aspiring Archaeologist and Science Journalist

It's that time of year again--a time of year space fans love! Those of you who saw my posts last year will remember that April 12th is Yuri's Night, t...

Zoe P. Strassfield

BU Class of 2015, Aspiring Archaeologist and Science Journalist

One of the hardest parts of preparing an article, and I think most writers will agree with me here, is getting the beginning just right. What's the right "point of entry" to the subject being discussed? What aspect of it should you address first?

Victor Stenger

Physicist, Ph.D., bestselling author, author of 'God and the Atom'

A logical deduction can tell you nothing that is not already embedded in its premises. All a logical deduction does is enable you to determine whether or not some conclusion is consistent with some set of premises.

Zoe P. Strassfield

BU Class of 2015, Aspiring Archaeologist and Science Journalist

The whole world was dark, everything visible to my eyes coated in the same uniform darkness except for the small, oddly-shaped patches of dim orange directly at the center of my vision. I felt a cramp in my neck as I mentally beseeched them to brighten, to expand.

Jon Agar

Author, Science Teacher

Science has been at the heart of twentieth-century history -- from Einstein's new physics to the Manhattan Project, from eugenics to the Human Genome Project, or from the wonders of penicillin to the promises of biotechnology.

Zoe P. Strassfield

BU Class of 2015, Aspiring Archaeologist and Science Journalist

So, there it was, my last full weekend in Washington, DC, and I still hadn't visited every site I planned on seeing before leaving.

Matt J. Rossano

Professor of Psychology, Southeastern Louisiana University

For many, the Galileo affair was emblematic of Christianity's inherent antagonism towards science and reason. Sadly, the "pattern" theory has a problem.