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Blowing Things Up: In Praise of a Pyrotechnical Education

Dan Dubno | Posted 04.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Competitiveness, Research, Homeland Security, Science, Barack Obama, Explosion, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, Education, Office of Naval Research, Dan Dubno, Obama Budget, Dean Kamen, Robotics, FIRST Robotics National Championship, Bombing, Darpa, China, Business News
Dan Dubno

I'm not suggesting we raise a nation of pyromaniacs. But youthful experimentation is a prerequisite to innovation, to giving kids "license to think outside the box."

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Stem Cell Research Again: A Momentous Development

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Stem Cell Research, Stem Cells, Embryo, Nih, Sanctity of Life, Biomedical Research, Scientific Research, Research, Obama Stem Cell Research, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

The stem cell ban imposed by Bush was based on an untenable moral framework compounded by biological illiteracy and religious zeal. It might be appropriate to the Taliban but not for us.

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A Great Tragedy for Great Apes

Michael Markarian | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Humane Society of the United States, Louisiana, Research, Edolphus Towns, New Iberia Research Center, Roscoe Bartlett, Jim Langevin, Chimpanzees, Animals, Dave Reichert, Politics News
Michael Markarian

There are more than 1,000 chimps still in U.S. labs and the time cannot come soon enough to give these highly intelligent and social creatures the refuge they deserve.

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America's Islamic Slave Roots

Frankie Martin | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Slavery, President Obama, Martin Luther King, Sapelo Island, Obama Inauguration, Akbar Ahmed, African Americans, Muslim World, Cornelia Walker Bailey, Research, Inauguration, Georgia, Family, World News
Frankie Martin

My team and I were on Sapelo Island, off the coast of Georgia, to investigate links between the US and Islam going back centuries to the Africans brought to this country as slaves.

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Obama's Stem Cell Policy Should Be Enacted Through Legislation, Not by Executive Order

Ralph Dittman | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stem Cell Policy, Obama, Barack Obama Policy Change, Research, Changing Policies, Policies, Stem Cell Controversey, Science, Obama Administration, Barack Obama, Scientific Research, Health, Stem Cells, Stem Cell Research, Embryonic Stem Cells, Barack Obama Administration, Stem Cell Lines, Politics News
Ralph Dittman

Obama guaranteed he would ensure that all research on stem cells is conducted "ethically and with rigorous oversight." Now, how does he implement this change in stem cell policy?

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Brain Differences Between Poor and Rich Kids

Dr. Susan Neuman | Posted 01.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Education, Poverty, Research, Brain, Early Childhood Development, Brain Research, Living News
Dr. Susan Neuman

This study emphasizes the devastating effects of poverty on children's achievement, but we must be wary about its conclusions.

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Common Plastic Found to Leak Chemicals

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 12.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Bpa, Research, Biology, Packaging, Regulation, Science, Green Living, Fda, Toxic Chemicals, Health, Contamination, Green News, Environment, Plastic, Bisphenol A, Food and Drug Administration, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

Two highly reactive chemicals in a common plastic can leak from disposable lab equipment and skew the outcome of life science research.

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In Case You Weren't Scared Enough: Palin on "Fruit Fly Research"

Todd Palmer and Rob Pringle | Posted 11.27.2008 | Green

Read More: Cancer, Autism, Science, John McCain, Election 08, Genetics, Research, Sarah Palin, Fruit Flies, Palin Fruit Flies, Fruit Fly, Palin Fruit Fly, Palin Fruit Fly Research, Green News
Todd Palmer and Rob Pringle

Fruit flies are more than just the occasional vehicles for research relevant to human disabilities. They are literally the foundation of modern genetics.

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Obama-Biden: A Science and Education Ticket We Can Believe In

Jeremy Jacquot | Posted 10.05.2008 | Green

Read More: Science, John McCain, Education, Joe Biden, Research, Climate, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Green News
Jeremy Jacquot

With climate change and energy (finally) receiving their fair share of attention in the traditional media, I thought my energy would be better spent this week examining science and education.

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The Friendship Olympics: Which sex wins the gold?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 09.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Roles, Oxford University Press, University of Maryland, Geoffrey Greif, Research, Relationships, Sex, Differences, Living, Female Friendships, Buddy System, Male Friendships, Gender, Culture, Best Friends, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

How do male and female friendships differ from one another?

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It's Like a Free Lunch -- But Without the Calories

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 08.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Mice, Aicar, Research, Health, Exercise, New Research, Fitness, Pills, Salk Group, Exercise in a Pill, Medicine, Studies, Gnc, Obesity Crisis, gw1516, Weight Loss, Living News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

"It's a little bit like a free lunch without the calories," says Dr. Ronald Evans, lead researcher of the Salk group. It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... exercise in a pill! Wait -- we've been promised this before...

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Embracing a Holistic Approach to Climate Change Mitigation

Jeremy Jacquot | Posted 08.05.2008 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Infrastructure, John McCain, Research, Barack Obama, Green News
Jeremy Jacquot

Where I fault the candidates -- and, to a greater extent, the media -- is in framing the issue of climate change mitigation only in terms of energy and emissions.

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What Do Blog Readers Look Like? (Henry Farrell, Eric Lawrence and John Sides)

Henry Farrell | Posted 07.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Blogs, Research, Political Science, Internet, Huffington Post, Business News
Henry Farrell

There's a lot of talk among journalists and political commentators about how blogs are changing politics, but not much hard evidence. We've just posted an academic paper which presents evidence on who reads which blogs.

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Scientists Clone Cancer-Sniffing Dog: Pets Are Next

Huffington Post | Posted 06.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Cloned Pets, South Korea, Science, Biotech, Medicine, Cloning, Cloned Dogs, Pets, Research, South Korean Cloned Dog, Cancer Sniffing Dog, Home News

In South Korea, scientists have been cloning animals with desirable traits and genetic alterations. Last year, researchers cloned cats that glow under...

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