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I just can't help myself. It's remarkable how little I care about the outcome of the Koch-Cato standoff. Yet, having spent about half my professional life in politics at heavily […]
I’m still not sure what Pinterest is for [1], but scrolling a recommended collection of maps on the site, I couldn’t help but notice that the number of cartographic tattoos […]
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge shined a spotlight on Pakistani women who endured the physical and emotional pain of acid attacks in the documentary Saving Face. The filmmakers followed Dr. […]
Why don't more leaders in the U.S. have science backgrounds?
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Science education should be arranged so that students have more hands-on experience, says Bill Nye.
Surely the greatest scientific discoveries are the product of imaginative energy and curiosity no less intense or pure than that which animates Hamlet or King Lear. Still, the petty squabble between Reason and Imagination that began in the 17th century persists . . .
Lighten up, says Bill Nye aka The Science Guy. The idea is to get people to embrace science, not force it.
So here’s another perspective on the HHS mandate that all employer-based policies provide free oral contraceptives: Oral contraceptives are really cheap. A one-month supply of Sprintec is $9 at Walmart. […]
Data collected at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, show a 'bump' consistent with data from other labs which might be the long-sought Higgs boson.
NASA scientists have discovered a thin strip of oxygen in the atmosphere of Dione, one of Saturn's 60 moons. It seems to be a rare case of oxygen existing without the support of live organisms.
The dust has cleared from Super Tuesday, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has a 243 delegate lead over Rick Santorum, who has the next highest delegate total. At this […]
Dr. Mark Galeotti is an expert in transitional organized crime, security affairs and modern Russia. He has been researching Russian security issues since the late 1980s and he is now […]
Located 10.5 billion light years from Earth, the universe's oldest cluster of galaxies has been discovered by scientists using a powerful new near-infrared camera called FourStar.
Using a unique telescope at New Mexico’s Apache Point Observatory, astronomers are taking detailed digital photos, half a trillion pixels each, to make a 3D map of our amazing Universe.
The private space company SpaceX has successfully launched a rocket that will soon carry supplies to the International Space Station. Its ultimate goal is a manned mission to Mars.
In the Book of Exodus, there's a bizarrely out-of-place story that I've always found hilarious. This is immediately after God has told Moses that he's going to be God's messenger […]
Threats and outrage can no more shut up ideas than a cage made of smoke. It’s time we stop using violent tactics, as ways to voice our disagreements. In case […]
Scientists of all stripes have for years investigated the proclivities and behaviors of our primate cousins in order to gain insight into human behavior, and a recent study of rhesus […]
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What does primate pornography tell us about human nature?