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Knowing More – and Less – About Science
By the Editor on May 10, 2012
U.S. eighth graders did slightly better last year on a national science test than did their counterparts in 2009....
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‘Social Jet Lag’ Can Figure Into Obesity
By the Editor on May 10, 2012
As many working people and students can attest, the sound of the alarm clock in the morning can mean...
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How to Feed the World While Earth Cooks
By the Editor on May 9, 2012
A conference on feeding the world must also feed itself. For the New America Foundation’s recent “Feeding the World...
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Even Babies Are a Little Racist
By the Editor on May 7, 2012
Here’s a scientific clue as to why our society’s still dealing with conflicts based on skin color – something...
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Is Evolution a Lousy Story?
By the Editor on May 5, 2012
In Tennessee a new law took effect last month that allows teachers to discuss creationism as an alternative to...
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Social Networks for Academics Proliferate, But Are They Effective?
By the Editor on May 4, 2012
The past five years have seen a proliferation of social networking sites designed specifically for scholars, like Academia.edu, which,...
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Can Atheist Billboards Kill Religion?
By the Editor on May 3, 2012
This spring, billboards sprouted across the country like cranky, God-hating daffodils. They proclaimed the bad news that God does...
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Human Societies Starting to Resemble Ant Colonies
By the Editor on May 3, 2012
The human population is growing at such a staggering rate that we are organizing ourselves more like ant supercolonies,...
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Is Global Warming Driven By Economic Growth?
By the Editor on May 2, 2012
To slow climate change the world will either have to put the brakes on economic growth or change the...
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The Limits of Using Science to Explain Morality
By the Editor on May 2, 2012
Grand theories of social evolution have, in the past, proved to be useless as guides to events, but that...
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