Category: Science Policy
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Will Epigenetics Be Used to Oppress Women?
The media hype surrounding epigenetics may once again turn its focus on mothers.
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Surprise! E-Cigs Do More Good than Harm
There is no reason to regulate e-cigs as strictly as the real thing.
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Why We Shouldn’t Completely Destroy Smallpox
We might need it someday.
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Do Catholics Think I’m a Nazi?
Godwin’s Law ought to be enshrined next to Newton’s Laws or Kepler’s Laws for all posterity.
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The Scientifically Unengaged Drive Biotechnology Debates
We are allowing our national science policy debates to be partially dominated by people who know almost nothing about science.
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Obama Must Take Hit for Pot Talk
The apparent heroin overdose death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who first used drugs decades ago, is a reminder of just how difficult it is to get a handle on drug abuse and the youth culture that enables it. One reason for the surge in heroin use over the past five years is a crackdown…
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Politicians Throw Science Under the Bus
The latest international exams — which show that students from the U.S. rank 21st and 26th in science and math, respectively — once again confirm a pattern that emerged in 1964 with the First International Mathematics Study: Compared with their counterparts abroad, American kids are decidedly mediocre. Read the rest at USA Today.
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We Made Portland Angry. We Don’t Apologize
We kick because we care.
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A Skeleton in America’s Closet
We commonly speak of Red States and Blue States, but in actuality, we are developing a “Red Language” and a “Blue Language.” Unfortunately, there aren’t many translators.