Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Tag: science

What to do when you see science denial at the science...

I went to DC’s Smithsonian Museum of Natural History expecting to learn about the history of our planet. Instead, I stumbled upon a Koch-funded climate denial disaster.

Trump administration says it isn’t anti-science as it seeks to slash...

The Office of Research and Development has been at the front line of virtually every environmental crisis. Trump wants to cut its funding in half.

Netflix and Bill Nye are saving science – 30 minutes at...

With Netflix’s ascendancy and the way it’s changing viewing habits, “Bill Nye Saves the World” may be a huge opportunity for science education.

EPA puts politics over science

This isn’t 1984. You can’t just throw scientific conclusions into the metaphorical memory hole.

Scientists removed from EPA board

Pruitt has been criticized by many for his ties with the energy industry, which leaves many environmentalists worried about his neutrality in making decisions for the EPA.

Ohio protesters warn of high stakes of disregarding science

Rescission and reconsideration of science-based rules by the Trump administration present additional worries.

Why scientists marched

As a social scientist myself, I know what goes into a scientist's quest for knowledge and truth. This administration doesn't.

After the March for Science, keep moving

This weekend’s march is a start. A climate scientist urges us to follow through in our personal lives as well as in our community.

Will Trump give America’s science lead to China?

The world will not stand still while Trump walks the nation’s science and technology into mere clay.

Why march for science?

The positive effects of science on our lives are everywhere. And the needs for more and more responsible science are also everywhere.

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Australia becomes first country to approve psychedelics as form of medicine

Australia is reclassifying them as “controlled substances” and making them available for use in managed medical settings.

Congress has been captured by the arms industry

And what a price to pay!

How Indigenous land management practices are a blueprint for climate-resilient agriculture

As a rapidly warming world strains at the shortcomings in industrial farming, key lessons can be taken from Indigenous practices.

We don’t have to choose between nuclear madmen

We can make a difference -- maybe even the difference -- to avert global nuclear annihilation.

What connects Trump’s likely arrest with the bank bailouts?

Let's start with multi-billionaire Peter Thiel, and follow the money.