[ weird things ] | science
# science

when bad science, mass media, and luddism mix
# science

when bad science, mass media, and luddism mix

Anti-GMO activists are defending an extremely flawed study with all their bad faith rhetorical guns blazing.

south korea tells creationists to back off
# science

south korea tells creationists to back off

South Korea reverses its creationist-friendly course after consulting with scientists over the contents of its school textbooks.

no, cosmic rays aren’t to blame for climate change
# science

no, cosmic rays aren’t to blame for climate change

For supernovae to have a real impact on our climate, they'd have to be a lot closer and happen a lot more often.

why a good story doesn’t make for good reasoning
# science

why a good story doesn’t make for good reasoning

It's not a revelation that people like creationist "just-so" stories. Pundits need to stop insisting that scientists make up some of their own.

the peter principle stacks the deck against science
# science

the peter principle stacks the deck against science

Too many of the lawmakers who sit on the House Science and Technology Committee are the absolute worst people to be on such a committee.

drama and politics, now with less science!
# science

drama and politics, now with less science!

Celebrity skeptics collapse in on themselves in a multi-blog feud that has absolutely nothing to do with science and education.

yes, science is worth it. now please start giving a damn about it.
# science

yes, science is worth it. now please start giving a damn about it.

Far too many denizens of social media are upset that Curiosity cost $2.5 billion because they don't understand how and why that money was spent.

no, no, you should fear jargon
# science

no, no, you should fear jargon

Jargon is useful, but not when you're tying to explain the fundamentals of your work.

when a heat wave is just a heat wave
# science

when a heat wave is just a heat wave

Sometimes it's hot for a couple of weeks. But sometimes, that heat wave is part of a pattern that hints at bad things to come...

why yes virginia, there is a higgs boson
# science

why yes virginia, there is a higgs boson

The existence of the Higgs boson has been confirmed and the Standard Model is upheld yet again. Now what?

    newer articles
older articles