Science
Texas education board votes in favor of reason
August 1, 2011The Texas Board of Education voted 14-0 on July 22 to approve high school textbook supplements that promote a scientifically accurate understanding of evolution and the beginnings of life on earth.
Read moreSocialist U.S.? Science says it can happen
July 29, 2011A tiny minority can, by sticking to its principles, get the vast majority to come around to its way of thinking.
Read more“Project Nim”: Gripping film poses tough questions
July 26, 2011Project Nim takes the viewer on a journey through the life of Nim Chimpsky, with a less than stellar outcome for science and, sadly, for Nim.
Read moreIt’s time for politically, and morally, correct meat
July 22, 2011Science has come up with a method by which we can satisfy our perverse desire to eat animal flesh without actually killing animals.
Read moreChildren’s mental health and war
July 7, 2011Children of soldiers deployed in Iraq for longer times were more likely to have mental health issues than those whose parents were not.
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