Archive for March, 2009
Superstitions and Science
My wife is obsessed, OBSSESSED, with watching John Edward the TV psychic. (Can you hear my eyes rolling?). She truly believes that he can see spirits and offers great solace to his guests.
Post on Mar 06, 2009 by Kishore Hari
The Need for Science in America
This week the Cal Academy of Sciences celebrated the millionth visitor to its new building in Golden Gate Park On March 3rd, 2009 at 1:00 p.m., executive director Gregory Farrington greeted the one-millionth visitor to the new California Academy of Sciences. It seems incredible that in just over five months, one million visitors have explored [...]
Post on Mar 05, 2009 by Cat
Quest Topic in the News: The Autism-Vaccine Connection
February was a big month in the debate about the possible role of vaccines in causing autism, a subject we covered in last year's TV story, Autism: Searching for Causes and several blog posts. The claim-–that there might be a link between the immunizations children receive and the onset of autism–-has recently taken some hard hits.
Post on Mar 04, 2009 by Rachel Zurer
Predicting Fossil Finds
Scientists used evolutionary theory to figure out where to find the bones of this fishibian. Lately I have been reading Jerry Coyne's Why Evolution is True. And so far it is a fascinating read. What is so great about this book for a scientist is that it gives the big picture on evolution. This sort [...]
Post on Mar 02, 2009 by Dr. Barry Starr
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