17 Oct 2008, Posted by Brigid J. Barry in politics, science, society, 1 Comments

Alternative Fuels: A Primer

Confused about the many alternative fuel options? We break it down for you.

31 Jul 2008, Posted by Greg J. Smith in design, science, 0 Comments

Early Radar Tech

A glimpse into the harbingers of networked culture

07 May 2008, Posted by Laura Pearson in literary, science, 0 Comments

Preserving Our Independents: The Small Science Collective

the Small Science Collective, a public education project that aims to put scientific information in the hands of non-scientists

26 Mar 2008, Posted by Chris Kortright in science, society, 0 Comments

The Biology of Capitalism: Scarcity, Poverty and Population (Part 2)

Malthus and the creation of Private Property

21 Mar 2008, Posted by Chris Kortright in politics, science, society, 2 Comments

The Biology of Capitalism: Scarcity, Poverty and Population (Part 1)

We have been taught that capitalism is rooted in natural selection, but that’s only one way of reading Darwin’s theories

20 Feb 2008, Posted by Chris Kortright in politics, science, 1 Comments

Progressive Imperatives

As biology comes to dominate the political debate, progressives must reconsider our understanding of natural selection.

30 Jan 2008, Posted by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein in politics, science, society, 13 Comments

Getting Physicists to Invest in Caring, Not Killing: Who Takes Responsibility?

A physicist urges for peace-minded political involvement in the sciences.

04 Oct 2007, Posted by Paul M Davis in science, 0 Comments

Essential Science Pic of the Week

From Wikipedia: The Richat Structure, a prominent circular feature in the Sahara desert of Mauritania near Ouadane, has attracted attention since the earliest space missions because it forms a conspicuous bull’s-eye in the otherwise rather featureless expanse of the desert. Described by some as looking like an outsized ammonite in the desert, the structure, which has a diameter of almost 50 kilometres (30 miles), has become a landmark for space shuttle crews. Initially interpreted as a meteorite impact structure because of its high degree of circularity, it is now thought to be a symmetrical uplift (circular anticline or dome) that has been laid bare by erosion. Paleozoic quartzites form the resistant beds outlining the structure.

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