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To Defend Western Civilization, Start With Science
We should defend Western Civilization's best achievements. Let us start with something obvious from which we all benefit: Let us defend science, says blogger Adam Frank.(Image credit: iStockphoto)
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Friends of Joe's Big Idea (FOJBIs)
Are you interested in science communication? Join NPR's network of SciComm buffs called Friends of Joe's Big Idea. We'll help you connect with like-minded scientists, get published, and find...
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Science 'Gone Wrong' Can Teach Us
Pandora's Lab stresses that for science to work, it needs to base claims on data, studies need to be replicable, and scientists must be more attached to science than to their own ideas, says Alva...
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Australia Says It Is Launching Its Own Space Agency
Scientists and opposition politicians say Australia is lagging behind in the space industry. The country has been involved in the field for decades and was one of the first to launch a satellite.(Image...
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Brazil's Deep Cuts To Science Funding Will Lock Country In The Past
Scientists worldwide have watched Brazil's budget cuts in shock. We, too, could see trouble ahead if flat U.S. federal spending without additional corporate funding continues, says Marcelo...
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When The State Sinks, Science Is The Anchor
As history has shown, political and ideological repression passes — but scientific knowledge remains, says astrophysicist Marcelo Gleiser.(Image credit: LeoRossi/Getty Images/iStockphoto)
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Did The EPA Censor Its Scientists?
Last week, EPA scientists were pulled from speaking at a meeting where they would address climate change. New EPA leaders were quickly accused of censoring their own scientists, says Adam Frank.(Image...
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What's Your (Epistemic) Relationship To Science?
Tania Lombrozo looks at a new paper arguing that research on the public's understanding of science often conflates knowledge and understanding — and that this conflation has costs.(Image credit:...
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Certain And Confident: Predicting The Future In A Climate-Changing World
The Climate Science Special Report, released by the White House last week, is a valuable read — it's a primer on how science works when it overlaps with the need to make informed bets on our...
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Can Science Explain The Human Mind?
Science will one day explain visual perception and memory loss. But will it also explain romantic love and morality? Tania Lombrozo considers people's beliefs about what science can and can't...
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Can Celebrity Scientists Change The Way People Think About Science And Religion?
Do people like Richard Dawkins and Francis Collins impact public opinion on how science and religion relate? Tania Lombrozo considers a study on the influence of big-name scientists on the...
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Can Science Teach Us Something About How To Live?
In science, and in life, there is an artful balance between being cautious and adventurous; to find the balance takes experimentation, tolerance for mistakes, and humility, says Marcelo Gleiser.(Image...
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Science's Journey From Data To Truth
There's more to the scientific method than what you learn in high school: Scientists argue with each other, too, and the participation of nature — whose say is absolute — is key, says Adam Frank.(Image...
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Science Speed-Dating Aims To Boost Accuracy In TV And Film
When was the last time you got really excited by good science depicted in a movie? Anthropologist Barbara J. King joined scientists last week in helping producers make more accurate TV and...
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Science Says That To Fight Ignorance, We Must Start By Admitting Our Own
The best way to defend everything we really do know, according to science, is to begin by admitting our own ignorance — to ask "What don't you know?" says astrophysicist Adam Frank.(Image credit:...
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'Leaky Pipelines': Plug The Holes Or Change The System?
There are many reasons women leave careers. It's not fair to assume they have not met the mark; some are making positive choices for more impactful, and varied, lives, says 13.7 guest Patricia...
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A New Goal: Aim To Be Less Wrong
When beginning from the assumption that you are wrong, a criticism may be easier to construe as a helpful pointer, says psychologist Tania Lombrozo.(Image credit: H. Armstrong...
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'The Dialogues' Takes On Physics And Reality In Words And Pictures
Commentator Adam Frank interviews physicist Clifford Johnson, who has taken a new approach to the exploration of questions about the nature of the universe — the graphic novel.(Image credit: Courtesy...
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Scientists Aim To Pull Peer Review Out Of The 17th Century
Some scientists want to change the old-fashioned way scientific advancements are evaluated and communicated. But they have to overcome the power structure of the traditional journal vetting...
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The Psychology Of Fake News
How can we succeed in creating and perpetuating a culture that values and promotes truth? Cognitive scientist Tania Lombrozo considers the science of fake news — and how to protect ourselves.(Image...
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