science and politics Archive

  • 28 July, 2011 – This Week in Science

    28 July, 2011 – This Week in Science

    What's Old Acts Young, Toxo Cancer Link?, Is Cancer A Parasite?, A Trojan For Earth, Slim Chance For Life, Interview w/ Joel Primack and Nancy Ellen Abrams About The New Universe, And Much More...

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  • 21 July, 2011 – This Week in Science

    21 July, 2011 – This Week in Science

    A New Dawn, The 4th Moon, Invisible Time, Electric Tadpoles, Spark of Life, High Schoolers With Rulers, A Tale Of Two Mice, UC Davis Monkey Pox, And Much More...

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  • 14 July, 2011 – This Week in Science

    14 July, 2011 – This Week in Science

    Justin Raps, Stem Cell-o-Rama!, Fish Using Tools, TWIWRD Disturbs Us All, Lizard VS. Bird, The Internet Is Your Mind, And Much More...

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  • TWIS Bookclub – Summer 2011

    TWIS Bookclub – Summer 2011

    Catch up with the bookclub this summer! Here’s a list of books we have read: November, 2009 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann – Biology, Anthropology December, 2009 The Canon by Natalie Angier – General Science January, 2010 The Earth After Us – What Legacy Will Humans Leave in […]

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  • 07 July, 2011 – This Week in Science

    07 July, 2011 – This Week in Science

    Repairing Damaged Brains, Overpriced Drugs, Speaking in Genes, Let's Get Dirty, TWIWRD!, Pollution Stupidity, The Romance Novel, Finger Ratio, The (Not So) Holographic Life, Minion Experiment!, And Much More…

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  • 30 June, 2011 – This Week in Science

    30 June, 2011 – This Week in Science

    Flipping Neutrinos, Hallucinogens And Headaches, Bird News, The Epileptic Switch, Selling Monkey Sex, Prune Fingers, And Much More...

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  • 23 June, 2011 – This Week in Science

    23 June, 2011 – This Week in Science

    Oceanic Blues, Udder Engineering, Mercury Revs, Who's Earth's Daddy?, Parental Blame, Orca Ears, Dino Thermometers, Memory Prosthetics, Zombie Parasite, and Much More...

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  • TWIS Bookclub — June — Risk

    TWIS Bookclub — June — Risk

    Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear Dan Gardner Every day the media bombard us with new causes for anxiety, yet everyday life has never been safer. Why is there such a divergence between statistics and perception, and what can we do about it? Find out in June’s book! buy from:amazon.com (kindle)  amazon.ca  amazon.co.uk

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