February 28, 2009
Written by: Morton Satin
It is human nature to continually want to improve things. In a great many cases, when our knowledge was sufficient and the universe unfolded as expected, our efforts led to social, material and medical advances that have stood the test...
February 27, 2009
Written by: Morton Satin
Current plans to greatly expand research into new energy sources include a variety of alternative hydrocarbon replacements. Some of these are very unique and a recent issue of The Scientist describes the potential for using lipid-forming algae as a...
February 27, 2009
Written by: Dick Hanneman
Medical science is evolutionary. We learn as we go and adjust our remedies as we better understand the problems we confront. Guidelines for medical practicioners and for consumers can help us make intelligent choices, but their credibilty can be jeopardized...
February 26, 2009
Written by: Dick Hanneman
George Will's column today, "Bon Appetit," his reader-voted best column so far this year, explores the thesis of Stanford University/Hoover Institution fellow Mary Eberstadt that human appetites for food and sex are polar opposites. Intriguing speculation. The argument runs that...
February 25, 2009
Written by: Dick Hanneman
John Tierney's Science column in yesterday's New York Times, is yet another reminder of the problems we're having sorting out scientific fact from scientists' opinion. Tierney takes his cue from the new book, The Honest Broker, by Roger Pielke, Jr. who...
February 6, 2009
Written by: Dick Hanneman
The Wall Street Journal reported this week that the European Union is cracking down on food health claims, approving only 9 of the first 43 evaluated and imposing stricter-than-FDA standards, usually based on "convincing" evidence from human clinical trials. We...
